Donate a Strain

When should I submit my strain for evaluation by the GRC?

• To ensure that your strain is evaluated at the next month's meeting, please submit your strain no later than the 3rd Wednesday of the month. You will be notified after your strain has been reviewed by email.

My strain was accepted for donation to The Jackson Laboratory. Will I receive mice once they’ve been imported into TJL’s facility?

Upon acceptance of the DI’s strain, we will import the strain and determine whether to maintain it initially as a breeding colony or to cryopreserve it.  This determination is based on information from you, the DI, and advice from internal and external scientific advisory committees.

• We may provide the Donating Investigator (DI) up to three pairs, or six mice, of the line donated, at no charge (shipping costs are to be paid by the DI), as long as the line is maintained as a live (on the shelf) colony.

• If the strain is accepted for Cryopreservation Only, the DI must decide whether or not he/she wants free mice upon the Lab's acceptance of the strain. Once the strain is cryopreserved, the DI will be charged a recovery cost.   Mice may be shipped to a destination of choice, EXCEPT to third parties for resale.

What information must I provide when donating my strain?

• Provide The Jackson Laboratory with accurate information on the strain.
• Provide the Lab the number and genotype of mice requested for importation in a timely manner.
• Review the initial text description of the strain and return it to the designated contact.
• Incur costs associated with shipping of mice and materials to The Jackson Laboratory. 
• Encourage investigators seeking mice submitted to the repository, to register their interest in new strains under development online or calling Customer Service at 800-422-6423 or 207-288-5845.
• Up-to-date information, including new publications using the strain. Information on initiatives that could lead to potential increase in demand is also appreciated.