Scientific Functional Explorations Center
Aix-Marseille Université
CEFOS is an animal facility for biomedical in vivo research with a particular interest in surgery.
LS4_3 - Physiology of ageing - Physiology in Health, Disease and Ageing
LS1_8 - Structural biology - Molecules of Life: Biological Mechanisms, Structures and Functions
LS5_3 - Neural development and related disorders - Neuroscience and Disorders of the Nervous System
LS2_13 - Systems biology - Integrative Biology: from Genes and Genomes to Systems
LS3_9 - Cell differentiation, formation of tissues and organs - Cellular, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
LS6_8 - Biological basis of prevention and treatment of infection - Immunity, Infection and Immunotherapy
Animal Research Models
CEFOS is open to both the academic and private sectors (on request).
Among CEFOS main services are:
- Technological support for research using animal models,
- Services in animal experimentation and training,
- Microsurgery training.