The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has acquired a BD Biosciences FACSAria fluorescence activated cell sorter capable of 11 parameter analysis and sort speeds of 87,000 events/second. It is equipped with three lasers and fixed optical alignment. The COBRE and WV-INBRE programs made this acquisition possible. The instrument is available to researchers at Marshall University on a fee basis detailed in our policy statement. The instrument can also be made available to others with an interest under the policies provided here.