Cryopreservation and Assisted Reproduction Laboratory
Cryopreservation and Assisted Reproduction Laboratory
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Offers services for banking unique strains of mice by preserving their
frozen germplasm in liquid nitrogen (-196° C) |
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Safeguards colonies against loss due to disease outbreak, genetic drift,
or mutation |
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A cost-effective alternative to maintaining strains no longer in use by
allowing their removal from the shelf |
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Provides scientific support for researchers performing animal-based
research |
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The laboratory has a storage capacity of 44,000 vials |
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As a back-up against any imponderable disaster, a number of vials from
each strain are kept at the NCI-Frederick Central Repository |
Cryobiology Laboratory
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Utilizes state-of-the-art techniques that make it possible to offer different options for preserving a given mouse strain |
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Techniques include freezing embryos at different developmental stages, freezing ovaries, and freezing sperm |
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With these options we are able to cryopreserve most inbred, spontaneous mutant, or genetically engineered strains, while maintaining the genetic background and genotype |
General Program Information
Electronic Forms
Contact Information
| G. Charles Ostermeier, Ph.D. |
Head, Cryopreservation and Assisted Reproduction Lab |
Phone: 301-846-6221
Fax: 301-846-6412
Email: ostermeiergc@mail.nih.gov |
| Roackie Awasthi, M.Sc. |
Research Associate
SAIC Frederick |
Phone: 301-846-1864
Fax: 301-846-6190
Email: pawasthi@ncifcrf.gov |
| Anna Moten |
Senior Laboratory Animal Technician
SAIC Frederick |
Phone: 301-846-5155
Fax: 301-846-6190
Email: motena@ncifcrf.gov |
| Jennifer Harrison |
Laboratory Animal Technician
SAIC Frederick |
Phone: 301-846-6227
Fax: 301-846-6190
Email: jharrison@ncifcrf.gov |
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