User guidelines for the zebrafish core facility

Who can access  the zebrafish core facility?

• Internal academic research groups at Karolinska Institutet
• External academic groups from Swedish and European universities

• Corporate users

  For inquiries or to begin using the facility, please contact zebrafish-office@km.ki.se

Required permits

• The facility provides all permits needed to work immediately with zebrafish embryos up to 5 days post‑fertilization.
• An ethical permit covering standard procedures in fish older than 5 days—such as breeding, creating transgenic lines, genotyping, and pathology/necropsy—is provided by the facility.
• For additional procedures involving animals older than 5 days, a personal ethical permit may be required. We offer standardized templates and assistance in preparing such applications.

Required training

• All researchers must complete an on‑site introduction (approximately 30 minutes).
• To work with zebrafish older than 5 days, researchers must complete laboratory animal science training, which includes an online theoretical module and practical on‑site training. The course can be booked via las-edu@km.ki.se

Facility prices

Here you can find our current price list.