BARI Aging rodent questionnaire
The Bakar Aging Research Institute (BARI) aims to transform the current landscape of aging research at UCSF by eliminating major obstacles that obstruct development of molecular, cellular and organismal-based research strategies.
In particular, aging research in rodent models has been greatly hindered by availability of aging animals, lack of standardized in vivo functional analysis, and limited options for cross laboratory multi-tissue investigations. The BARI is in the process of establishing infrastructure for two rodent colonies: an aging mouse colony and a Naked Mole rat (NMR) colony. Through these resources we hope to provide the necessary bridge to conduct large scale multi-laboratory long-term investigations never before possible at UCSF.
To best develop these resources, we need to know your current and future needs. Please take a few minutes to answer the questions below on aging mice (section 1) and naked mole-rats (section 2). You may skip to the section relevant to your interests.