Animal Models Core

About the Core

The Animal Models Core (AMC) is designed to help support investigators in and outside of the COBRE who want to have access to mouse models of infections to investigate new diagnostics and therapeutics. We are looking to respond to reproducibility priorities that focus particularly on subjective assessments of an animal’s health state which can be done in a manner where the study groups are unknown to the observer and therefore make the analyses more objective. We provide and emphasize our unique capabilities to the extent that is necessary for one stop shop aid in the analysis of specimens obtained from animal experiments. The animal models core of the CARTD will enable pre-clinical studies in mice to facilitate rapid, high-quality data acquisition. This core provides essential input to aid in experimental design that enhances the results. The core will maintain a portfolio of techniques directly related to the experimental objectives of the research projects, as well as diversify the research projects and to recruit investigators from outside the CARTD.