​​Fluorescence-Activated​ Cell Sorter (FACS) Core Facility​

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The FACS Core Facility at AKU-CRM is equipped with the most advanced and state-of-the-art cell sorters that include:

​Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) of living cells separates a population of cells into subpopulations based on fluorescent labelling. Cells stained using fluorophore-conjugated antibodies can be separated based on fluorescent recognition using specialised lasers.  

FACS can be used to carry out many functions including:

  • High-speed cell sorting 
  • Apoptotic assays 
  • Cell cycle analysis 
  • DNA analysis 


Availing FACS Services at CRM

The facility is open to faculty, researchers and students of the AKU Medical College on a fee-for-service basis. Services in this facility are provided by trained and dedicated staff.

To book the facility, please fill out this request form and submit it to areeb.ahmed@aku.edu.


Service Fee

 ​For more information and assistance, please contact:​

Sadia Habib

​​Manager, Laboratory​​​

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