University of Pennsylvania

Contact Info:

Doug Epstein

https://genetics.med.upenn.edu/cores/tcmf/

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RRID: RRID:SCR_022388

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Description:

Facility provides centralized service to efficiently produce genetically altered mice for basic research.  They include transgenic, chimeric and genome edited mice carrying transgenes or gene knockout and Knockin of specific interest. Core also provides embryo and sperm cryopreservation as well as in vitro fertilization and re-derivation of live and cryopreserved lines, along with long-term storage of cryopreserved samples.