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Enhancing reproducibility in single cell research with biocytometry: An inter-laboratory study

P Fikar 1
Laura Alvarez 1
Laura Berne 1
Martin Cienciala 1
Christopher Kan 1
Hynek Kasl 1
Mona Luo 1
Zuzana Novackova 1
Sheyla Ordonez 1
Zuzana Sramkova 1
Monika Holubova 2
Daniel Lysak 2
Lyndsay Avery 3
Andres A. Caro 4
Roslyn N Crowder 5
Laura A. Diaz-Martinez 6
David W Donley 7
Rebecca R. Giorno 8
Irene K Guttilla Reed 9
Lori L. Hensley 10
Kristen C Johnson 11
Audrey Y. Kim 12
Paul Y. Kim 12
Adriana J Lagier 13
Jamie Newman 8
Elizabeth Padilla-Crespo 14
Nathan S Reyna 15
Nikolaos Tsotakos 16
Noha N. Al-Saadi 10
Tayler Appleton 7
Ana Arosemena-Pickett 14
Braden A. Bell 6
Grace Bing 7
Bre Bishop 7
Christa Forde 12
Michael J Foster 8
Kassidy Gray 15
Bennett L. Hasley 10
Kennedy Johnson 15
Destiny J. Jones 12
Allison C. LaShall 10
Kennedy McGuire 15
Naomi McNaughton 7
Angelina M. Morgan 12
Lucas Norris 8
Landon A. Ossman 8
Paollette A. Rivera-Torres 14
Madeline E. Robison 8
Kathryn Thibodaux 8
Lescia Valmond 12
Daniel Georgiev 17
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Department of Research & Development, Sampling Human Inc., Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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Department of Biology, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, Vermont, United States of America
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Chemistry Department, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
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Department of Biology, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas, United States of America
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Department of Biology, University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
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Department of Biological Sciences, Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana, United States of America
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Department of Biology, College of Social and Natural Sciences, Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
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Department of Biology, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States of America
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Department of Research & Development, Sampling Human Inc., Berkeley, California, United States of America,
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2024-12-09
scimago Q1
wos Q2
SJR0.803
CiteScore5.4
Impact factor2.6
ISSN19326203
Abstract

Biomedicine today is experiencing a shift towards decentralized data collection, which promises enhanced reproducibility and collaboration across diverse laboratory environments. This inter-laboratory study evaluates the performance of biocytometry, a method utilizing engineered bioparticles for enumerating cells based on their surface antigen patterns. In centralized and aggregated inter-lab studies, biocytometry demonstrated significant statistical power in discriminating numbers of target cells at varying concentrations as low as 1 cell per 100,000 background cells. User skill levels varied from expert to beginner capturing a range of proficiencies. Measurement was performed in a decentralized environment without any instrument cross-calibration or advanced user training outside of a basic instruction manual. The results affirm biocytometry to be a viable solution for immunophenotyping applications demanding sensitivity as well as scalability and reproducibility and paves the way for decentralized analysis of rare cells in heterogeneous samples.

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@article{2024_Fikar,
author = {P Fikar and Laura Alvarez and Laura Berne and Martin Cienciala and Christopher Kan and Hynek Kasl and Mona Luo and Zuzana Novackova and Sheyla Ordonez and Zuzana Sramkova and Monika Holubova and Daniel Lysak and Lyndsay Avery and Andres A. Caro and Roslyn N Crowder and Laura A. Diaz-Martinez and David W Donley and Rebecca R. Giorno and Irene K Guttilla Reed and Lori L. Hensley and Kristen C Johnson and Audrey Y. Kim and Paul Y. Kim and Adriana J Lagier and Jamie Newman and Elizabeth Padilla-Crespo and Nathan S Reyna and Nikolaos Tsotakos and Noha N. Al-Saadi and Tayler Appleton and Ana Arosemena-Pickett and Braden A. Bell and Grace Bing and Bre Bishop and Christa Forde and Michael J Foster and Kassidy Gray and Bennett L. Hasley and Kennedy Johnson and Destiny J. Jones and Allison C. LaShall and Kennedy McGuire and Naomi McNaughton and Angelina M. Morgan and Lucas Norris and Landon A. Ossman and Paollette A. Rivera-Torres and Madeline E. Robison and Kathryn Thibodaux and Lescia Valmond and others},
title = {Enhancing reproducibility in single cell research with biocytometry: An inter-laboratory study},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
year = {2024},
volume = {19},
publisher = {Public Library of Science (PLoS)},
month = {dec},
url = {https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314992},
number = {12},
pages = {e0314992},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0314992}
}
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Fikar, P., et al. “Enhancing reproducibility in single cell research with biocytometry: An inter-laboratory study.” PLoS ONE, vol. 19, no. 12, Dec. 2024, p. e0314992. https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314992.