The objective of the Experimental Animal and Exposure Core Facility is to provide a highly specializedshared resource to support the scientific needs of members of the NYU Cancer Institute for cancer-relatedanimal research in carcinogenesis models and in carcinogen administration. The facility consists of twontegrated units, the Animal Care and Exposure Unit and the Inhalation Exposure Unit, which providesspecialized animal care, technical assistance for experiments with rodent species involving delivery ofcarcinogenic and toxic chemicals, infectious agents for challenge experiments, or intervention compoundsfor chemoprevention or chemotherapy via various routes of exposure including inhalation, systemic, dermal,and oral administration. In addition, several radiation equipments for skin irradiation of laboratory animalswith electrons, UV and X-ray are also available. The Animal Care and Exposure Unit and the InhalationExposure Unit of the resource provide unique services that are not offered elsewhere at NYU School ofMedicine; in fact, the Inhalation Exposure Unit is one of the largest academic facilities of its kind. We provideexpertise in experimental design and conduct for cancer-related animal studies and necropsy services foranimal experiments. Another unique service we provide is segregated housing and health monitoring ofanimals that do not yet have a proven virus antibody-free (VAF) status or that carry transplantable tumorsthat have not yet been MAP tested; work with these types of animals allows feasibility or pilot studies andsmall experiments with these animals. By providing comprehensive scientific consultation and collaborationon carcinogenesis animal models and carcinogen exposure, our primary goal is to facilitate and enhancescientific interaction and productivity among NYUCI investigators. This shared resource is available to allmembers of the NYU Cancer Institute and other members of the NYU community, but Cancer Institutemembers have priority over nonmembers.
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