Welcome to the PTNC Neurons R Us Brain Cell Service Core
Neurons R Us (NRU) is a service center provided by the Penn Medicine Translational Neuroscience Center (PTNC) at the University of Pennsylvania. The NRU has been supplying neurons for research to the Penn community for over 25 years.
Advantages of buying from us
- Low cost
- On campus
- Mouse and rat
- Hippocampus and cortex
- Provided in suspensions
- Expert advice and troubleshooting
- "Made to order" or special dissection services upon request, e.g. transgenics, other strains
Announcement
Price change effective August 1, 2025 for Penn/CHOP users:
Costs have risen for animal purchase and transport, per diems, supplies, and personnel. Because of this, the core is applying a modest increase of 15% in pricing for FY26, effective August 1, 2025, in order to cover our costs for operating the core.
Despite this adjustment, our pricing remains highly competitive compared to commercial "frozen" cells and the overall expenses associated with maintaining an independent setup for primary cell cultures. We know that funding is very tight these days and apologize for any financial burden this may cause for our users.
Please direct all questions to the core: cnscells@pennmedicine.upenn.edu