Access to animal facilities is restricted to personnel working on research, teaching or training protocols that have been approved by the UTMB Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. The mission of the ARC is to support University research and education through a comprehensive Animal Resources program that complies with applicable laws and regulations. The ARC has some 73,000 square feet of space distributed among ten animal facilities located in various buildings on campus. Routinely the ARC staff cares for over 14 different animal species including all the commonly used research animal species. A program of adequate veterinary care is provided for all animal species including invertebrate.
Consultation is available to assist researchers in animal model selection and protocol development.
Comprehensive animal husbandry including hazardous agent husbandry. Sterile barrier animal colonies. Training programs for research staff and ARC staff. Transgenic Core Facility is located in the Medical Research Building - ARC barrier facility. Medical, surgical and pathology services are available for large and small animals.