The policies of the MSU Flow Cytometer Core Facility were modified on 12/15/20 and now include the following:

General Core Policies:

• Abuse of instruments through negligence or failure to follow appropriate procedures will incur charges to compensate for instrument use, repair, or replacement costs (those not covered by service contracts).
  
  Users that fail to adhere to Core policies or the procedures outlined in instrument-specific guides and staff-led training will have their unassisted access to the Core revoked until they can be retrained by Core staff.

Training Policies:

• Any additional training or retraining required due to failure to follow policies or procedures outline in instrument-specific guides or staff-led training will be charged at the University-approved instrument-specific training rate or consultation rate.

Billing Policies:

• Super users operating during non-standard business hour (i.e., Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm) or during restricted operations (e.g.,COVID19) are responsible for shutting down the flow cytometer at the end of their session. Failure to shut down the instrument will result in the session being billed for the total time that instrument was left turned on.