About Us
ARAFlowCore is a PC2 compliant, ISO 9001 accredited flow cytometry platform providing world-class services to scientists from Monash University, members of the Alfred Research Alliance (ARA), and the broader academic and commercial scientific community in Melbourne, Australia.
Our dedicated laboratories currently house three high speed cell sorters plus one dedicated to PC3, seven analysers, and an imaging cytometer, making ARAFlowCore one of the top flow cytometry platforms in Australia. Our instrumentation incorporates cutting-edge features such as spectral technology that has the capacity to visualise 40+ fluorescent parameters on a single cell, and a six-laser cell sorter which can detect fluorochromes from ultraviolet wavelengths right through to the infrared end of the light spectrum; allowing for unrivalled flexibility for researchers.
The platform’s experienced staff operate the cell sorters, provide training and assistance for the analysers, and offer expertise in experimental design and troubleshooting.
Location
The ARAFlowCore office is located within the Department of Immunology Monash University on level 6 Burnet Tower, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne.
The ARAFlowCore instruments are housed across multiple locations within the Monash-Alfred precinct. These include the Department of Immunology level 6 Burnet Tower, level 2 Monash Building in the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD), and level 4 of the Paula Fox Melanoma Cancer Centre in the Department of Medicine.
Business hours
Monday – Friday 8:30am-5pm
Staff
ARAFlowCore is run by three dedicated full-time staff. Services provided by our staff include operation of the sorters, provision of training and assistance for the analysers, and consultation for researchers regarding experimental design.
Mélanie Le Page - Manager
Mélanie completed a Bachelor of Science (Hons) at Monash University in 2008 majoring in Microbiology and Immunology, prior to working in Immunology research at Monash University’s AMREP campus until 2013 when she joined the Flow Cytometry Laboratory at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. In 2019, Mélanie brought her core facility expertise to biotechnology startup oNKo-innate, where she established and managed the company’s flow cytometry capabilities. She later returned to academic research at the Hudson Institute, before taking on the role of Platform Manager at the newly rebranded ARAFlowCore in late 2021.
Mélanie completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2025, further strengthening her leadership, strategic, and operational skills in the context of research infrastructure. She continues to lead the ARAFlowCore, located within the School of Translational Medicine at Monash University, supporting researchers across the Alfred Research Alliance and the wider scientific community.
Don Lim - Senior Technical Officer
Don completed a Doctor of Philosophy in 2017, investigating blood stem cell niches and dendritic cells using flow cytometry and immunofluorescence. He then underwent his postdoctoral training at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Brisbane where he studied liver diseases before transitioning into commercial in 2022. During his time in commercial, he worked with a range of technologies including, flow cytometry, single-cell RNA sequencing, and spatial transcriptomics and proteomics. In 2025, Don joined ARAFlowCore as a senior technical officer, leveraging on his background and expertise, to support researchers in the scientific community.
Catherine Mun - Senior Technical Officer
Catherine completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Science at Monash University in 2020, graduating with a high distinction. She then commenced in 2021 Honours at the Central Clinical School, studying Group A Strep immunity. During this time, she was exposed to flow cytometry by enumerating and phenotyping antigen-experienced B cells. In 2022, she decided to pursue flow cytometry full-time and joined Alfred Research Alliance Flow Cytometry Core Facility as a Senior Technical Officer.
Contact
ARAFlowCore Platform Manager: Mélanie Le Page
T: + 61 3 9903 0661
E: melanie.lepage@monash.edu
General Enquiries
T: + 61 3 9903 0601
E: ara.flowcore@monash.edu