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Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting System

Award Number: S10GM164867
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting System - This proposal outlines a request to acquire a BD Biosciences FACSMelody Cell Sorter at Florida A&M University (FAMU), a state-controlled public institution. The BD FACSMelody has standard forward scatter (FSC) and side scatter (SSC) detection with nine fluorescence channels and the ability to sort 34,000 drops per second with up to 4-way sorting, enabling analysis and sorting of cell populations based on fluorescently labeled phenotypic markers and reporter gene expressions. The state-of-the-art equipment will greatly enhance research capability and capacity at FAMU, aiding several on-going NIH projects including: 1) engineering liver organoids for in vivo tissue restoration and ex-vivo drug screening, 2) enhancing efficacy of nanoparticles in pancreatic patient-derived xenografts (PDX) models, and 3) development of organoid systems tailored to probe lung cancer. The shared use equipment will improve research and biomedical activities at FAMU and promote collaborations with other biomedical researchers in Tallahassee. Aims of this project are to: (1) Acquire the BD Biosciences FACSMelody System at FAMU, (2) combine the instrument into research programs to promote and expand collaborations across disciplines between FAMU and other research-intensive institutions in Tallahassee and north Florida. This equipment item has been highly requested by the faculty, students, and staff members engaged in the areas of biomedical engineering, biology, pharmaceutical sciences, and food systems. The advanced functions of the FACSMelody are currently unavailable to FAMU researchers. Acquisition of the state-of-the-art system will foster long-term shared instrumentation use and promote collaboration between research groups across campus. As FAMU's west campus in Tallahassee's Innovation Park is currently without fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) capabilities, the requested system would fill a major need to advance biomedical activities at the institution. To facilitate usage, the instrument will be housed in a newly constructed research building at the college of engineering that has a collaborative concept design. Graduate and undergraduate students in biomedical engineering, biological systems engineering, and pharmaceutics will incorporate use of equipment in their undergraduate research theses and Ph.D. dissertations. The requested system will improve workforce development, while also increasing success of external research funding, further improving the research ability of the FAMU faculty.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $247,661 )
2026	2026	FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY	1700 LEE HALL DR #201	TALLAHASSEE	FL	32307	LEON	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	6/26/2026	NEW	$247,661
														Subtotal = $247,661

Grand Total All Awards = $247,661

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Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting System

Award Number: S10GM164867

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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