Services

Harwell offers a wide range of scientific services, including:
- phenotype-driven screens using ENU chemical mutagenesis
- the generation of both transgenic and knock-out mice, including access to knock-out resources from the international mouse mutagenesis programme
- mouse clinic services for phenotyping, from comprehensive primary phenotype screens to more sophisticated secondary and tertiary platforms
- the Harwell mouse archive, supported by comprehensive quarantine and germfree facilities, enabling the import, re-derivation, archiving and dissemination of mouse lines
- gene-driven screens using ENU mutagenesis, delivering mutant alleles of genes from the Harwell ENU DNA archive
- microarray facilities, providing microarray analysis of mammalian gene expression
- proteomics facilities, offering expertise in protein expression, purification and biochemical analysis
Expert teams of scientists and technicians, state of the art equipment, and a proactive approach to the introduction and utilisation of new technological developments underpin all of the services.
