CytoSoar

Timeline

Jan 2025 - May 2025

Role

Product Extern

Platform & Tools

Desktop || Figma, Miro, VSCode

Skills

Product Design, Data Analytics

What is CytoSoar?

CytoSoar - A Centralized Flow Cytometry Platform

Talon Biomarkers is dedicated to advancing the understanding of immune system dynamics through comprehensive solutions that accelerate the development of targeted therapeutics and diagnostics. Talon Biomarkers aims to develop Cytosoar, a user-friendly software hub designed to help flow cytometrists easily review & perform quality control on their data.

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Overview

Problem Statement

Problem Statement

CytoSoar lacks an intuitive, user-friendly interface, limiting accessibility for non-technical users and hindering broader adoption and collaboration across research teams.

CytoSoar lacks an intuitive, user-friendly interface, limiting accessibility for non-technical users and hindering broader adoption and collaboration across research teams.

CytoSoar lacks an intuitive, user-friendly interface, limiting accessibility for non-technical users and hindering broader adoption and collaboration across research teams.

Objectives

Objectives

With CytoSoar still in early development, our team aimed to structure seamless and organized content organization. In addition, we plan to develop UI elements for the current hub for flow cytometry, and create a standardized flow for Talon Biomarkers employees.

With CytoSoar still in early development, our team aimed to structure seamless and organized content organization. In addition, we plan to develop UI elements for the current hub for flow cytometry, and create a standardized flow for Talon Biomarkers employees.

Usability testing revealed a 37% decrease in task completion on the experiments page from ~8 minutes to ~5 after our changes, in addition to higher ratings of user confidence in the other tools and pages.

Main Solutions

Main Solutions

Determined the data hierarchy for tool input, output, organization, and overall flow.

Established various components and features of the home page, giving a layout to the overall platform.

Designed a straightforward and easy to learn prototype to set up a project and organize within.

Research

Researched flow cytometry workflows, analysis tools, and user needs, then created a user persona and journey map to identify user pain points. 

Research

Researched flow cytometry workflows, analysis tools, and user needs, then created a user persona and journey map to identify user pain points.

Needs & Expectations

Users needed faster reporting, secure and accurate data handling, centralized tools, team collaboration, reduced manual work, and visually organized interfaces.

Information Architecture

Cytosoar had limited prior development, so our team prioritized establishing an organizational structure to define user flow and integrate dashboard tools.

Research

Researched flow cytometry workflows, analysis tools, and user needs, then created a user persona and journey map to identify user pain points. 

Original CytoSoar Platform

Original CytoSoar Platform

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DESIGN SOLUTIONS

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

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Takeaways

Takeaways

This project highlighted the importance of designing for both usability and scalability from the very beginning. As CytoSoar was still in its early stages, our focus was on creating a structured foundation that would make complex flow cytometry data and workflows more accessible to both technical and non-technical users. Through this process, I strengthened my ability to balance research, information architecture, and system thinking while designing for future growth. The work completed during this phase established a clear direction for future teams to continue refining the user experience, expanding UI components, and developing standardized workflows that support collaboration across Talon Biomarkers.

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