Washington University Fish Facility Per diem and Services Fee Schedule
All requests must be made through iLabs
Pricing Effective September 2024
Per Diem Fees
Adult Room
| 1.1 L tank | $0.09 per diem |
| 3.5 L tank | $0.24 per diem |
| 8 L tank | $0.47 per diem |
Nursery Room and Quarantine Room
| 1.1 L tank | $0.18 per diem |
| 3.5 L tank | $0.48 per diem |
| 8 L tank | $0.95 per diem |
Tank Surcharge
- Each month, an investigator’s laboratory will be charged 2.0X the per diem up to the first 60, 3.5 liter tank equivalents (one full rack) in adult rooms.
- The surcharge is to cover facility infrastructure, equipment and supply costs that do not simply scale up with the number of tanks.
- After the 60 tank threshold has been met, remaining tanks will be charged at the regular per diem, which covers fish maintenance.
User fee
- $20 per month Facility User charge.
Other services and fees
Tank exchange
- $136 per rack
- Fee is based on 80 3.5 L tanks per rack
Shipping & receiving embryos/adult fish
- Receiving: $45.50/hr
- Shipping: contact Amy Hummel for a quote
- You must provide sender with your FedEx number
- Request the sender add your lab name to the “reference” section
- Email Amy Hummel to alert to delivery at least the day before they arrive
- Send to this address:
- Solnica-Krezel/Amy Hummel
- Dev Bio CB8103
- Washington University
- 4523 Clayton Ave
- St Louis, MO 63110
- ph: 314-362-9398
- ahummel@wustl.edu
Rotifers
- Contact Amy Hummel for a quote
Crossing fish
- Contact Amy Hummel for a quote
- User sets up cross or Facility staff sets up cross
- Natural cross or in vitro fertilization
Disinfection of embryos
- $30.00 per dish
- $1.00 additional per dish up to 6 dishes
- Call for pricing if greater than 6 dishes
- One line; handling of embryos is included
Cryopreservation of line
- $82.00 per line (10 vials)
- One line: 5 fish/10 vials
Recovery of line from cryopreserved sperm
- $68.00 per line
- One line, includes set up of females
Training
- Microinjection of embryos, includes supplies: $91.00 per hour
- Other training: $45.50 per hour
Injection
- $100.00 per hour
- Up to four sample tubes
Experiments & Design/Consultation by FF Staff
- $45.50 per hour
- Contact Anna Hindes for discussion of project
Outside users
Additional 30% Administration fee added for all outside users
Fee Schedule prices are subject to change without advance notice.