The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences owns modern animal facilities for research on behavior and neurosciences. The set up and organization of the facility are characterized by the variety of demands associated with the type of experimental animals involved. The facility is divided in a unit for housing and experimenting with bird and fish species and a part for the housing, maintenance, and breeding of rodents like rats, mice, and hamsters. The rodent division is equipped and licensed for housing of genetically modified mice (D1 safety standard). The facility has its own set up for generating transgenic mice. The animal facility is supported by a team of fully trained animal caretakers with ample expertise for maintenance, care, and breeding tasks.
Transgene Facility
CBN has an ML-2 lab available for work with Semliki Forest Virus Vectors and Lentiviral Systems (security laminar flow cabinet and standard equipment like CO2 incubator, centrifuges etc.). Furthermore, an ML-1 lab for standard molecular biology procedures equipped with: agarose and acrylamid gel electrophoresis for RNA, DNA and proteins, up-to-date PCR cycler, electroporator for pro- and eukaryotic cells, autoclave, western-, southern- and northern blotting equipment, in situ hybridization using FISH and radioactive probes, tissue culture flow bench and CO2 incubators for standard cell lines. CBN has a license for generating genetically modified mice, including primary neuronal cells as well as for mouse embryonic stem cell lines (R6, RW4), complete and most advanced Leica/Eppendorf microinjection equipment for injection of mouse oocytes and blastocysts and sperm injection, mouse anesthesia unit, and operation equipment.
