Mouse Biology Program

At UC Davis, an interdisciplinary group of investigators, including scientists in the Division of Biological Sciences, is spearheading the development of a core laboratory for research on genetically altered mice. Named the Targeted Genomics Laboratory, the facility will support a variety of research programs from throughout the campus by creating, propagating, and protecting valuable mouse populations using transgenic and knockout gene technology. The laboratory will be housed in the new Center for Comparative Medicine, currently under construction on the western edge of the campus.

The Targeted Genomics Laboratory is an outgrowth of a campuswide effort, the Mouse Biology Program, which was recently established with a $1 million New Initiative Reserve Fund grant from the Provost's Office. Stephen Barthold, professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology in the School of Veterinary Medicine, directs both the Center for Compartive Medicine and the Mouse Biology Program.