Expedited Phenotyping
Mice from these vendors do not require quarantine:
- Jackson Labs
- Harlan Teklad
- Taconic Farms
- Charles River Labs
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Aging
- UC Davis Mouse Biology Program
Courses & Education
- Isotope Tracers in Metabolic Research: Principles and Practice of Kinetic Analysis (November 8-12 2021)
- Glucose Clamping the Conscious Mouse: A Laboratory Course Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center - Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN (October 18-22, 2021)
- See JoVE Production on the Vanderbilt Clamp
- MMPC Grant Programs
Our Mission
To advance research by providing novel experimental tools to the scientific community for phenotyping genetic mouse models related to diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic diseases.Our Goals
- Broaden the scope of techniques available to investigators
- Standardize key methodologies
- Expedite the completion of research
- Compile a database for mouse models of diabetes
Twitter Feed
New from the Sheila Collins Lab and the VMMPC! Increased Energy Expenditure and Protection From Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice Lacking the cGMP-Specific Phosphodies… https://t.co/rNJ3qCZmRN
New from the Zent Lab and the VMMPC! Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity https://t.co/24HskxuoXP
New from Masoud Ghamari-Langroudi and the VMMPC! Endogenous cannabinoids are required for MC4R-mediated control of energy homeostasis https://t.co/qHxZwLi4J8
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Recent Publications
- Bax Contributes to Retinal Ganglion Cell Dendritic Degeneration During Glaucoma January 5, 2022 Michael L Risner
- Capillary Endothelial Insulin Transport: The Rate-limiting Step for Insulin-stimulated Glucose Uptake December 15, 2021 Ian M Williams
- Differential pre-malignant programs and microenvironment chart distinct paths to malignancy in human colorectal polyps December 15, 2021 Bob Chen
- Metabolic stress induces GD2(+) cancer stem cell-like phenotype in triple-negative breast cancer November 23, 2021 Appalaraju Jaggupilli
- Peptide-YY(3-36)/glucagon-like peptide-1 combination treatment of obese diabetic mice improves insulin sensitivity associated with recovered pancreatic beta-cell function and synergistic activation of discrete hypothalamic and brainstem neuronal circuitries November 15, 2021 Brandon B Boland
- The impact of intermittent exercise on mouse ethanol drinking and abstinence-associated affective behavior and physiology November 13, 2021 Samuel W Centanni
- Systems Approach to Integrating Preclinical Apolipoprotein E-Knockout Investigations Reveals Novel Etiologic Pathways and Master Atherosclerosis Network in Humans November 11, 2021 Megan M Shuey
- β-Glucan Induces Distinct and Protective Innate Immune Memory in Differentiated Macrophages November 6, 2021 Cody L Stothers
- CD36 maintains the gastric mucosa and associates with gastric disease November 3, 2021 Miriam Jacome-Sosa
- mGlu<sub>1</sub> potentiation enhances prelimbic somatostatin interneuron activity to rescue schizophrenia-like physiological and cognitive deficits November 3, 2021 James Maksymetz
- Determining the pharmacologic window of bisphosphonates that mitigates severe injury-induced osteoporosis and muscle calcification, while preserving fracture repair November 1, 2021 M Saito
- Endogenous cannabinoids are required for MC4R-mediated control of energy homeostasis October 16, 2021 Yu Yong
- Rac1 promotes kidney collecting duct integrity by limiting actomyosin activity October 14, 2021 Fabian Bock
- Sex-biased islet β cell dysfunction is caused by the MODY MAFA S64F variant by inducing premature aging and senescence in males October 13, 2021 Emily M Walker
- Pharmacological blockade of the EP3 prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub> receptor in the setting of type 2 diabetes enhances β-cell proliferation and identity and relieves oxidative damage October 9, 2021 Karin J Bosma