About Us

The Ohio River Valley Cytometry Association (ORVCA) serves cytometrists within the greater Cincinnati area and is affiliated with the Cincinnati Children’s Research Flow Cytometry Core, Cincinnati Children’s Clinical Flow Cytometry Lab, Shriners Hospitals for Children Flow Cytometry Core and the University of Cincinnati.


Committee Members

Carolyn Cheney, BS
Senior Research Associate
University of Cincinnati

cheneycm@ucmail.uc.edu
Sam Chiang
Assistant Director for Development
Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

sam.chiang@cchmc.org
Ameet Chimote, PhD
Research Scientist
University of Cincinnati

Ameet.chimote@uc.edu
Chet Closson
Senior Research Assistant
Manager, Live Microscopy Core
University of Cincinnati

Chet.closson@uc.edu
Birgit Ehmer
Advanced Cell Analysis Service Center Manager
University of Cincinnati

ehmerbe@uc.edu
Sarah McLeod
Research Assistant
Bio-Imaging and Analysis Facilities

Sarah.McLeod@cchmc.org
Andrew Osterburg
Research Associate
University of Cincinnati

Osterbar@ucmail.uc.edu
Celine Silva-Lages, PhD
Manager, Core Cytometry Facility
Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Celine.Silva-Lages@cchmc.org
Sherry Thornton, PhD, Co-Chair
Director, Core Cytometry Facility
Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Sherry.Thornton@cchmc.org