Biosafety level 3 facility for Tuberculosis Research
Find out information to access the BSL-3/ABSL-3 facility at University of Delhi South Campus
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STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY
POWERING RESEARCH
about us.
The UDS-BSL3 facility is a DBT-supported National facility for providing a state-of-the-art biosafety containment laboratory to various TB researchers across the country for their research activities. This world-class facility was established in 2009 and has been used by various investigators since then resulting in a number of important publications and significant research findings.
The main goal of this facility is to encourage TB research in the country and facilitate towards a better understanding in TB research and translational outcomes.
Why Us...
Experience the Difference
Since the main goal of the facility is to provide a boost to TB research, we try to accomodate each and every user without affecting their research and time. The facility also has a provision for carrying out aerosol infection studies.
Infrastructure/
equipments available
ABSL-3 facility
The UDSC-BSL3 facility has an animal holding room which comprises of a fully functional individually ventilated caging (IVC) system that can house 360 guinea pigs and 640 mice at a time. We have a dedicated staff to look after the animals for their care, food, water and bedding arrangements. We also have services of a veterinarian doctor to look after the health of the animals. The animals are routinely monitored and extreme care is taken for their welfare.
Explore the lab........
65 +
Publications
(for the work carried out in the facility by various investigators)
10+ PIs/50+ students
Satisfied Investigators
(who have used the facility and conducted research work here) and several PhD and research scholars
Several
Positive Feedbacks
(from the users of the facility in the past decade)
Scope of Research at BSL-3 facility
User friendly environment
The users are provided conducive research environment, easy access to various equipments/instruments required for their work.
Various in vitro studies on the pathogenic strains
The two biosafety cabinets are dedicated for the in vitro work related to the bacterial work. Numerous experiments such as culturing of mycobacteria, generation of gene knockouts, in vitro stress experiments, electroporations, CFU platings etc. can be performed.
Excellent tissue culture lab
The tissue culture lab is equipped with a dedicated biosafety cabinet for all cell culturing work. Lab has three carbon dioxide incubators, various microscopes including a fluorescence microscope, FACS machine etc. are available. Numerous experiments such as infection of cell lines with mycobacterial strains, cytotoxicity studies, FACS analysis etc, can be performed.
ABSL-3 facility
There is an excellent Animal BSL-3 facility available in the laboratory. The animal holding room has IVC systems for safe and hygienic housing os small animals (mice and guinea pigs). The facility also houses a animal change station and an aerosol chamber for aerosol route infection of animals. Various animal studies such as protective efficacy studies of vaccine candidates, therapeutic evaluation of drug candidates, virulence studies of various mycobacterial strains and survival studies can be performed.
Complete list of equipments at the BSL-3/ABSL-3 facility
- B2 type biosafety cabinets
- Plate incubators
- Incubator orbital shakers
- Deep freezers
- -20 degrees freezer
- Refrigerator
- Weighing balance
- Microwave
- Water bath
- Table top refrigerated centrifuge
- Electroporator
- Tissue homogeniser
- Carbon dioxide incubators
- Fluorescence activated cell sorting machine
- Fluorescence spectrophotometer
- Spectrophotometer
- Beta - counter
- Light microscopes
- Fluorescence microscope
- Individually ventilated cages
- Aerosol inhalation chamber
- Animal change station
- Animal sacrifice chamber
- Double door autoclave
- Bead beaters
- Computers
Training Programmes !
One week online training programme was conducted on ‘Working in BSL-3 Laboratory and Practices for handling Mycobacterium tuberculosis‘ from 22nd – 28th March, 2021.
One week online training programme was conducted on ‘BSL-3 Laboratory Practices and Mycobacterium tuberculosis handling practices’ from 27th January – 2nd February, 2022.
Online course was conducted on ‘Drug Discovery (with a focus on TB drug discovery)‘ from 24th – 27th May, 2022.
Online course to be conducted on ‘Training course on BSL3 practices and advanced TB research protocols‘ from 20th -26th September, 2022.
One week online training programme was conducted on ‘BSL-3 Laboratory training and Handling Practices for Mycobacterium tuberculosis‘ from 19th – 25th July, 2021
One week online training programme was conducted on ‘Advanced training course on TB research in BSL3 and protocols’ from 26th October – 1st November, 2021
Pricing Table.
BSL-3 charges
Non-DU Users
Rs. 12,000/week
This includes BSL-3 lab usage with an access to all the equipments and instruments
BSL-3 charges
DU Users
Rs. 5,000/week
This includes BSL-3 lab usage with an access to all the equipments and instruments
ABSL-3 charges
Non-DU Users
Rs. 96/mice/week
Rs. 294/guinea pig/week
Rs. 750/week (doctor visit charges)
This includes the maintenance and daily care of the animals, providing them feed, water and housing of animals in IVC
ABSL-3 charges
DU Users
Rs. 80/mice/week
Rs. 245/guinea pig/week
Rs. 750/week (doctor visit charges)
This includes the maintenance and daily care of the animals, providing them feed, water and housing of animals in IVC
Testimonials.
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Here for you
Please send a message on Whatsapp number (9810578184) or drop in an email at the given addresses.
Whom to contact
Dr. Garima Khare
Assistant Professor
garima1822@yahoo.co.in
bsl3.udsc@gmail.com
+91-24115209
+91-9810578184
Where to find us
Animal House building, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi -110021
Funding Received for running the facility so far......
