The Cryopreservation Process

Once you have shown interest in any of the above services the Curator will contact you providing the relevant forms to fill in.

The submitting researcher / Institution maintains ownership of the strain and may make access to the strain dependent upon the signing of an MTA.

For Sperm cryopreservation these will include:

  • Strain Submission form: this has the information about the strain characteristics
  • Genotyping Form: details of how the strain is identified by genotype, e.g. PCR or Southern blot
  • Identification chart: how the individual animals are identified, e.g ear punch
  • Sperm Cryopreservation request form: individual animal information including date of birth, ID number
  • MTA: material transfer agreement between Australian Phenomics Facility and your Institution
  • Health reports (2 most recent)

For the MTA 2 originals must be signed by the Institution assigned representative (e.g. DVC-R or IP manager) and posted to the Curator. Cryopreservation will not occur unless the MTA has been signed.

Please return all of the other forms at your earliest convenience by email.

Once the sperm cryopreservation request form is received the Curator will schedule the mice for cryopreservation.

You will be contacted with the scheduled date, the shipping address and any other details.

For embryo cryopreservation the forms will include:

  • Strain Submission form: this has the information about the strain characteristics
  • Genotyping Form: details of how the strain is identified by genotype, e.g. PCR or Southern blot
  • Identification chart: how the individual animals are identified, e.g ear punch
  • MTA: material transfer agreement between Animal Resource Centre and your Institution

For the MTA 2 originals must be signed by the Institution assigned representative (e.g. DVC-R or IP manager) and posted to the Curator. Cryopreservation will not occur unless the MTA has been signed.

Please return all of the other forms at your earliest convenience by email.

Once all of the required documentation is received the Curator will arrange with the ARC the shipment schedule.

You will be contacted with the scheduled date, the shipping address and any other details.

 

Address:

Fax: +61 2 6125 1381

Australian Phenomics Facility

Hugh Ennor Building (117)

Garran Road

ACTON ACT 2601

Email: stuart.read@anu.edu.au

 

Stuart will then contact you to organise shipments etc. It may take up to 3 months to complete the cryopreservation of your strain depending upon current demand for the service.