We would like to invite you for JAX tour – 19 May 2016 by Peter Kelmenson, BA Technical Information Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory 9:00-10:00 Key differences among B6 substrains and the research impact The most widely used inbred strain, C57BL/6 (B6), has several substrains such as the B6J and the B6N and many assume them… Read more

As part of 13th Transgenic Technology Meeting (TT2016) we are arranging 3-day workshop designed to give practical, hands-on training to technicians and students in current technologies and methods employing CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome manipulations in the generation of mice mutants. Participants will gain theoretical knowledge from our expert instructors and have the opportunity for discussion during our… Read more

As part of 13th Transgenic Technology Meeting (TT2016) we are arranging 3-day course on mouse cryopreservation. The course is intended to give animal technologists hands-on experience of the murine embryo and spermatozoa freezing techniques routinely used at archiving nodes serving the European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA). In addition, delegates will gain experience of a simple… Read more

We would like to drive your attention to this seminar by Sasa Pospech from Andor – leading company in spinning disk microscopy solutions. The seminar will take take place in CCP building in Vestec on Feb 8, 2016 at 2 pm. Leaflet and information about registration are available here. Read more

We would like to invite you for a seminar on application of microCT technique for biological applications in preclinical research that we are organizing together with the company RMI s.r.o. Participants of the workshop will learn basics of microCT technique (computed tomography), that allows nondestructive analysis of sample inner structure with high resolution. This technique… Read more

We proudly announce that the first issue of our informational newsletter is available for download in PDF format. Read more

After a long period of construction a new building of the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics in Vestec u Prahy is in operation. So at the beginning of December 2015 we moved from IMG to our new premises in BIOCEV campus. Read more

The Czech Centre of Phenogenomics (CCP) of the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., part of the BIOCEV project, announces open positions of: – unit head for cardiovascular phenotyping laboratory – technicians in animal facility – technicians in molecular biology – technician for transgenic module For more details about respective positions… Read more

Here you can find presentation from lectures given by our Transgenesis project team in Brno in February and March 2015. Cell tracking and manipulation in genetically modified mice 2015-03-31 Presentation 06 Fafilek Mouse transgenic model to study tumor progression and metastasis in the gut 2015-03-24 Presentation 05 Krausova Next generation sequencing: designing experiment in transgenic… Read more

Sigma-Aldrich® and the Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Center for Phenogenomics, Establish CRISPR Core Lab Collaboration ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SIAL) Research business unit, which supports scientific research by supplying products, services and solutions, today announced it has entered into a new gene editing collaboration with the Czech Center… Read more