Facility Details

Established in 2007, the GRAF is now one of the largest and most successful academic gnotobiotic mouse facilities internationally.  GRAF is a centrally managed gnotobiotic/germ-free mouse facility located within the centrally managed Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery (KCBD) vivarium.  Both are a component of The University of Chicago’s AAALAC International accredited Animal Care and Use Program.  The GRAF currently maintains over 80 flexible film isolators with capacity for greater than a 1045 mouse cages.