John Whitesides, PhD is an Assistant Research Professor of Medicine at Duke University and the Director of the DHVI Research Flow Cytometry Shared Resource. The DHVI Research Flow Cytometry Shared Resource offers state-of-the-art cytometric support to investigators in basic, developmental, and clinical research. This resource offers several cytometric services including BSL-1 through 3 live cell sorting, phenotypic acquisition, FRET (Fluorescent Resonance Energy Transfer), DNA cell cycle analysis and intracellular marker analysis. The analytical and sorting abilities exceed 13 simultaneous parameters and enable researchers to define subpopulations based on cell surface morphology as well as size and complexity. 

 

The goals of the facility are to supply researchers with critical information about disease models that lead to direct applications related to clinical trials and human diseases and infections. The facility also aids in the discovery of key elements in stem cell research, cardiovascular disease, bone marrow transplantation and immune reconstitution.