Flow Stars – Details, episodes & analysis

In this special episode of Flow Stars recorded live at CYTO 2024, our panel of esteemed guests, representing a cross-section of cytometry users, discuss the biggest matters in flow cytometry.

They explore the capabilities of current cytometers and what future developments should focus on. They also consider the importance of making cytometry equipment more affordable and the level of technical support provided by manufacturers.

Plus, the panel also discusses the importance of encouraging young researchers to use flow cytometry for small particle analysis and whether it's normal to name your instruments!

With:

• Claudia Maria Radu, Assistant Professor, University of Padua.
• Vera Tang, Adjunct Professor, Facility Manager, Flow Cytometry Core Facility, University of Ottawa.
• André Görgens, Researcher, Karolinska Institutet.

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#S4:E6 — Karen Hogg is a Technical Specialist at the University of York, and Margaret Mbuchi is a Principal Research Scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute.

In this episode of Flow Stars, Karen and Margaret join Peter O’Toole to celebrate the achievements of flow cytometry initiatives across Africa and discuss some of the logistical challenges involved. Karen shares some of the logistical and technical hurdles involved in transporting cytometers and reagents to African countries, and Margaret shares some of the issues that can arise when recruiting study participants in areas of civil unrest.

If you want to get involved and support research in resource-poor areas, find out how to donate spare instruments via the International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry Instruments 4 Science program.

Visit the ISAC website to donate online.

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#S3:E3 — Andrea Holme is Head of the Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre at the University of Aberdeen.

In this episode of Flow Stars, Andrea joins Peter O'Toole to discuss how she was able to use her passion for traveling to her advantage during her varied scientific career. They also chat about the key differences between industry and academia, why she thinks it's important to be involved in different scientific societies, and about some of her pet hates and hobbies.

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#S3:E2 — Grace Chojnowski is Flow Cytometry and Imaging Facility Manager at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research.

In this episode of Flow Stars, Grace joins Peter O'Toole to discuss why understanding the theory behind your experiment is key in flow cytometry, why she'd like a flow lab in the Alps, and her early career as an Australian living in London. We also hear about a funny interview story and talk candidly about how she avoided the stress of isolation and burnout at the start of her career.

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#S3:E1 — John Tigges joins Peter O'Toole in the latest episode of Flow Stars to discuss his passion for training the next generation of scientists in flow cytometry, his hobbies of DJing and MCing, and managing the business side of a core facility. We also hear why he thinks people who work in core facilities are often like the bartenders of the science world—and how he has often heard more than he should have!

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#S2:E6 — Paul K. Wallace of the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center was one of the first clinical cytometrists. He has had a huge influence on the field of flow cytometry, particularly in developing assays to track immune function. In this engaging episode of Flow Stars, Paul chats to Peter O’Toole about his early ambitions to become a vet, the importance of education and training in flow cytometry, and how his role has led him all over the world. We also discover what’s Paul’s favorite foods are (tip: don’t serve him liver!), whom from history he’d most like to meet, and what he’s got planned for retirement.

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#S2:E5 — Alice Givan, now retired, was previously the director of the Flow Cytometry/Fluorescence Imaging Core at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center/Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire and author of the classic text Flow Cytometry: First Principles.

In today's episode of Flow Stars, Alice joins Peter O'Toole to discuss how funding issues led to her first job working with a flow cytometer, her love of teaching and why every flow lab needs a microscope.

Alice also discusses how she met her husband of more than 50 years in graduate school and why she spends too much time on YouTube.

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#S2:E4 — Rui Gardner is Flow Cytometry Core Head at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
In today’s lively episode of Flow Stars, Rui joins Peter O’Toole to discuss why all undergraduates should be taught how to ask questions, science careers for extroverts, conference nostalgia—and pitchers of sangria—and how to take a brooding boyband lab photo! We also discover what it was like moving continents twice, and why sharing knowledge should be at the top of every scientist’s agenda.

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#S2:E3 — Kylie Price is the Head of Research Technology at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in New Zealand and current Secretary of ISAC. She is a tireless proponent of the benefits of cytometry and of improving science and technology in New Zealand. She’s also pretty tireless in general, it turns out, as we discover in this episode of Flow Stars.

Whether it’s introducing her children to the wonders of the natural world, climbing, diving, horse-riding, or beekeeping, Kylie’s passion is evident in abundance. We learn more about how she got into cytometry, and her passion for conservation and science outreach, as well as how her energy and enthusiasm have led to the establishment of several philanthropic partnerships, all of which continue to benefit science.

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#S2:E2 — In the latest episode of Flow Stars, Peter O’Toole is joined by the inspiring Pratip Chattopadhyay, who has had an illustrious career in the fields of flow cytometry and immunoassays and was the founding Director of NYU Langone Health’s Precision Immunology Laboratory (PIL).

He is also the founder of startup biomarker discovery engine Talon Biomarkers. Today we discover why Pratip believes in bringing science into the community, why he can’t resist a courtroom drama, and how flow cytometry aligns with his love for telling stories. We’ll hear about early ambitions to be an astronaut, a secret love of K-Pop, and the importance of supporting our children’s ambitions in this interview with a down—to—earth and truly inspiring scientist.

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