DCM Department of Comparative Medicine

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Animal Husbandry

Department of Comparative Medicine (DCM) has seven centralized facilities comprising over 52,000 sq. ft of animal housing and service areas. Three of these facilities (K-Wing, T-Wing and Sixth Floor) are located within the Health Sciences Center (HSC). Center for Human Development and Disability (CHDD) is one block away. Roosevelt is one mile from the main facility (HSC). Harborview Research and Training is 5 miles away. Brotman facility is 2.5 miles away at South Lake Union. All of the animal housing facilities are specific pathogen free (SPF) for rodents. DCM provides for the daily care of approximately 100,000 mice, 1,900 rats as well as a variety of larger species.

Contacts

Program Manager	Pam Morris (206) 543-0641 pcm252@uw.edu
Assistant Program Manager	Laura Campbell (206) 616-4517 lshank@uw.edu

Brotman	Vitaly Nikolaev Supervisor (206) 897-1500 vitaln@uw.edu
	Dean Rashid Program Coordinator (206) 897-1500 warisr@uw.edu
Foege	Ron Varnum Supervisor (206) 221-3626 wrv@uw.edu
	Kristin Lemke Program Coordinator (206) 221-4239 lemkek@uw.edu
HR&T	Steve Dao Supervisor (206) 897-5060 sdao@uw.edu
	Cory Connor Program Coordinator (206) 897-5061 lazycat@uw.edu
K-wing	Shelby Henderson Supervisor (206) 616-4557 shelbyh@uw.edu
	Vicky Caballero Program Coordinator (206) 616-4557 rpc4@uw.edu
T-wing	Pola Opiniano Supervisor (206) 543-6836 polaop@uw.edu
	Gebre Gebretensae Program Coordinator (206) 897-1733 woki@uw.edu
6th Floor	Vickie Sillers Supervisor (206) 543-4295 vw1@uw.edu
	Steve Marks Program Coordinator (206) 616-5513 sm007@uw.edu
CHDD & Roosevelt	Vickie Sillers Supervisor (206) 543-4295 vw1@uw.edu
Environmental Enrichment Coordinator	Deanne Buffum buffum@uw.edu

Training

For training information, visit the Animal Use Training Program's website at http://depts.washington.edu/auts. Here you can check training requirements, complete online courses, view class schedules, and download forms. If you have any questions, please contact the training coordinator at auts@uw.edu or (206) 221-7709.

Forms

There are a number of forms required to conduct procedures in the animal facilities. See the links below: