Services and Rates
Rates effective starting October 01, 2025
Full-service rates
Behavioral tests performed by RBC
Internal rate: $88/hour
External rate: $137/hour
Training rate
Lab personnel training with RBC to qualify for Self-Service use*
Internal rate: $100/hour
External rate: $156/hour
Self-service rates
Behavioral tests performed by lab personnel (following training with RBC)*
Internal rate: $44/hour
External rate: $69/hour
*Contact the RBC to schedule Training and discuss Self-Service Use (404-309-8133 or RBC@emory.edu)
RBC Services
Mouse/Rat Locomotor Activity
Estimated labor hours: 3 hours
Mouse/Rat Circadian Rhythm
Estimated labor hours: 5 hours
Mouse Behavioral Sleep Latency
Estimated labor hours: Time variable
Rotarod
Estimated labor hours: 6
Grid Performance
Estimated labor hours: 6
Stride Length
Estimated labor hours: 6
Beam Traversal
Estimated labor hours: 8
Pole Test
Estimated labor hours: 8
Abnormal Involuntary Movements
Estimated labor hours: Variable time
Mouse Morris Water Maze
Estimated labor hours: 21
Mouse Radial Maze
Estimated labor hours: 32
Moue Social Discrimination
Estimated labor hours: 15
Mouse Social Memory
Estimated labor hours: 13
Mouse Fear Conditioning
Estimated labor hours: 8
Rat Morris Water Maze
Estimated labor hours: 10
Mouse Elevated Plus Maze
Estimated labor hours: 6
Mouse Dark/Light Test
Estimated labor hours: 5
Mouse/Rat Open Field
Estimated labor hours: 4
Mouse Forced Swim Test
Estimated labor hours: 6
Rat Forced Swim Test
Estimated labor hours: 8
Mouse Tail Suspension Test
Estimated labor hours: 6
Novelty-suppressed feeding
Estimated labor hours: Time variable
Chronic Mild Stress
Estimated labor hours: Time variable
Mouse/Rat Flurothyl
Estimated labor hours: 6
Mouse/Rat Kanic Acid
Estimated labor hours: Time variable
Mouse/Rat Pentylenetetrazole
Estimated labor hours: 6
Mouse/Rat Bicuculline
Estimated labor hours: Time variable
Mouse/Rat Audiogenic
Estimated labor hours: 3
Mouse/Rat Drug-induced Locomotion
Estimated labor hours: 5
Mouse/Rat Sensitization
Estimated labor hours: 20
Mouse CPP
Estimated labor hours: 22
Rat CPP
Estimated labor hours: 25
Mouse Oral Self-Administration
Estimated labor hours: 15
Mouse Intruder Aggression
Estimated labor hours: 11
Mouse/Rat Stereotax
Estimated labor hours: 0.75
Mouse Ovariectomies
Estimated labor hours: 1
Rat IV Catheter
Estimated labor hours: 1.5
Mouse/Rat Osmotic mini-pump
Estimated labor hours: 0.5
Individual Custom
Estimated labor hours: Time Variable
IACUC Protocol Preparation
Estimated labor hours: Time Variable