Tufts/TMC Small Animal Imaging Facility and Tumor Xenograft Core
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The Tufts University/Tufts Medical Center Small Animal Imaging Facility provides equipment and expertise for imaging bioluminescence and fluorescence in live animals. Major instrumentation includes a state-of-the-art Xenogen IVIS 200 Biophotonic Imager, a Xenogen 3D Imaging System, a Mauna Kea Cellvizo Fiber Optic Imaging System and a Leica MZ-FLIII Stereo Fluorescence Microscope. The technology provided by these instruments is applicable to a wide range of research areas that include tumor and stem cell biology, infectious disease, neurobiology, angiogenesis and wound healing, and signal transduction. The facility is also equipped to perform surgical procedures and cell/tissue culture to support in vivo imaging studies with these instruments. For cancer researchers and pharmaceutical companies, the facility offers luciferase-based tumor cell models as well as technical services for studying in vivo tumor growth and metastasis and testing drug efficacy and toxicity. A technician is available for animal handling/husbandry, introduction of tumor cells into animals, and other services. Use the links above for further information about in vivo imaging applications, to view instrument and service fees, and to schedule instrument and technician time.