Transferring Mice

Please follow the instructions below to transfer your mice to the RMPC for your study.

Note: Submit this form before 12:00pm Tuesday or it will be processed the following week. This form must be approved before you can move your mice on the intended date!

1. YOU MUST ADD “Use of Core” to your IACUC protocol before transferring your mice, more info here
2. Coordinate a date and time with the RMPC to drop off your mice
3. Fill out this ULAR form: Rodent Protocol Transfer & Relocation Form: http://ular.upenn.edu/form-page/rodent-transfer-and-relocation-form/
   • Specific Transfer Date: Enter in date already coordinated with the RMPC
   • Transfer to: IACUC Protocol Number: 804474 
   • Transfer to: Animal Bio-Safety Level (ABSL): 1 
   • Transfer to: Account Number or POLARIS Nickname: click POLARIS Nickname 
   • POLARIS Nickname: RMP Service Center 
   • Transfer to: Account Number: 400-4776-1-000011-XXXX-7006-0000 
   • Transfer to: Principal Investigator Name: Joseph Baur 
   • Transfer to: PI Email: baur@pennmedicine.upenn.edu 
   • Transfer to: Contact Person Name: Siva Pushpa Gavara
   • Transfer to: Contact Person Penn ID number:  46829957
   • Transfer to: Contact Email: Sivapushpa.Gavara@PennMedicine.upenn.edu
   • Transfer to: Contact Phone: 978-844-4991 
   • Transfer to: Facility: TRC 7 & Core 
   • Transfer to: Room Number: SCTR 1-151 
   • Transfer to: Room's Animal Bio-Safety Level (ABSL): 1 
   • BOA (Business Office Approver) Name: Airida Guogis 
   • BOA (Business Office Approver) Email: AGuogis@PennMedicine.upenn.edu 
   • Transfer from... enter in your information 
   • Animal identification...enter in your information 
   • Who will be moving the cages: ***Cages to be moved by lab staff*** 
     • Yes, this means your lab will be moving the cages at the time coordinated with RMPC staff in step #2. 
     • VERY IMPORTANT: DO NOT CHOOSE TO BE MOVED BY ULAR STAFF OR WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR ULAR TO MOVE YOUR MICE ON THURSDAYS AND IT MAY DELAY YOUR EXPERIMENT!!! 

Note: No pinworm testing is necessary if moving from a barrier facility (like Smilow 6) to our core, a conventional facility 

  4. Bring you mice to suite SCTR 1-150 at the scheduled date/time 

Please follow the instructions below to export your mice to the RMPC for your study.

Note: Mouse exportations must be submitted 3 weeks prior to the requested delivery date, and all mice must go through up to a month of quarantine prior to your study, unless in special pre-approved circumstances for acute use only.

1. YOU MUST ADD “Use of Core” to your IACUC protocol before sending your mice, more info here: IACUC: Use of core
2. Rodent health reports:
   1. All imports, including CHOP: Please send the health reports for the mice coming into UPenn to ular-dx@lists.upenn.edu and CC Corey Holman at holmanc@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
   2. Mice coming from non-approved, new vendors, must also submit the following extra reports to <ular-rodent@lists.upenn.edu&gt; and copy Laws, Sheila <slaws@upenn.edu>, Brice, Angela K <abrice@upenn.edu>, and Holman, Corey <Corey.Holman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu>  
      1. A summary of the health monitoring program from the sending institution
      2. 1 year of health reports from the sending institution
      3. A recent report less than 90 days old which includes species-specific serology and endo and ecto- parasite information including:
         • Mouse Serology - MPV-1, MPV-2, MVM, NS-1, SEND, PVM, MHV, TMEV, REO, MPUL, EDIM, LCMV, MAV, ECTRO
         • Rat Serology – RPV, H-1, RV, NS-1, SEND, PVM, SDA/RCV, REO, MPUL, TMEV, and ECUN
      4. Just prior to shipment, send an additional health report that's less than 9 days prior to the shipment date
3. Rodent information: Please send the following information to Corey Holman at holmanc@pennmedicine.upenn.edu:
   • Species:
   • Strain:
   • Color:
   • Age:
   • Mouse identification information (ear tag numbers, etc.):
   • Number of males:
   • Number of females:
   • Number of cages:
   • Immune status:
   • Describe any abnormal phenotype:
   • Describe any special husbandry requirements:
   • Is an MTA or other type of agreement involved:
   • Institution name:
   • Institution address (city, state, country):
   • PI name, email & phone:
   • Lab contact name, email & phone:
   • Veterinarian name, email & phone:
   • Shipping coordinator name, email & phone:
4. Additional information: The UPenn information is as follows, likely needed for your institution’s exportation form:
   • IACUC Protocol Number: 804474
   • PI Name: Joseph Baur
   • PI Email: baur@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
   • PI Phone: (215) 746-4585
   • Core Contact Name: Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Core
   • Core Contact Email: holmanc@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
   • Core Contact Phone: 978-844-4991
   • Veterinarian Name: Angela Brice, D.V.M., Ph.D.
   • Veterinarian Email: abrice@upenn.edu
   • Veterinarian Phone: 215-898-4009
   • Shipping Coordinator Name: Sheila Laws
   • Shipping Coordinator Email: slaws@upenn.edu
   • Shipping Coordinator Phone: 215-573-4546  

Please follow the instructions below to have the RMPC order the correct mice for your study.

1. Please send the following information to Corey Holman at holmanc@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
   • Vendor name:
   • Mouse strain:
   • Stock #:
   • Age:
   • Sex:
   • Number of mice:
2. We will charge for the mouse purchase in your iLabs bill.