Vivarium and Laboratory of Transgenics

From left: Bondsfield, Eagleson, Jason, Guikema, Shearer, Marinelli, Vitt, Post, Jilbert, Dylewski, Brady, Schumaker, Rogers, Boguslawski, Grams, DeCamp

Scientific Overview

The goal of the vivarium and the transgenics laboratory is to develop, provide, and support high-quality mouse modeling services for the Van Andel Research Institute investigators, Michigan Technology Tri-Corridor collaborators, and the greater research community. We use two Topaz Technologies software products, Granite and Scion, for integrated management of the vivarium finances, the mouse breeding colony, and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols and records. Imaging equipment, such as the PIXImus mouse densitometer and the ACUSON Sequoia 512 ultrasound machine, is available for noninvasive imaging of mice. Also provided by the vivarium technical staff are an extensive xenograft model development and analysis service, rederivation, surgery, dissection, necropsy, breeding, and health-status monitoring.