UC Davis Flow Cytometry Shared Resource

The UC Davis Flow Cytometry Core hosted another successful Comprehensive Course in Flow Cytometry in July this summer, and I am happy to say that the course seems to get better with each iteration! Here's a screen shot of Jonathan Van D**e and I conducting an end-of-day knowledge check/trivia session to quiz the students on the day's topics! See you all in Feb 2022

Summer is a great time to learn new or freshen up your current flow cytometry skills - join us for our online flow training course, July 12-16, 2021.

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2021/01/419496/invisible-stem-cells-evade-natural-killer-cells-using-immune-switch

An important advance in immunology that 1) may diminish transplant rejection and 2) could help mobilize a person's own "Natural Killer" cells to attack tumors. NK cells are potent killers - turning "on" the "off" switches that control their killing potential will likely have side effects and will take more study to be deemed safe, but this newly described mechanism could significantly improve stem cell and organ transplantation as well as cancer immunotherapy!

‘Invisible’ Stem Cells Evade Natural Killer Cells Using Immune ‘Off-Switch’ UCSF scientists have discovered a new way to control the immune system’s “natural killer” cells, a finding with implications for novel cell therapies and tissue implants that can evade immune rejection.

Getting ready for the Comprehensive Course in Flow Cytometry next week, prepping for our LSRII demo lab, hosted by Jonathan Tu/Wed. All the recent smoke made for some interesting views of the laser paths, normally much harder to see but readily visible with all the particles in the air right now.