CORE--ANIMAL FACILITY

动物设施实际上是一个动物护理计划，由工作人员，服务和设施组成，致力于满足匹兹堡大学癌症研究所研究计划的动物依赖需求。该机构的目标是提供专业知识，建议，设施和人员以及培训和援助，只要癌症相关的调查需要使用动物模型。一个新的设施，约12，000平方米的净。英尺，在希尔曼癌症中心，被验证并于2002年10月开放，以增加约850净平方米。英尺位于UPMC Shadyside医院一楼的Shadyside泌尿外科资源（SUSR）机构内的机构。这些设施的设计，管理和致力于保持特定的无病原体（SPF）啮齿动物种群，使用屏障和微隔离笼技术。该核心是大学整体动物护理计划的一个组成部分，由机构动物护理和使用委员会监督。该项目已在美国农业部注册（23-R 0016），并与NIH公共卫生服务部（A3187-01）签署了保证书。它得到了国际实验动物评估和认可协会（AAALAC Int.）的完全认可。2003年3月收到了最后一次正式认证的通知。

The Animal Facility is actually an animal care program, consisting of staff, services and facilities dedicated to meeting the animal-dependent needs of the research programs of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. The goal of the Facility is to provide expertise, advice, facilities, and personnel as well as training and assistance, whenever cancer-related investigations require the use of animal models. A new facility, of approximately 12, 000 net sq. ft., in the Hillman Cancer Center, was validated and opened in October of 2002, to add to the approximately 850 net sq. ft. facility located within the Shadyside Urolical Surgical Resource(SUSR) facility on the ground floor of UPMC Shadyside Hospital. These facilities are designed, managed and dedicated to maintaining specific pathogen-free (SPF) rodent populations, using barrier and microisolator caging techniques. This core is an integral component of the University's overall Animal Care Program, that is overseen by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. This program is registered with the USDA (23-R0016) and maintains a letter of assurance with the Public Health Service of the NIH (A3187-01). It is fully accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation for Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC Int.). Notice of last full accreditation status was received in March of 2003.