Overview
The Proficiency Testing program is designed to standardize the hematopoietic colony-forming unit (CFU) assay. Participants will be assessed on their proficiency at performing bone marrow colony assays using human bone marrow, focusing on the following aspects:
1. Sample Preparation
2. Plating and Set-up of Colony CFU Assay
3. Colony Enumeration and Identification
1. Sample Preparation
2. Plating and Set-up of Colony CFU Assay
3. Colony Enumeration and Identification
Proficiency Testing programs are available only in certain territories. Please contact your local Sales representative or proficiency@stemcell.com for more information.
Components:
• Frozen Human Bone Marrow Cells for Proficiency Testing (Catalog #00309)
• Dry Goods for Proficiency Testing (Catalog #00620)
• Proficiency Testing Medium, 1 x 5 mL (Catalog #04050)
• Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's Medium, 1 x 100 mL (Catalog #07700)
• Worksheet for Proficiency Testing Using Frozen Samples, (Document #DX22128)
• Session-Specific Letter, Bone Marrow, (Document #29115)
• Human Hematopoietic Colonies in Methylcellulose Atlas, (Catalog #28700) (First-time institutes only)
Cell Type:
Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells
Area of Interest:
Stem Cell Biology; Transplantation Research
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Figure 1. Representative Data for Human Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Proficiency Testing Program
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