Sherry Thornton, PhD
Research Flow Cytometry Core Director
sherry.thornton@cchmc.org

Dr. Thornton became assistant flow core director for the Rheumatology Center Grant (NIHP30) in 2002 and began serving as the core director of the Cincinnati Rheumatic Disease Center Integrative Cell Phenotyping and Morphology Core in 2005. In 2008 she took on a larger role in flow cytometry at Cincinnati Children’s as director of the Research Flow Cytometry Core, which houses all flow cytometry instrumentation involved in basic research and provide a centralized resource for the use of cytometry.

Celine Silva Lages, PhD
Research Flow Cytometry Core Manager
celine.silva-lages@cchmc.org

Celine received her PhD in aging biology at the University of Paris 7 (France). She has extensive knowledge in immunology and hepatology, and worked on murine, human and non-human primate samples. Celine was trained in flow cytometry in 2000 and has expertise in flow cytometry panel design and analysis. She joined the RFCC as manager in October 2018.

Anastasia Brenn
Research Assistant II
anastasia.brenn@cchmc.org

Anastasia has a BS in biochemistry from the University of New Mexico. She joined the flow core in December of 2021. She operates both Aria sorters as well as the Bigfoot. She also helps with troubleshooting on the analyzers.

Sarah Croswell
Research Assistant IV
sarah.croswell@cchmc.org

Sarah has a BS from Miami University and began working with the core facility in 2007. Sarah provides hands-on training and troubleshooting for the analytical cytometers and ImageStreamX Mark II and one-on-one assistance with data analysis using flow cytometry analysis software on the workstations in our core.

Mary Mullen
Senior Research Assistant
mary.mullen@cchmc.org

Mary has a PhD in chemistry with a concentration in molecular biology from the University of South Carolina. She has experience in several biological systems (primary cell isolations, cell culture, stem cells, immunofluorescence, fluorescence microscopy, and ELISAs). She joined the RFCC in October 2021 where she operates the sorters and assists in training on the SONY sorters.

Kenneth Quayle
Research Assistant III
kenneth.quayle@cchmc.org

Ken has a BS in chemistry from Western Washington University, an MS in chemistry from the University of Oregon, and is an ASCP certified specialist in cytometry (SCYM). He joined the RFCC in July 2020 where he operates the BD and Bigfoot cell sorters, consults with new sorting clients, and provides support for high-parameter panel design and data analysis.

Krystal Seger
Research Assistant III
krystal.seger@cchmc.org

Krystal has a BS in entomology from The Ohio State University and a MSPH from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Her research experience is in medical entomology, public health, and immunology. Krystal also has previous experience in flow cytometry as well as collecting and preparing samples for flow cytometry. She joined the RFCC in November 2022.

Alyssa Sproles
Senior Research Assistant
alyssa.sproles@cchmc.org

Alyssa has a BS in biology and began working in the core in March 2012. Alyssa performs Luminex and ELISA assays and provides expertise in the use of these technologies and the IsoLight instrument. She has extensive experience in immunological research and has performed assays measuring protein analytes from a variety of fluids and/or tissues.

Amaya Willemsen
Research Assistant II
amaya.willemsen@cchmc.org

Amaya has a BS in biology from Wright State University. Her research experience is in immunology on IL-2 expression in vascular smooth muscle cells. Her experience is in fluorescent plate readers, western blotting and immunofluorescent staining. She joined the Flow Core in May of 2022.