Animal experimental core facilities
At Karolinska Institutet, the managing organisation for all aspects of animal experimentation in research is Comparative Medicine. Our scientists also have access to animal facilities managed by the Karolinska University Hospital.
Animal Behavior Core Facility
The Animal Behavior Core Facility (ABCF) is the new core facility at Karolinska Institutet for behavioral studies in mice and rats. ABCF is designed to provide optimal environment, state-of-the-art instrumentation and technical/educational support to perform behavioral tests ranging from basic phenotype characterization to advanced analyses.
This facility is available through the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab.
Import Portal
Generally, laboratory animals imported to animal facilities have to go through quarantine first due to unsure or unsatisfactory health status. The Import Portal is a quarantine core-facility managed by Comparative Medicine (KM).
This facility is available through the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab.
Infinigene
Manipulation of gene expression during mouse development is a powerful tool for querying the role of specific genes in development and disease. Infinigene is a facility which utilizes ultrasound-guided nano-injection to introduce DNA-modifying agents during embryonic development, or in adult mice.
This facility is available through the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab.
Karolinska Experimental Research and Imaging Centre
Karolinska Experimental Research and Imaging Centre (KERIC) conducts imaging analyses in experimental systems in combination with experimental surgery in large animals like swine as well as in rodents. This facility is managed by the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna (North Campus area).
This facility is available through the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab.
KM X-ray irradiation facilities
This is an X-ray cabinet for irradiation of small animals managed by Comparative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet. The cabinets can be used for whole body irradiation or focal irradiation.
This facility is available through the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab.
Morphological Phenotype Analysis
Morphological Phenotype Analysis (FENO) facility specialises in the pathology of genetically engineered mice. This core facility is managed by the Karolinska University Hospital in Flemingsberg (South Campus area).
This facility is available through the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab.
Portal South Core Facility
The Portal South Core Facility offers cryopreservation techniques and rederivation services in mouse lines, as well as support when it comes to arranging transport, various certificates and contacts with authorities of different countries to facilitate import and export. The facility is managed by the Preclinical Laboratory (PKL) at the Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge (South Campus area).
This facility is available through the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab.
Transgene Technologies
The Karolinska Center for Transgene Technologies (KCTT) offers generation and storage of genetically modified mice and related techniques. The KCTT facility is a part of Karolinska Institutet Mouse Models (KIMM).
This facility is available through the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab.
Zebrafish Core Facility
The zebrafish core facility at Karolinska Institutet is the largest zebrafish facility in the Nordic countries. The core facility offers everything from the provision of animals, technical training to the running of complex research projects, and welcome both internal and external academic research groups, as well as non-academic customers. No previous experience with the zebrafish model needed.
This facility is available through the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab.
How to book a core facility
KI contact portal for core facilities
Already know what services and tools you are looking for? Login directly to the KI contact portal for core facilities in iLab to make a reservation. Please note that all core facilities are not available in iLab, and that certain guidelines apply to private enterprises and users from the health care sector other than clinical researchers.
Single point of contact
Didn't you find what you where looking for or are you unsure about which core facility to contact about a specific tool or analytic method? The KI SPOC for research infrastructure can be of assistance. Please note: Researchers within KI and Region Stockholm have priority.
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Comparative Medicine
Comparative Medicine deals with all aspects of activities related to animal experimentation in research at Karolinska Institutet.
We also offer some of our services to other educational institutions or research laboratories in Sweden.