CyTOF Core Service Details

Data Acquisition:

Please complete the CyTOF sample run request form and email it to Takuya Ohtani (takuya@pennmedicine.upenn.edu), before submitting samples. Takuya will give you access to the scheduling calendar. Takuya will also give you instructions on how to prepare and submit samples. Data will be acquired by a dedicated operator and uploaded to the Flow Core Server and Pennbox.

Distribution of CyTOF Reagents:

CyTOF core distributes reagents in a small size for users' convenience.

Human PBMC panel antibodies (15 markers, $75/test)
Mouse hematopoietic panel antibodies (12 markers, $60/test)
Individual metal and labeling kit (X-8 polymer) ($130/reaction)
Custom antibody conjugation service ($800 for 1st antibody, then $200 per antibody up to 6)

For questions regarding the CyTOF service center, please contact Dr. Takuya Ohtani (takuya@pennmedicine.upenn.edu)

User Rates

As of September 1, 2022, the Institute for Immunology will charge for the following services at the rates listed below:

Internal Users:

Sample Acquisition Penn Users: $225 per hour
Basic Data analysis/Figure preparation: $100 per hour
Enhanced Data analytics: $125 per hour
Reagent Distribution: $40 per hour

External Academic Users:

Sample Acquisition: $268 per hour
Basic Data analysis/Figure preparation: $132 per hour
Enhanced Data analytics: $165 per hour
Reagent Distribution: $50 per hour

External For Profit:

Sample Acquisition: $372 per hour
Basic Data analysis/Figure preparation: $165 per hour
Enhanced Data analytics: $185 per hour
Reagent Distribution: $66 per hour

Billing

For billing, please send the contact information of your Business Administrator to Mr. Sabir Copeland (sabir.copeland@pennmedicine.upenn.edu), so that we may contact them directly to discuss how payment will be received (ie-budget account number from PSOM users or a check from VA/CHOP users).