Name of Resource
C. elegans ND Models (CRCHUM - Universite de Montreal)
Name of Principal Investigator - Title
Dr
Name of Principal Investigator - First name
Alex
Name of Principal Investigator - Last name
Parker
Address of institution -Institution
CRCHUM - Universite de Montreal
Address of institution - Street address
Address of institution - City
Montreal
Address of institution - Postcode
Country
Canada
Contact email
Summary
C. elegans models of neurodegeneration
Q1a. Please indicate below if your cohort includes or expects to include, incidence of the following conditions? (1)
Motor neurone diseases| Alzheimer's disease and other dementias| Neurodegenerative disease in general
Q1b. Does your resource hold
Animals| Genetic Material (e.g. DNA, RNA, vectors)
Q2a. Does the resource act as a centre for access and distribution to external groups (who are not the Principal Investigators (PI) for the resource)?
Yes
Q2b. If Yes, what procedures and rules apply for access?
Apply to PI or co-ordinator at resource| Access independent of collaboration with PI
Q3a. Does your resource develop experimental models (animal/cell) for external groups?
Yes
Q3b. If YES and your resource is related to an ANIMAL model, what types of models are provided?
Wild type| Genetically Modified| Humanised
Q3c. If YES and your resource is related to a CELL model, what types of models are provided?
Q4a. Is this activity supported as:
Q4b. Do you deposit what you supply in any kind of central repository?
Disease
ALS| HD| PD
Species
C.elegans| C.elegans| C.elegans
Available to external user
Yes| No| No
Full phenotypic character
Yes| Yes| Yes
Please indicate the phenotypes
Motor neuron degeneration| Neuronal dysfunction| Dopaminergic neuron degeneration
List of genotypes or other subtypes
Q5b. Cognitive function, No of models
Q5b. Cognitive function, Available to external users
Q5b. Cognitive function, Full phenotypic characterisation
Q5b. Cognitive function, Nature of phenotype
Q5b. Motor function, No of models
5
Q5b. Motor function, Available to external users
Yes
Q5b. Motor function, Full phenotypic characterisation
Yes
Q5b. Motor function, Nature of phenotype
Degenerating motor neurons
Q5b. Physiological function, no of models
Q5b. Physiological function, Available to external users
Q5b. Physiological function, Full phenotypic characterisation
Q5b. Physiological function, Nature of phenotype
Q5b. Other function (please specify), no of models
Please specify other function
Q5b. Other function (please specify), Available to external users
Q5b. Other function (please specify), Full phenotypic characterisation
Q5b. Other function (please specify), Nature of phenotype
Q6. Please indicate if your resource is already linked into European or international consortia or networks?
Q7a. Is maintenance of this resource dependent on continued funding?
No
Q7b. If yes, when does the current funding period end?
Q7c. What is the expected lifespan of the resource (in years)?
Indefinite, can be frozen
Q7d. Are there other plans affecting future use that it may be useful to know?
Types: Experimental Models
Member States: Canada
Diseases: N/A
Years: 2016
Database Categories: N/A
Database Tags: N/A