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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:



Department of Comparative Medicine
Magnuson Health Sciences Building
Room T-142, Box # 357190
Seattle, Washington 98195-7190
phone: (206) 543-8047
fax: (206) 685-3006

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