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Ferenc Livak, M.D.

Ferenc Livak, M.D.

  • Center for Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute
Manager, Flow Cytometry Core

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Dr. Livak has extensive experience in molecular and developmental immunology and has been using flow cytometry in his research for several decades. Dr. Livak performed independently funded research at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology of the University of Maryland in Baltimore where from 2009 he was also director of the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center Flow Cytometry Shared Service. Dr. Livak’s combined experience in conducting basic research and in-depth understanding of technology allows him to provide expert support to all types of flow cytometry applications at the National Cancer Institute.

Areas of Expertise

Flow Cytometry
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Cancer Biology

LGI Flow Cytometry Core

Accessible to CCR investigators, the Core offers full-scale, state-of-the-art flow cytometry services.

Publications

Selected Key Publications

Principles of Advanced Flow Cytometry: A Practical Guide

Siddiqui S, Livák F
Methods Mol Biol. 2580 : 89-114, 2023. [ Book Chapter ]

Active DNA demethylation promotes cell fate specification and the DNA damage response

Wang D, Wei W, Callen E, Pavani R, Zolnerowich N, Kodali S, Zong D, Wong N, Noriega S, Nathan WJ, Matos-Rodrigues G, Chari R, Kruhlak MJ, Livak F, Ward M, Caldecott K, Di Stefano B, Nussenzweig A
Science. 378 : 983-989, 2022. [ Journal Article ]

An Integrated Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Map of Mouse and Human αβ T Cell Development

Chopp LB, Gopalan V, Ciucci T, Ruchinskas A, Rae Z, Lagarde M, Gao Y, Li C, Bosticardo M, Pala F, Livak F, Kelly MC, Hannenhalli S, Bosselut R
Immunity. 53 : 1182-1201, 2020. [ Journal Article ]

CD5 dynamically calibrates basal NF-κB signaling in T cells during thymic development and peripheral activation

Matson CA, Choi S, Livak F, Zhao B, Mitra A, Love PE, Singh NJ
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 117 : 14342-14353, 2020. [ Journal Article ]

Intra-Vκ Cluster Recombination Shapes the Ig Kappa Locus Repertoire

Shinoda K, Maman Y, Canela A, Schatz DG, Livak F, Nussenzweig A
Intra-Vκ Cluster Recombination Shapes the Ig Kappa Locus Repertoire. 29 : 4471-4481, 2019. [ Journal Article ]