Cryopreservation and Assisted Reproduction: Cost-effective methods for model management & sharing

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Date:
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location:

Medical Science 2, 2710 Furstenberg

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About This Event

The BRCF Transgenic Animal Model Core presents: The Make Your Model Education Series.

Enjoy a complimentary lunch and learn how to create and verify your own animal model!

Five monthly sessions will be offered from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.

Come to one or the full series!

1. Making a Mouse: How is your mouse technically created?: Tuesday, August 11 
2. Identifying Your Model: Engineering what you need: Tuesday, September 8
3. Quality Control (QC) + Genotyping: A necessary step in model validation: Tuesday, October 13
4. Cryopreservation and Assisted Reproduction: Cost-effective methods for model management & sharing: Tuesday, November 10
5. Trust but Verify: Further validating your model is what you think it is: Tuesday, December 8 

Watch your inbox or check the core landing page for event information. 

Questions? Email the BRCF Transgenic Animal Model Core at [email protected].


Presented by the Transgenic Animal Model Core, one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities and part of the Medical School Office of Research. Our mission is to foster an environment of innovation and efficiency that serves the Michigan Medicine research community and supports biomedical science from insight to impact.

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