Introduction to Select Cytometer
Introduction to Select Cytometer
INTRODUCTION TO SELECT CYTOMETER
This guide will walk you using the Panel Builder step-by-step. Each page/step of the Panel Builder will be accompanied by its own “Panel Professor” page, guiding you through the process of building your panel. To begin, you will find yourself on the "Select an Instrument" page of the Panel Builder.
The selections we make on this first page will tell FluoroFinder what type of flow cytometer you are using and what configuration it is in. Many existing default instrument configurations for commercially available flow cytometers are already loaded into FluoroFinder for your selection. Alternatively, if you would like to upload your specific cytometer configurations to FluoroFinder, a facility specific page can be created for you and your colleagues to view, access, and build panels for your unique instrumentation. To add your facility and cytometer configurations, please submit a request at the following link: (INSERT LINK HERE)
Navigating the Select Cytometer Page
Navigating the Select Cytometer Page
NAVIGATING THE SELECT CYTOMETER PAGE
To get started using the FluoroFinder Panel Builder, please follow these steps on the Select Cytometer page:
1. Select an already existing facility from the section labeled “Choose Your Core Facility / Lab Configurations”
If the data fields are not empty, first click “New Search” located above the “Choose Your Core Facility / Lab Configurations” header
Next, from the dropdown menu labeled “Select your institution name”, choose the institute you are associated with (e.g. University of Wisconsin – Madison)
Once an institution name is selected, the dropdown box for “Select your core facility” will populate with options. From the dropdown, choose the facility you are associated with (e.g. UWCCC Flow Cytometry Laboratory)
With both an institution and facility selected, the dropdown menu labeled “Select your instrument” will now populate with flow cytometer configurations associated with the institute/facility selected. From t he dropdown, choose the instrument you are designing a panel for (e.g. Fortessa)
With a cytometer selected, the Instrument Configuration (Laser Lines and Filter Configurations) will appear at the bottom of the page
Click the “Continue” button at the bottom of the page to proceed if you are happy with your selections, or make new selections as needed before proceeding
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2. If your specific facility/instruments are not loaded to FluoroFinder, or you are using a different configuration than those you have configured:
From the dropdown menu labeled “Select a default instrument configuration”, select and choose the cytometer configuration you would like to use
With a cytometer selected, the Instrument Configuration (Laser Lines and Filter Configurations) will appear at the bottom of the page
Click the “Continue” button at the top or bottom of the page to proceed if you are happy with your selections, or make new selections as needed before proceeding