Coordination

Coordinator:		Prof. Martin Hrabé de Angelis
Institution:		Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institut für Experimentelle Genetik
Homepage:		www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/en/ieg/

The GMC has the unique feature to import live mice, thus avoiding time consuming quarantine and rederivation procedures. This requires outstanding logistics and efficient health monitoring. We have established for the organization and management of the German Mouse Clinic (GMC) with the capacity of systemic phenotyping of more than 3000 mice per year and with respect to more than 550 parameters a particular management unit – the core facility. The GMC Management Team of the core facility coordinates the different operating levels in the GMC, including animal management, logistics for the import of mice, primary phenotyping workflow, quality control, communication with collaboration partners, and organization of infrastructure and communication platforms for the GMC members. Moreover, the core facility coordinates the implementation of the new tests and technologies in the primary workflow, the expansion of the secondary and tertiary test portfolio, and the integration of new statistical tools for the analysis of data, as well as of the GMC website (www.mouseclinic.de).