I did my PhD in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. My research focused on mathematical modeling of the cell cycle in leukemia and involved experiments with cell lines. During that time, I had to count cells with a hemocytometer so often to track growth that I got tired and decided to build an app, HemocyTap, and share my knowledge on the topic here to help as many people as possible.

Hemocytometer squares to count

When counting cells with a hemocytometer, always establish which two sides you’re going to count if a cell is touching and which two you aren’t going to.

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