College of Medicine Cell Analysis Facility (COM-CAF)

Mission Statement

The College of Medicine Cell analysis Facility (COM-CAF) at the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) provides cell analysis and cell sorting services for research in the TAMHSC and TAMU community and is managed by the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology. 

The Mission of the COM-CAF is:

1. To promote research and training for cell based assays at the highest level of quality and rigor
2. To bring new developements in flow cytometric instrumentation, technique and analysis for preclinical use in the TAMHSC and TAMU research community 
3. To support the productivity and effectiveness of research by promoting high-content data acquisition, ensuring the highest data quality and consistency, carrying out efficient cell sorting, providing reliable data management, educating and training researchers and consulting in experiment design and evaluation

Overview of Services

Services include:

• BDFACS Aria II Cell Sorter-up to 4-way sorting, analysis, 4 lasers, 13 fluorescent parameters
• BD LSR Fortessa X-20 Cell Analyzer - 4 lasers and 16 fluorescent parameters
• Agilent Seahorse XFe96 Analyzer - measures indicators of mitochondrial respiration and glycolysis (OCR and ECAR) in a 96-well plate format
• gentleMACS™ Octo Dissociator with heaters -benchtop instrument for the semi-automated dissociation of tissues into single-cell suspensions or thorough homogenates 

*For Non-TAMU individuals: Before you register, you must be assigned an External PO Number. Please see form to complete under the 'Links and Resources' header below.

**For TAMU individuals: First-time users should click "Register" in upper right.  Returning users will click "Sign In"

Leadership

Dr. Robert Alaniz | Faculty Director
979-436-0844
robert_alaniz@tamu.edu

Robbie Moore | Staff
cell:210-548-1046
rmoore@tamu.edu

Location and hours of operation

Hours	Location
Staffed: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm After hours (24/7) access available to trained users	8447 Riverside Parkway  Medical Research and Education BLDG2, Room 3226 Bryan, Texas 77807

Links and Resources

1. COM-CAF Website

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
Dr. Robert Alaniz	Faculty Director	979-436-0844	Alaniz@medicine.tamhsc.edu	MREB2 3224B
Robbie Moore	Staff Laboratory Coordinator	979-436-9442	rmoore@medicine.tamhsc.edu	MREB2 3226

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