Salient Features

• Well designed and established animal house approved by CPCSEA for the purpose of education and research (Reg. No. -1451/PO/Re/S/11/CPCSEA).

• We have an Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) for the approval of research and project proposals which involves the use of the animal.

• All activities of the Animal House Facility are carried out as per standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• The Animal House Facility maintains the records of activities as well as maintenance and experimentation records of the animals as per the statutory requirement of CPCSEA.

• The animal house supports various research programs in the research areas of Clinical Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Toxicology, etc.

The animal house has the following in-house guidelines

• All the animal facility users should undergo orientation and training in the proper handling of animals before they start the experimentation.

• The animal studies can begin only after the UIP- IAEC approval of the research project.

• The approved protocol should be strictly followed; any modification in the protocol should be cleared by the UIP, IAEC.

• The entry is restricted, only authorized people are allowed to enter the animal block with all the protective clothing like the apron, cap, face musk and designated sandals.

• Experiments should be performed with due care and humanity with compliance of CPCSEA.

• All the animal users should follow 3 ‘R’s (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement) concept.

Institutional Animal Ethical Committee (IAEC) Members

• Dr. Alok Mukerjee, Chairperson.

• Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh,Member Secretary.

• Dr. Abhishek Kumar Tripathi, Member.

• Dr. Shanti Bhushan Mishra, Biological Scientist

Animal House Caretaker

• Mr. Anil Pal

• Mr. Rajesh