SEMINAR: "See the invisible. Transform the possible." (Nanoscale Flow Cytometry)
| When: | getMessage().'-->'; ?> Tuesday, 02 December 2025 - Wednesday, 03 December 2025 |
| Where: | In-person only at the Wits Diagnostic Innovation Hub (WitsDIH), Executive Boardroom, 1st floor, Building B, Sunnyside Office Park, 32 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown. |
| Start time: | 12:30 |
| Enquiries: | idori.research@wits.ac.za |
| RSVP: | IDORI Seminar Series: ThinkTank Nano and DxFlex (at Wits DIH, with Beckman Coulter) |
SEMINAR: "See the invisible. Transform the possible." (Nanoscale Flow Cytometry)
At the WITS Diagnostic Innovation Hub, we believe thinking small can unlock the biggest breakthroughs. With the support of the SAMRC, we are pioneering the use of nanoscale flow cytometry, a powerful technology reshaping how we understand viruses and other nanoscale biological structures.
This work is enabled by Beckman Coulter’s CytoFLEX Nano, a ground-breaking platform merging flow cytometry with nanotechnology to deliver high-resolution, high-sensitivity analysis of particles as small as 40 nm (characterized using 40nm polystyrene beads triggering on violet side scatter). It provides detailed insight into particle size, composition, and surface properties—transforming research on viruses, extracellular vesicles (EV’s), and other nanoparticles.
Our current projects include the role of EV’s in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and flow virometry to detect and characterise low-level HIV viraemia.
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