Emory + Pediatrics/Winship Flow Cytometry Core Billing Policy

Pricing (Effective May 1, 2025)

• Cell Sorting, ARIA II  - $83/hr
• Imagestream - $51/hr
• iQUE - $52/hr
• Analyzers, Auroras, Symphony & Cytoflex - $36/hr
• Analyzer Training* $300 per session (From 1st August, 2021)
• Sample Processing/Data Analysis/Service Consultation - $60/hr
• Offline Analysis Workstations - $0/hr

* Training Includes a credit for each individual of $300 to be used within in 6 months. 

Pediatric researchers are eligible for subsidized rates on selected services. Winship members doing cancer projects are eligible for subsidized rates. Please contact David Archer to determine eligibility. An additional fee will be charged for service consultation, please contact David Archer for details.

In order to keep the Pediatrics/Winship Flow Cytometry Core instruments in good working order for all users, detailed use instructions and cleaning procedures are included in the instrument standard operating procedures (SOP). When a user makes deviations from the SOP that result in instrument downtime or inhibits the next user from typical use, the user at fault may be charged to facilitate necessary repairs. This may include, but is not limited to, part replacement and technician repair/troubleshoot time. If you have questions about how to properly use or maintain the instrument to keep it in proper working order, please do not hesitate to ask Aaron Rae or Prasanthi Chappa. If you find an instrument to be malfunctioning or not working at its best, please immediately report the issue, this will prevent further damage and properly identify the problem.

Cancellation Policy

Any equipment cancellations made 24 hours or more in advance to the booking will be honored and no charges will be assessed to the user. Any equipment cancellations made LESS THAN 24 hours in advance to the booking will be charged in full to the investigator’s discretionary (i.e. non-sponsored) account. For additional details on the cancellation policy, please see the Flow Cytometry Core Billing Practices Subsidies and Cancelation Policies (PDF).

Subsidy Policy

Generous subsidies are offered for those investigators who are actively engaging in child health-related or for Winship Cancer Institute members doing cancer-related projects research. Subsidies will only be applied to the amount of time actually used on the machine, rather than the time booked. The investigator will be responsible for paying the full rate for any time that was booked and not used. For additional details on the subsidy policy, please see the Flow Cytometry Core Billing Practices Subsidies and Cancelation Policies (PDF).

Flow Cytometry Core Assisted Sorting Policy

Users are expected to turn up at their scheduled time, if you are running late please inform the member of staff you have booked with. Failure to inform a member of staff no later than 30 minutes after the scheduled booking time will result in an automatic cancellation of the booking and the user being charged the full amount*. 

*exteunating circumstances permitted at the discretion of the Technical Director.  

Flow Cytometry Core Data Retention Policy

• Flow Core Data Backup and Retention Policy