Neurons R Us Penn Medicine Translational Neuroscience Center (PTNC)

Neurons R Us Culture Service Center

Welcome to the PTNC Neurons R Us Culture Service Center!

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 or plates
Expert advice and troubleshooting
"Made to order" cultures upon request, e.g. transgenics, other strains

Announcement

New Processes and Pricing for FY19

New Cell Pickup Procedure - 45 min warning emails

Please note that there is a new procedure for cell pickups. The NRU will no longer be calling individuals when cells are ready. Please go to the Ordering Information page on the Info & Forms pulldown menu for more information. For questions on cell pickups, please email the NRU mailbox at cnscells@pennmedicine.upenn.edu. We will not answer the phone inside the lab while dissections are taking place, so for the quickest response, please email. Thank you.

New Forms for FY19

The NRU will no longer be accepting emailed orders. All non-custom order requests must be submitted using one of the two forms posted on our website. Please see the Ordering Info & Forms tab for more information and access to the forms. All dissections and custom order requests should be emailed to the director. For Off Campus users, please email cnscells@pennmedicine.upenn.edu for access to the forms.