Zebrafish Research: Our facility boasts a large-scale capacity with over 1,500 zebrafish tanks, enabling high-density housing and streamlined research workflows. The ZAC is designed to facilitate high-fecundity research, leveraging the zebrafish’s transparent embryos and rapid growth for early development studies and various experimental applications.

Aquatic Species Support: In addition to zebrafish, our core supports a range of aquatic species, including but not limited to:

Axolotls

Killifish

Cave Fish

Cichlids

Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS): Our facility features:

Large Self-Automated RAS: Designed for efficient, high-capacity aquatic model maintenance and research.

Smaller RAS: Ideal for specialized or smaller-scale aquatic studies.

Cost-Effective and Efficient: Zebrafish are smaller and more robust, allowing for higher population densities and reduced costs compared to other models.

High Fecundity: Zebrafish exhibit high reproductive rates with manageable gestation times, facilitating large-scale studies.

Transparent Embryos: The transparency of zebrafish embryos, combined with their rapid growth rates, makes them ideal for early development research and studies related to toxicity, oncology, and nutrition.

Genetic Relevance: With 84% of genes associated with human diseases having zebrafish counterparts, this model provides valuable insights into genetic research and disease mechanisms.

Regenerative Capabilities: Zebrafish possess unique regenerative properties that are highly valuable for comparative medicine research.

In addition to supporting research at Tufts University and affiliated hospitals, the ZAC offers a broad array of contract research services tailored to the needs of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Our expertise and infrastructure enable us to provide high-quality, customized research support across a variety of aquatic models.