About

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 & Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday9am-5pm

Citation Information

Work performed in the Mouse Embryo Services Core Facility (RRID:SCR_027775) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Immunology.