LABORATORY ANIMAL SHARED RESOURCEThe primary purpose of the Laboratory Animal Shared Resource is to provide the resources andenvironment with which animals models of cancer can be created and analyzed for the KimmelComprehensive Cancer Center. This shared resource provides housing and high quality maintenance andcare for laboratory animals. The facility also provides technical expertise in small animal surgery,administration of chemical and radiological reagents. A critical component of the facility is the maintenanceof a high quality barrier facility to generate a specific pathogen free environment that ensures the accurateinterpretation of experimental results. The in-colony health surveillance program ensures that fidelity of thefacility. The Animal Shared Resource has maintained full AAALAC accreditation since 1977. The facility isoperated as a partial barrier system in which all animals are housed in sterile microisolator cages. Thefacility is composed of 29 animal rooms, along with the requisite cage and food storage area, a dedicatednecropsy room, and a tunnel cage washer. The shared resource has consistently maintained the highestlevel of expertise and proficiency greatly enhancing the work of the cancer center members.
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