BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter

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Training options for your BD FACSDiscover^™ S8 Cell Sorter include hands-on instructor-led training as well as product resources to suit all your training needs.

Self-Paced Training

View self-paced e-Learning to learn more about your instrument and software. Use our self-paced courses as an introduction to a topic and check what you have learned by taking a short quiz at the end of each course.

BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter: System overview

This course provides an overview of the BD FACSDiscover^™S8 Cell Sorter with BD CellView^™and BD SpectralFX^™Technologies, including the basic features and functionality of BD FACSChorus^™ Software.

After you complete this course, you should be able to:

Identify the major hardware components.
Describe the basics of the fluidics, optics and electronics subsystems.
Browse the main pages in the software.
Define the basic sorting principles.
Explain the setup and QC procedure.
Describe the basic experiment workflow.
Describe the system startup and shutdown options.

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BD CellView™ Image Technology overview

This course provides a general overview of BD CellView^™ Image Technology within the BD FACSDiscover^™ S8 Cell Sorter, including using different imaging features and views of the image wall in BD FACSChorus^™Software.

After you complete this course, you should be able to:

Describe the basics of the imaging laser and optics.
Describe the imaging parameters and features.
Browse the image wall in BD FACSChorus^™ Software.

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Instructor-Led Training

Our operator training courses are designed to quickly get you up and running on your instrument. Our courses are delivered in small class sizes with a 2-to-1 ratio of learners-to-instrument to provide plenty of hands-on time and opportunity to get comfortable with the day-to-day operation of the software and cytometer.

BD FACSDiscover^™ S8 Cell Sorter operator training courses

We offer training either at the BD Training Center in Milpitas, California or at your lab, virtually or in person. Regardless of the location or delivery method, our operator courses cover the same materials designed to provide you with the practical knowledge and skills to acquire and analyze data, sort multicolor samples, sort based on imaging features and perform maintenance tasks and include:

General principles of flow cytometry, sorting, spectral and imaging concepts
Basics of spectral unmixing, data acquisition and analysis, and data management using BD FACSChorus^™ Software
Principles of BD CellView^™Image Technology, including using different imaging features and views of the image wall
Maintenance, quality control and troubleshooting common hardware and software issues
Instrument setup and sorting in standard conditions

Ready to request training?

You can view details about our training courses and request training session dates using our BD FACSUniversity learning portal. Once you have requested a course and created your BD FACSUniversity account, a BD training coordinator will work with you to ensure your training needs are met.

View our course offerings for the BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter and determine the location that works best for you.
Click the View training button below for the option you want to see the training details and the dates offered.

Training at the BD Training Center

Training conducted at our Training Center in Milpitas, California.

Operator course

This 4-day operator training course is for new operators or operators who have not had formal training on the BD FACSDiscover^™S8 Cell Sorter.

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Training at your site

A BD trainer will travel to your lab to conduct the training. The training schedule and topics can be tailored according to your lab’s needs.
Complete the training request form, and a BD training coordinator will contact you with more information.

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Product Resources

Product training resources for your cell sorter

Videos

Daily Startup
Learn how to run a daily fluidics startup, insert the sort nozzle and run a cytometer setup with drop delay.

Extended Startup
Learn how to run an extended fluidics startup to flush the fluid lines after a long-term shutdown, insert the sort nozzle and run a cytometer setup with drop delay.

Daily Shutdown
Learn how to perform a daily shutdown, clean the sample path and prepare the flow cell for a daily shutdown.

Long-term Shutdown
Learn how to perform a long-term shutdown, replace the sheath fluid from the lines with 70% ethanol and prepare the flow cell for a shutdown.

Cleaning the laser and camera windows
Learn how to clean the strobe lens window, upper camera window, Accudrop laser window, and lower camera window.

Cleaning the flow cell
Learn how to run a flow cell clean as well as other cleaning modifications.

Cleaning the nozzles
Learn how to clean both the closed-loop and sort nozzles.

Cleaning the deflection plates
Learn how to remove and clean the deflection plates.

Aligning the waste aspirator drawer to the sample stream
Learn how to align the aspirator drawer to the stream for a proper sort setup.

Replacing the sample line
Learn how to remove and replace the sample line.

Product pages

Visit the product page of your cytometer for a full list of available resources.

BD FACSDiscover^™S8 Cell Sorter

BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter: System overview

BD CellView™ Image Technology overview

BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter operator training courses

Ready to request training?

Training at the BD Training Center

Operator course

Training at your site

Product training resources for your cell sorter

Job Aids and Quick Reference Guide

Startup and Shutdown

Workflow

Maintenance

Videos

Product pages

BD FACSDiscover^™ S8 Cell Sorter operator training courses