Services and Pricing
Priority is given to Vanderbilt Investigators who are members of the Research Centers that subsidize this facility. These Supporting Centers include the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, the Diabetes Research and Training Center, the Center for Molecular Neuroscience, and the Center for Stem Cell Biology. Vanderbilt investigators who are not members of one of these centers are also eligible to use all of the services of this resource.
Prices are effective July 1, 2009.
| Service | Price | Project Initiation Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Pronuclear Microinjections: | ||
| B6D2 | $1,250.00 | per day |
| C57Bl6 | $1,300.00 | per day |
| Other Strains | - | by negotiation |
| Transient Tg B6D2 | $1,000.00 | per day |
| Transient Tg C57Bl6 | $1,050.00 | per day |
| ES Cell Microinjections (C57Bl6 blastocysts) | $1,500.00 | per day |
| Prepping of ES cells for injection | $300.00 | per day |
| Other Strains | - | by negotiation |
| Rederivations/ART | ||
| Embryo Transfer Only | $1,200.00 | per day |
| Embryo Retrieval and Transfer | $1,500.00 | per day + cost of mice |
| IVF | $1,800.00 | per day + cost of mice |
| Ovary Transplant | - | by negotiation |
| Embryo Cryopreservation | $2,500.00 | per line + cost of mice |
| After IVF | $1,000.00 | per line |
| Sperm Cryopreservation | $1,500.00 | per line (2 males) |
| Cryo Storage | $30.00 | per line |
| Gene Targeting | $4,500.00 | per electroporation + picking 2 plates |
| Additional electroporations | $4,000.00 | per electroporation + picking 2 plates |
| Picking additional colonies | $750.00 | per plate |
| Southern blots | $500.00 | per Southern blot + cost of enzyme |
| Expand clones | $750.00 | per clone |
| RMCE | $4,000.00 | per electroporation + picking 2 plates |
| Picking additional colonies | $750.00 | per plate |
| Expand clones | $750.00 | per clone |
| Karyotyping | $250.00 | per clone |
| Scientific Consultation Fee | $150.00 | per hour |
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