TMESCSR Prices
This collection is owned by Transgenic Mouse / ESC Shared Resource.Priority is given to Vanderbilt Investigators who are members of the Research Centers that subsidize this facility. These Supporting Centers include the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, the Diabetes Research and Training Center, the Center for Molecular Neuroscience, and the Center for Stem Cell Biology. Vanderbilt investigators who are not members of one of these centers are also eligible to use all of the services of this resource.
Prices as of July 1, 2011.
| Service | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Pronuclear Microinjections | ||
| B6D2 | $1,500.00 | per day |
| C57Bl6 | $1,600.00 | per day |
| Other Strains | $1,700.00 |
by negotiation |
| Transient Tg B6D2 | $1,400.00 | per day |
| Transient Tg C57Bl6 | $1,500.00 | per day |
| ES Cell Microinjections | ||
| C57Bl6 | $1,650.00 | per day |
| Albino C57Bl6 | $2,600.00 | per day |
| Prepping of ES cells for injection | $450.00 | per day |
| Rederivations/ART | ||
| Embryo Transfer Only | $1,250.00 | per line |
| Embryo Retrieval and Transfer | $1,900.00 | per line + cost of mice |
| IVF | $2,500.00 | per line + cost of mice |
| Ovary Transplant | - | by negotiation |
| Retailing | $50.00 | per cage |
| Embryo Cryopreservation | $2,600.00 | per line + cost of mice |
| After IVF | $1,050.00 | per line |
| Sperm Cryopreservation | $1,500.00 | per line (2 males) |
| Cryo Storage | $2.00 | per vial or straw |
| Gene Targeting | ||
| Initial electroporation | $4,600.00 | per electroporation + picking 2 plates |
| Additional electroporations | $3,100.00 | per electroporation + picking 2 plates |
| Picking additional colonies | $1,000.00 | per plate |
| Southern blots | $650.00 | per Southern blot + cost of enzyme |
| Expand clones | $1,000.00 | per clone |
| RMCE | ||
| Initial electroporation | $4,000.00 | per electroporation + picking 2 plates |
| Additional electroporations | $2,500.00 | per electroporation + picking 2 plates |
| Picking additional colonies | $1,000.00 | per plate |
| Expand clones | $1,000.00 | per clone |
| Karyotyping | $350.00 | per clone |
| Scientific Consultation Fee | $150.00 | per hour |
| BAC Recombineering | ||
| BAC cassette insertion: 1-step | $2,000.00 | per BAC clone |
| BAC mutagenesis: 2-step | $4,000.00 | per BAC clone |
| Gene targeting vector, non-conditional: 2-step | $4,700.00 | per targeting vector |
| Gene targeting vector, conditional: 3-step | $6,900.00 | per targeting vector |
| BAC DNA purification | $500.00 | per BAC clone |


