Cell Culture

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Our expertise

• From wild-type or transgenic rodents:

– Primary cultures of hippocampal or cortical cells (neurons/glial cells/purified astrocytes)

– Organotypic brain slice cultures

• Heterologous cell culture

• Cell storage in liquid nitrogen and management of cell banks

• Insertion of DNA into these cell types (by transfection, electroporation, or viral infection)

• Training for the preparation or the use of any of those cell cultures

Autonomous use of the facility’s equipment is possible through a service agreement (e.g., the BSL-2 laboratory for handling human cells).

Equipment

The Cell Culture activities use four L1/L2 modules covering 300 m².
We work with over 50 incubators, 40 laminar flow hoods, stereomicroscopes for dissection and hiPSC cleaning, 10 bench microscopes for cell observation.
We also have more specialized equipment, such as a cell viability counter and brain slicers. Everything is available for all our users through a service agreement.

Reservation website

After contacting natacha.retailleau@u-bordeaux.fr or olivier.thoumine@u-bordeaux.fr, you will have access to our booking website.

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