Research Resources at WVSOM

The WVSOM Research Facility is located in the Fredric W. Smith Science Building and encompasses approximately 4100 square feet. It is a USDA licensed research facility with eight animal housing rooms, a sterile surgery suite, a mechanical cage and bottle washer, support areas and is elevator-equipped.

The facility is staffed by one full-time Supervisor Laboratory Animal Resources, who is an AALAS certified laboratory animal technician, and a one-half time Animal Custodian. A consulting veterinarian is on contract to oversee the research program and provide veterinarian care. Research is conducted under the authority of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).