The current fish facility houses two fish species, zebrafish (Danio rerio) and African turquoise killifish (Nothobranchuis furzeri) and one amphibian species, African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis).
With a capacity to hold more than 1500 fish, the facility possesses both polycarbonate and glass aquariums, the latter used for toxicology experiments. Both fish species are also bred and reared on-site.
It also contains experimental rooms for each species as well as quarantine space.
Research purposes
- Wildtype zebrafish are used to explore questions related to obesity and metabolic diseases, while Casper zebrafish are used to explore the anti-cancer properties of select fatty acids.
- The short-lived GRZ strain of killifish are used to explore underlying mechanisms of aging.
- The African clawed frogs are routinely used to explore the function of aquaporins.
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