The goal of this core is to facilitate the short- and long-term experiments of center investigators by:

  • Providing consultation regarding the feasibility of conducting biomedical studies in aquatic models;
  • Providing high quality zebrafish at multiple life stages;
  • Providing technical core support including tank allocations, diet preparation and feeding;
  • Providing assistance in chemical exposure; 
  • Providing assistance in transgenic animal generation;
  • Providing assistance in large scale phenotype discovery;
  • Providing assistance in whole genome "omics"; and
  • Working with the investigators in data acquisition and interpretation.