Project Grant R43GM131619

The West Virginia University Research Corporation was awarded a $777,000 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director to support the purchase of a Cytek 3-laser Aurora analytical flow cytometer. The flow cytometer will be operated by the West Virginia University Flow Cytometry & Single Cell Core Facility to support biomedical research projects funded by NIH grants across multiple programs. High usage of the facility's existing analytical cytometer has led to...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) awarded a $656,148 Project Grant (CFDA 93.351) to Boston University (BU) Flow Cytometry Core Facility to acquire a BD FACSDiscover S8 spectral cell sorter with advanced imaging capabilities. This state-of-the-art instrument will replace BU's aging cell sorter and enable high-quality cell sorting and comprehensive phenotypic analyses to support ongoing NIH-funded research projects, including studies on...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health's Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $353,235 to The Johns Hopkins University to acquire a CytoFLEX LX flow cytometer instrument. The new instrument will replace an outdated BD FACSCalibur and enable significantly expanded experimental capabilities for the university's Integrated Imaging Center. Key upgrades include more lasers, increased analysis parameters, small particle detection, and a multi-well...

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $243,119 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC). This award will enable the purchase of a state-of-the-art BD FACSymphony A1 flow cytometer with 4 lasers to support health-related research projects and educational needs at UPR-MSC. The flow cytometer will allow for the advanced analysis of immune cells and other...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.519 Equipment Grants Program) provides $435,645.00 to Montana State University to acquire a Bio-Rad ZE5 Cell Analyzer, a multi-color flow cytometer for the analysis of cells and small particles. The flow cytometer will be installed in the university's Flow Cytometry Core Facility, where it will be available to trained users from multiple departments to support fundamental and...

The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $208,678 Project Grant to Northern Kentucky University (NKU), a primarily undergraduate institution, for the acquisition of a Miltenyi Biotec MACSQuant Vyw digital benchtop flow cytometer. This sophisticated equipment will be used in NKU's biology and chemistry teaching laboratories, as well as to support faculty research and provide undergraduate research training opportunities. The flow cytometer will enable NKU...

The National Science Foundation awarded Appalachian State University a $264,868 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to acquire a flow cytometer as a multi-user resource. The three-year award period runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. As the primary awardee, Appalachian State University will purchase and operate the flow cytometer for use by researchers across multiple disciplines to advance understanding of major biological problems as...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) awarded a $454,942 Project Grant (CFDA 93.351) to the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) on May 15, 2025. The grant will fund the acquisition of a Cytek Aurora full-spectrum flow cytometer to be housed in UC San Diego's Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core Facility. This state-of-the-art instrument will provide researchers across five partner institutions (UC San Diego, Salk Institute, La Jolla...

This Project Grant award of $538,834 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) will enable the University of Iowa Flow Cytometry Facility to acquire a Cytek Amnis ImageStreamX MKII Imaging Cytometer. This specialized instrument will provide NIH-funded investigators and other researchers at the University of Iowa with access to advanced imaging and quantitative capabilities that are currently inaccessible, as the nearest public imaging cytometer...

This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) provides $490,899 to The Johns Hopkins University to acquire a BD FACSAria Fusion cell sorter instrument. The new 4-laser, 16-detector cell sorter will significantly enhance the research capabilities of 22 user groups within the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine who rely on cell sorting for their mostly NIH-funded projects. The award will enable the university's Ross Flow...