When sorting on the FACStar Plus or Aria, we add one (for a non-sterile sort) or two (for a sterile sort) extra hours to account for instrument set-up time before sorting.

Analysis time is free. The lab has a computing area with Macintosh/Silicon Graphics/PC workstations. If you want to use a computer attached to a microscope or cytometer, acquisition of new data on the instruments has priority. For this reason, analysis time on computers attached to the instruments cannot be reserved in advance.

Booking schedules are near the instruments. Users are charged for time used and for time booked (even if it has not been used). Cancelled time will be charged unless it is cancelled 24 hours in advance and the cancellation has been confirmed with lab personnel. Users of the FACStar Plus or Aria need to confirm with Gary Ward about his availability for operation of the instrument before booking.

The sign-up books for the instruments are used to reserve time, as accounting records for billing purposes, and also for communication between users (eg. Do I need to shut down the instrument or is someone following me at midnight? Will someone have five minutes to spare sometime during the day?). For all these reasons, sign up legibly (first and last name, PI's name, account number, and telephone extension).