History 

The Biological Resources Aquatics division stemmed from the cessation of the NHMRC’s Australian Zebrafish Phenomics Facility Enabling Grant (AZPF) to ensure UQ researchers received the continued support and infrastructure associated with research using aquatic model organisms. The Biological Resources Aquatics supports a diverse range of fields from developmental genetics and human disease to physiology and environmental toxicology. 

 

Supported models 

Biological Resources Aquatics is currently responsible for the husbandry and welfare of the following aquatic models:

FreshwaterZebrafish (Brachydanio rerio) and African Clawed-Frogs (Xenopus laevis - females only) 
Marine - Various Anemonefish species

Existing facilities have some flexibility for housing alternative species. Please contact us (link to admin email) to discuss potential housing options available.

Scope of usage: 2022 Web Of Science trend overview for subject categories featuring zebrafish model usage.