Category: Thinking Out loud


  • Movers and Shapers  – Part 2

    A Co-Author Network Adventure After dipping my toes into cell and gene therapy bibliometrics, I couldn’t resist turning my attention back to my first love: flow cytometry. This blog is part learning journey, part data exploration—so please don’t take these results as definitive. Think of it as a sketch map, not the final atlas. Harvesting…

  • Movers and Shakers

    A little literature review Introduction Literature reviews are an essential part of research. Every new project begins with a PubMed search, filtering results, and hours spent reading abstracts. Often, these efforts don’t yield the information we need; the papers we find aren’t relevant. Is there a faster way to discover pertinent studies? This week, I…

  • Designing the Next Generation of Spectral Flow Cytometers: Why Deep UV Matters

    In today’s post, I want to dive into an idea I haven’t been able to shake: integrating deep UV laser lines into a flow cytometer. This isn’t just about adding another laser—it’s about fundamentally rethinking how we collect and process fluorescence data. The Challenge: Reaching Beyond 50 Colours Flow cytometry has come a long way.…