ANIMAL FACILITY

希尔曼癌症中心动物设施（AF）是一个生物医学研究支持计划，包括 工作人员，服务和设施，致力于满足动物依赖的研究计划的需要， 匹兹堡大学癌症研究所（UPCI）AF的目标是提供专业知识，建议， 当癌症相关调查需要使用动物时， 模型兽医技术支持、动物模型咨询、兽医病理解释 表型支持是AF覆盖的部分服务。 该设施占地12，228平方米。英尺希尔曼癌症中心研究馆（HCC）， 设计、管理和致力于维持无特定病原体（SPF）啮齿动物种群，使用 屏障和微隔离器笼系统和技术。该共享设施是 匹兹堡大学的整体动物护理计划，由动物护理机构监督 使用委员会。该计划已在美国农业部（23-R 0016）注册，并保留了一封信， 美国国立卫生研究院公共卫生服务部的保证（A3187-01）。它是完全由协会认可， 国际实验室动物管理评估和认可组织（AAALAC Int.），上一次 2008年3月收到的。

The Hillman Cancer Center Animal Facility (AF) is a biomedical research support 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 (UPCI). The goal ofthe AF is to provide expertise, advice, facilities, personnel, training, and assistance when cancer-related investigations require the use of animal models. Veterinary technical support, animal modeling consultation, and veterinary interpretive pathologic phenotypic support are partial services covered by the AF. The facility occupies 12,228 net sq. ft. in the Hillman Cancer Center Research Pavilion (HCC), and is designed, managed, and dedicated to maintain specific pathogen free (SPF) rodent populations, using barrier and micro-isolator caging systems and techniques. This Shared Facility is an integral component of the University of Pittsburgh'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 ofthe NIH (A3187-01). It is fully accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation for Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC Int.), which was last received in March of 2008.