studies using infectious agents of RG 2 . Training on the biosafety and working procedures when using the facility will be provided prior to the commencement of each of the projects . Biosafety procedures and practices are well adhered to maintain the integrity of the ABSL-2 facility .
SPF Facility The animal research platform maintains a specific pathogen-free ( SPF ) animal facility for SPF mice and rats with standardised health statuses . SPF animal facility complies with SPF standards of care and use of all SPF-designated animals for breeding , housing , and all animal experiments . Our SPF animal facility has strong support for biomedical research and teaching for internal and external users .
Transgenic Fish Facility We house transgenic and mutant strains of zebrafish that are imported from research collaborators and licensed zebrafish facilities . Our experienced staff process imports from LKIM including the receipt of zebrafish into our zebrafish holding premises . We also have a microinjection system that allows the generation of transgenic and mutant zebrafish via single cell zebrafish embryo microinjection .
Rodent Facility We provide various strains of high quality and healthy mice and rats for animal research including :
• Mice strains : BALB / c , C57BL / 6J and ICR
• Rat strains : Sprague-Dawley , Wistar and SHR rats
• Hamster : Golden Syrian .
Other capabilities
Animal behaviour analysis ( motor coordination , learning and memory , social interaction , addiction , circadian rhythm , depression , and anxiety )
• Imaging of animal samples ( organs , slides , zebrafish embryos ) – in conjunction with MUM Optical Imaging
• Rat and rabbit cages for metabolic studies
• Operation system ( microinjection , intracerebroventricular injection , brain surgery ).
CONTACT US
Animal Research Platform Building 3 , Level 8 Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences Monash University Malaysia Jalan Lagoon Selatan 47500 Bandar Sunway Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia
Associate Professor Sharifah Binti Syed Hassan Director E sharifah . syedhassan @ monash . edu T + 603 5514 6340
Associate Professor Tomoko Soga Director E tomoko . soga @ monash . edu T + 603 5514 6223
monash . edu . my / research / arp
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