Flow Cytometry Course 2025

Derek Davies

Derek Davies Cytometry

Derek is an independent Cytometry consultant offering education and training in all forms of cytometry. He was previously the National Science Technology Platform (STP) Training Lead at the Francis Crick Institute in London where his role was to develop Educational and Training courses to support Biomedical Research in the UK and beyond. He co-organises the section’s annual flow cytometry course at the University of York and is active in promotion of cytometry via focussed meetings and other courses. He is one of the principal organisers of the flowcytometryUK annual meeting. Derek is particularly keen to promote cytometry education within the UK and beyond.
 

Peter O'Toole

University of York, UK

Peter heads the Imaging and Cytometry Labs within the Technology Facility at the University of York which includes an array of confocal microscopes, flow cytometers and electron microscopes. Peter gained his PhD in the Cell Biophysics Laboratory at the University of Essex and has been involved in many aspects of fluorescence imaging. Research is currently focused on both technology and method development of novel probes and imaging modalities. 

Peter has ongoing collaborations with many leading microscopy and cytometry companies and his group also provides research support to many academics and commercial organisations. Peter is also heavily involved with teaching microscopy and flow cytometry which includes organising and teaching on both the RMS Light Microscopy Summer School and the RMS Practical Flow Cytometry courses.

Karen Hogg

In 2003 Karen Hogg was tempted by the scope of a job in Imaging & cytometry (I&C) at the newly created Bioscience Technology Facility and since then she has never looked back. She is now a Senior Research Technical Professional and her role is to underpin the scientific service within I&C as well as take a lead role in the research, operation and method development of cell sorting and cytometry analysis.  Karen has the privilege of working with an amazing team. She enjoys her job as it is so varied working with researchers and all kinds of samples from within the University and beyond. Most recently having the fantoastic opportunity to work in Uganda, Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia. Karen is a co-organizer (and tutor) on flow cytometry courses, Hands on and Virtual. She was awarded the RMS medal for Flow Cytometry in 2016 and is currently the Vice Chair of the RMS Flow Cytometry section. In her spare time, she supports local schools as a Governor.