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What happens to our data once we've finished an experiment?
It depends on whether you have flow cytometry or microscopy data.
Flow cytometry data
Data are routinely collected in listmode (all raw measurements are collected on each cell). Once a month, these listmode files are removed from the flow cytometer and archived on a DVD. Users can make copies of these data files for analysis on any analysis package that supports FCS format (FCS Express and CXP packages are available in the lab).
Microscopy
We do not archive imaging data. Users are expected to back up all images. Typically, files are moved from microscopes to one of the lab computers (Event or Fappanio) after one week. For your convenience, they reside on the lab computers for one month for easy image manipulation. Do not consider this archiving. These computers are heavily used and they may crash. You should always have your own copy of data.