FloCyte is delighted to add Matt Cochran to our Associates list!  Matt graduated from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 2001 and immediately began working at the University of Rochester as a research technician. After three years in infectious disease research, he joined the Human Immunology Center as the laboratory manager.  The HIC lab was the proud owner of a brand new LSRII and with that a “flow jock” was born.  For five years in the HIC lab, Matt provided flow cytometry training and instrument support, all the while trying to soak up as much flow cytometry knowledge as possible.  During his time there Matt also participated in the development of numerous multicolor flow cytometry panels and assays in collaboration with a wide variety of groups at the University.

In 2009, Matt moved to the URMC Flow Cytometry Core and became the technical manager of the facility with Director Tim Bushnell Ph.D.  Matt’s responsibilities include managing the day-to-day operations of the core and the training and support of the over 500 registered users.  The core comprises of 2 FACSAria cells sorters, 4 LSRIIs, 2 FACSCantos, 1 Accuri C6 and an Image Stream X to satisfy the broad needs of the user base.  While Matt greatly enjoys the training and support aspects of his job, whenever possible he likes to work on developing multicolor flow cytometry techniques and instrument characterization and QC. 

Matt can be reached at Matthew_Cochran@URMC.Rochester.edu