Mouse Embryo Services Core

Overview of Equipment and Services

The Mouse Embryo Services (MES) Core provides a broad, comprehensive range of services to UPitt investigators, including generation of gene editing mice, transgenic mice, ES cell microinjection into blastocysts to create germline competent chimera, cryopreservation and long-term storage of mouse sperm/embryos, recovery of mouse lines from cryopreserved germplasm, in vitro fertilization for mouse line rescue and re-derivation of pathogen free mouse strains. The core director, Dr. Chunming Bi, also provides consultation on mouse colony maintenance and breeding.

Location and Hours of Operation

Primary: The Assembly Building, 5051 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Primary Sq. Ft: 1844

Days of the Week

Hours open

Monday - Friday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

 

 

Resources

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Chunming Bi, PhD
Core Director
 
412-383-4217
 
chunming@pitt.edu
 
The Assembly Building
 

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