Transgenic Core Facility  
& 
Custom Surgical Services

Director: Periannan Sethupathi, M.D.

Scientific Director: Katherine L. Knight, Ph.D.

The mission of the Loyola University Transgenic Core Facility & Custom Surgical Services is to produce transgenic mice and provide experimental animal surgical services to support biomedical research.

• DNA Microinjection

Injection of DNA into mouse eggs produces transgenic mice

• ES Cell Microinjection 

  Injection of embryonic stem (ES) cells into a blastocyst produces chimeric mice

• Custom Surgical Services

• Charge for service 

• Request Forms

• Transgenic Injection Request Form

• ES Cell/Blastocyst Injection Request Form
  

• Protocols

• Production of Transgenic Mice

• Production of Chimeric Mice

• DNA Purification for Microinjection

• DNA Isolation from Mouse Tail

• ES Cell Preparation for Microinjection
  

• Policies 

• Contact Information