The West Cambridge rodent facility is able to house mice, rats, rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs. It has an SPF status making it suitable for studies requiring a high health status.
The themes of research that take place here include:
- Neuroscience
- Bioelectronics
- Microbiology
- Pathology
- Musculoskeletal sciences
The following facilities are available for use:
- Holding rooms
- Breeding rooms
- Experimental rooms
- Surgical space - 4 stations in two surgeries
- Procedural rooms with microscopes
- Perfusion rooms
- Containment level 2 (CL2) rooms including anaesthesia work station and schedule 1 space
- Containment holding room including isolator
- Write up area
- Large meeting room
- IVIS
- Laboratory space for tissue collection and processing
- Microbiological safety cabinet (MBSC) work stations
- Heat recovery boxes
- Access to liquid nitrogen
- Rotarod
- Rat/mouse stereotaxic frame
- Isocages
- Adjustable rabbit surgery table
- Pulse Ox
- Vortex mixer
- -80 freezer