MUNI Pre-clinical centre
The Pre-clinical centre will be part of the MUNI BioPharma Hub as a support for teaching, research and service provider. The structure of the centre will consist of functional modules, so-called units, focused on specific know-hows. The units for animal ("in vivo") and human/cellular ("ex vivo") models will be logically and logistically integrated into one physical and functional unit.
Promoting teaching and research using in vivo and ex vivo models and providing services based on these models with the aim to:
PROVIDE
R&D with a defined impact on clinical medicine
DEVELOP
effective interdisciplinary interaction
CREATE
a basis for participation in international projects
GUIDE
R&D into state-of-the-art areas of biomedicine
The Centre will be organically integrated into the existing scientific research axis at the University Campus Bohunice and will thus complete the unique environment of a globally competitive centre of biomedical research. The MUNI Pre-clinical Centre will function as an entity open to internal and external researchers and commercial partners.
Units of MUNI Pre-clinical centre
In vivo models
• Mouse/rat breeding unit (nucleus breeding)
• Tumour model unit
• Experimental surgery unit
• Neurobehavioral experiments unit
- Pharmacological-toxicological unit
- In vivo imaging unit
- Breeding and Danio rerio experiments unit
- BSL-3 laboratories for animal experiments
Ex vivo models
- Tissue culture and genetic modification unit
- Organoid unit
- Immunology and flow cytometry unit uni
- Histopathology and haematology unit
- Cryobank
