Our Policies
New User Policy
- All new users must have an iLab account with a valid project number for booking core instruments or services.
- All new users must be trained by core staff before they are allowed to use core analyzers.
Analyzer Usage Policy
- All users must make reservations through the iLab calendar before they can use an analyzer.
- All users must use Kiosk to record analyzer usage.
- All Fortessa users must sign the log sheet after using the analyzer.
- Two hours booking limitation for each user between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- Last user of the day is responsible for turning off the instrument. (If the last user canceled the reservation, they need to notify the user (or core staff) before their reservation to shut down the instrument for the day). A $300 penalty fee will be automatically charged from the account of users who leave the machine “on” overnight.
- Cancellations must be done at least four hours before the start of the appointment. Late cancellation will be charged 50% of time booked.
- No-show for a reservation will be charged 100% of time booked.
- All users must run the cleaning protocol after using the instrument and refill the sheath tank and dump the waste tank.
- Unauthorized users using the instrument (user without training by core staff or using the instrument without reservation) will be charged $150 plus the instrument-using fee.
- Users who violate core policy more than three times will be banned from using core instruments until they have been retrained by core staff.
Sorting Service Usage Policy
- Sorting machines are operated by Flow core staff only.
- Appointments for sorting experiments must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.
- User must notify core staff 30 min ahead of the start of sorting experiment appointment if delays are anticipated.
- Sorting machine usage is billed from the starting time of the reserved time for appointment until the end of appointment.
- Cancellation need to be done at least 30 min before the reservation start. User needs to notify the core staff before cancellation.
- Late cancellation will be charge $45 for Aria III or $65 for S6 sorter.
- "No shows" (without notification of the core staff) will be charged 100% of time booked.
- Sorting of Biohazardous and potentially contagious samples (e.g. fresh blood of COVID-19, HIV patients) can be performed if users contact core staff ahead of time to make arrangements for compliance with safety measures defined by the Institutional Safety Office.
Have Questions or Need Help?
Contact us if you have questions or would like to learn more about the Flow Cytometry Core at Cedars-Sinai.
Cedars-Sinai Flow Cytometry Core
8700 Beverly Blvd.
Davis Building, Room 4029
Los Angeles, CA 90048