Requesting Training

If you are a PhD student or researcher, please complete a training form on PPMS

Training Request on PPMS

For any training requests to access and use the facility equipment please submit a training request:

https://au.ppms.info/wrh/req/?pf=2&training=true&form=44

Once your request has been submitted, we will arrange a training session for you within 2 weeks.

Training for Honours Student

If you are an honours student, the cytometry laboratory induction & flow cytometry training session should be part of your course work.

You only need to complete the following two forms and submit to westemad.cytometry@sydney.org.au

Flow Analysers Training

The basic analysers training New user trainings are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the Month. Other types of training will be arranged within 2 weeks of training request submission.

Flow Analyser Training

This training is a charged 2 hours face-to-face session covering:

• Flow cytometry laboratory induction and safety
• Components and how a flow cytometer works
• Workflow to run an experiment focusing on BD FACSDiva software

It will grant you access to:

• BD FACS Canto II
• BD LSR II
• BD LSRFortessa

It will be a 2-3 hours You can see the configurations of the cytometers here:

Cytometer Configurations

FACSymphony Training

This is a charged 30 min face-to-face training session covering

Once training is completed, you will need to pass an online competency quiz to gain office hours access:

https://goo.gl/forms/R9UePsEc1Vc3WCrs1

Afterhours access can be granted after 10 hours of experience or, if needed earlier, upon completion of an autonomous access online quiz:

https://forms.gle/BqS7GAAv8PdoyCVQ8

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To gain access to the FACS SymphonyFACSymphony, you will also need to complete the basic flow analyser training first.

GentleMACS & AutoMACS Training

Cytoflex Training.

Cytek Aurora Training

This is a charged 30 min face-to-face training session if you have already completed the basic flow analyser training.

GentleMACS Training

This is a charged 30 min face-to-face training session. 

AutoMACS Training

This is a charged 30 min face-to-face training session.

Cytoflex Training

This is a charged 30 min face-to-face training session.

AriaIII Training

Cell sorting is normally provided as a service. However if you plan to perform cell sorting after hours, you can request to be trained on the AriaIII.

This is a charged 3 x 2 hours face-to-face training session covering:

• AriaIII instrument setup
• Principles of cell sorting
• Experimental setup to sort your target population
• Safety procedures during a sample clog