IMBA Stem Cell Core Facility

• Human iPS Reprogramming 
• IPSC Biobank
• Genome Targeting (Human & Mouse) 
• Quality Control 
• Haplobank

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ISCCF CONDITIONS 

1. We provide service for a fee. Before requesting a service please review our service costs.
2. Please get approval from your group leader (unless you are the GL) before submitting a request.
3. Please read our terms & conditions before submitting a service request. This is to ensure the user knows what to expect.
4. You can request a service through JIRA: https://jira.imp.ac.at/servicedesk/customer/portal/4. Your request will be automatically forwarded to the ISCCF team. By requesting any service you agree to our terms and conditions.

We offer non-integrating reprogramming technologies such as the Sendai Virus System to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC).
We reprogram cells under feeder-dependent conditions.

NOTE: The facility must comply with existing ethics laws therefore all patient material for iPS derivation must receive ethics approval. 

For information on ethics approval process please contact: Ethics & Biosafety

To request the Human iPS Reprogramming Service:

1. Seek ethics approval for donor samples (for questions please contact Ethics & Biosafety)
2. Raise a request at https://jira.imp.ac.at/servicedesk/customer/portal/4; click on Human IPS Reprogramming

The IMBA stem cell bank, iPSC Biobank, is a collection of induced pluripotent stem cell lines (iPSC lines) produced from skin and blood cells. The iPSC Biobank is integrated into the IMBA Stem Cell Core Facility. It stores and provides patient-specific iPSC lines from patients suspected to having monogenic or polygenic illnesses, as well as clinically normal test subjects as a resource for the scientific research of both common and rare diseases. The resource is available to all scientists and commercial institutions. The ethical guidelines of the iPSC Biobank are always based on prevailing laws and internal regulations. For information on ethics approval process please contact: Ethics & Biosafety 

We are currently building an e-commerce platform (Webshop) for the purchasing of IPSC lines. Please see info below (pdf files) for procedures and requirements regarding the generation and access of IPSC lines. For current requests please contact Jennifer Volz & Sofia Aligianni.

Project Procedure Overview
Research Proposal

Useful Links:

Genome editing guides: https://www.addgene.org/crispr/ & https://zlab.bio/guide-design-resources/

gRNA design: https://www.sanger.ac.uk/htgt/wge/

Prolonged culture conditions and genetic manipulation of cells are processes that may expose cells to selection pressures and subsequently compromise cell fitness and stem cell properties. We recommend for researchers to test the quality of their lines routinely during their work.

You can request from us-For IMBA groups only (does not apply to external costumers)

• SNP array genotyping 
• 3-lineage differentiation
• Cell line submission & banking
• Home-made stem cell media (10x stocks of E8)
• Preparation of mouse ES cells for blastocyst injection

To request a service in Quality Control in human and/or mouse stem cells: 

1. Read the Quality Standards page to get more informed
2. Raise a request at: https://jira.imp.ac.at/servicedesk/customer/portal/4

ISCCF QUALITY STANDARDS

In the post-genomic era, science is accumulating large datasets from high-throughput screening. Validation of hits from such screens still requires genetic testing. To this end, we created Haplobank, a genome-wide library of murine ESC lines with defined genetic mutations. Haplobank contains over 100,000 conditionally mutated and reversible mESC clones, targeting about 70% of the protein-coding genome (almost 17,000 genes). The resource is available to all scientists, and represents the largest ever library of homozyogous mutant embryonic stem cell lines to date. Haplobank overcomes issues arising from clonal variability, because mutations can be repaired in single cells and at whole genome scale. In addition, the haploid genome of these embryonic stem cells enables reverse genetics. Haplobank can be used to functionally validate predictions or to study in-depth phenotypic effects of gene loss, thereby helping to phenotypically annotate the mouse genome. 

For more information about the Haplobank and ordering of cell lines visit the website (https://www.haplobank.at)

ISCCF Service Fees* include: Genome Targeting consumables
For more information on ISCCF fees contact: Jennifer Volz and Sofia Aligianni

Important Info: 

• For internal requests: Because of overcapacity and increasing cost, ISCCF does not incorporate in it's pipeline GENOTYPING on the single clone stage. Instead, the researcher will be provided with batch-validated genotyping PCR conditions to screen single clones in their own lab. Once researchers have identified the clones of interest, the facility resumes service in expansion and final validation and quality control (QC) of those clones.

*All prices are in Euros (€)

Jennifer Volz, Elisabeth Stein, Miroslava Peterkova, Miroslava Spanova, Madalina Mirea, Michelle Foong-Sobis, Manuela Kinzer, Sofia Aligianni, Nicole Leeb, Nina Van de Loo, Cindy Horenburg

We use well-established protocols which we adapt to our service pipelines. However, a lot of projects can be challenging due to technical and/or biological reasons we cannot control, and that may cause the service to be paused or stopped entirely. Our goal is to make this process transparent and help you prepare before requesting one of our services. Here you will find information on the ISCCF conditions, as well as considerations for your project planning. 

We kindly ask users to read and agree to the ISCCF Service Terms & Conditions before requesting our services.

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