The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) and Boston Children’s Hospital joined members of the healthcare community for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the official opening of the newly renovated Karp Aquatics Facility at Boston Children’s.
The renovation of the Karp Aquatics Facility has dramatically improved the ability of Boston Children’s scientists to leverage their zebrafish model system to better understand stem cell biology and various forms of cancer. The renovations included: 1) replacement of the original aquaculture systems (installed in 2003) with state of the art, custom designed systems; 2) addition of a customized, automated breeding system that incorporates BCH-patented technology to produce embryos for drug screening; 3) addition of three robotic feeders to deliver diet to the fish; 4) rearranged/improved wet workspace for fish research; 5) installation of a new, dedicated aquatic tank washer; and 6) upgraded feed production infrastructure.
