Transgenic Facility: Research Annual Report 2003

Section Head: Dr. Hubert H.M. Van Tol

Advances in molecular and genetic research have increased our need to analyse the function of genesin physiological contexts. New technologies can easily modify genetic material in the germ line of mice or introduce new genetic material in selected tissues or organs through viral-mediated gene transfer. These technologies allow us to study the function of genes in whole animals, extending the molecular and genetic revolution to the realm of behavioural research.

The Transgenic Facility breeds and maintains transgenic mice strains for CAMH researchers. The facility can also help scientists create their own transgenic mice strains or employ viral-mediated gene transfer experiments.

This year, the facility continued to lend its services to researchers in the Molecular Neuroscience, Biopsychology and Neuroimaging sections.

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