Experimental Animal Center
The Experimental Animal Center (EAC) of TMBJ is located at the ground floor of Jockey Club School of Chinese Medicine Building. EAC is committed to ensuring the humane care and use of all animals associated with its research and teaching programs. EAC currently equips 6 laboratory animal breeding rooms that offer independent air condition system with high efficiency air filter and full air exchange rate, and that are in compliance with the international standards and regulations for breeding environment and laboratory room of murine. EAC provides services and resources needed by investigators to accomplish the animal research of bone-related disease and assist in providing training in laboratory animal care and use to technical personnel, students and faculty.
- Available Cre Transgenic Mouse Lines in TMBJ
| Name | Strain | Genotype | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
C57/B6 | Heterozygote | Expression of Cre recombinase | |
C57/B6 | Heterozygote | Whole-body expression of Cre recombinase |
- Available Knockout Mouse Lines in TMBJ
| Name | Strain | Genotype | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
C57/B6 | CKIP-1 deficient | Whole-body knockout of CKIP-1 gene |
Senior Technical Officer
Pharmacology
Email: whwong@hkbu.edu.hk
Senior Technical Instructor
Physiology
Email: nickie@hkbu.edu.hk
Technical Instructor
Microbiology
Email: kooching@hkbu.edu.hk
- Lab Animal Holding Room - with standard procedures of breeding and environmental maintenance system for animals during experiments.
- Lab Animal Treatment Room - with facilities / equipments such as anesthesia machine, electrocardiograph and bone surgery set etc. EAC offers venues for courses and practices of animal experiments that are related to bone surgery.
- Cleaning Room - with one high-pressure sterilization boilers as well as automatic tunnel washer to offer clean items necessary for breeding.
- Fume Cupboard - flammable substances, volatile toxic and harmful gas should process in the fume cupboard for laboratory experiment. It can provide appropriate security protection to laboratory personnel and the surrounding environment during the animal experiment process.
