Animal Models and Imaging Shared Resource

UNM的小动物模型和成像资源为UNM癌症中心的成员提供价值，为基础和临床前癌症研究提供动物模型的开发和使用方面的综合服务。它成立于2006年7月，作为一个发展中的资源，有内部的CC基金和UNM P30奖的发展基金的捐款。该资源提供广泛的服务，包括咨询，协议制定和指导，通过遵守过程，动物住房（通过动物资源设施，饲养，处理，治疗， 监测、手术和解剖/尸检。此外，该资源具有最先进的能力，在小动物放射成像通过小动物成像资源，（使之成为可能的赠款从凯克基金会。MRI和其他基于磁的成像方式也是可用的，许多研究人员积极参与成像技术的研究和开发。该资源是由两个教师共同董事，海伦海瑟薇和杰弗里Norenberg监督，和日常服务由经验丰富的技术人员提供。动物资源设施通过提供出色的动物护理来支持KUAMIR和UNM HSC的所有动物研究。该资源的小动物模型部分专门研究异种移植和转基因癌症模型，并不断开发和提供新技术，以加强研究人员的癌症研究计划。该资源的小动物成像部分涉及新兴的放射成像和治疗研究，并为用户提供广泛的放射性标记和体内分析。 在本报告所述期间，代表所有4个研究项目并由18个NIH、NSF、ACS或DOD研究赠款资助的17个癌症中心成员使用了资源服务。前两年，为了吸引新用户，用户使用不收费。去年，我们开始向新用户收费，以收回部分运营费用。

The Keck-UNM small animal models and imaging resource provides value to members of the UNM Cancer Center by providing a comprehensive service in the development and use of animal models for basic and pre-clinical cancer research. It was established in July 2006 as a developing resource with both internal CC funds and a contribution from the developmental funds from the UNM P30 award. The resource offers a wide range of services, including consultation, protocol development and guidance through the compliance process, animal housing (provided through the Animal Resource Facility, husbandry, handling, treatment, monitoring, surgery, and dissection/ necropsy. In addition, the resource has state-of-the-art capabilities in small animal radioimaging through the Keck-UNM Small Animal Imaging Resource, (made possible by a grant from the Keck Foundation. MRI and other magnetic-based imaging modalities are also available, and many investigators are actively involved in imaging technology research and development. The Resource is supervised by two faculty Co-Directors, Helen Hathaway and Jeffrey Norenberg, and day-to-day services are provided by experienced technical staff. The Animal Resource Facility supports the KUAMIR and all animal research at UNM HSC by providing outstanding animal care. The small animal models component of the resource specializes in xenograft and genetically modified models of cancer, and is continually developing and offering new techniques to enhance researchers' cancer research programs. The small animal imaging component of the resource is involved in emerging radioimaging and therapeutic research, and offers users a broad range of radiolabeling and in vivo analysis. In the reporting period, 17 Cancer Center members representing all 4 research programs and funded by 18 NIH, NSF, ACS, or DOD research grants used Resource services. In the first two years, users were not charged for use in order to attract new users. In the last year, we have begun to apply charges to new users in order to recoup a portion of our operating expenses.