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Mission Statement

The two main functions of the Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center are:

I.  To furnish genetically defined, variant and normal, living Peromyscus or their tissues to investigators and educators for research and instruction.  Associated with this function the Stock Center is committed to:

  1. breed and preserve mutant genetic types for potential future use.
  2. serve as a depository for newly discovered genetic variants.

II. To improve Peromyscus as a laboratory animal resource.  The mission of the Center is not only to serve as a source of living animals.  It also includes activities designed to enhance the research potential of this important genus.  Such activities include:

  1. development of Peromyscus genomics, including a linkage map and associated molecular reagents for genetic analyses and microarray technology.
  2. developing the technology for embryo cryopreservation and application of reverse genetics to the species.
  3. serving as a general source of Peromyscus information by maintaining a reference collection of publications (especially from the older Peromyscus literature), maintaining a web-based repository of Peromyscus information (PeroBase), publishing the Peromyscus Newsletter, preserving materials of historical interest concerning Peromyscus, and attendance at national meetings to publicize the Stock Center.