The Summer 2013 issue of CCM Speaks:

• Disaster Preparedness for Animal Users
• Lateral Saphenous Vein Blood Collection in Mice - A Practical Alternative
• New NU-IACUC Approved Animal Procedure (AAP): Supporting Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) Rodent Models
• New On-Line Training Requirements for Personnel Performing Rodent Survival Surgery
• Bleeding Rodent Rack Water Lines: How to do it and Why it's Important
• CCM Husbandry's Role in Customer Service
• Thumper Pairs Up: Social Housing for CCM Rabbits
• New Mouse Enrichment
• Updated Rodent Cage Cards
• The Tissue Digester Needs Your Help
• Warning Regarding Improper Disposal of Sharps in the Lurie Facility
• Allocating Animal Numbers to Pain Categories
• 20% Animal Availability Notifications - What Does that Mean for Me?
• Discount Pricing Offered by Rodent Vendors
• Did You Know?
• Previous Issues

CCM periodically contacts Principal Investigators and their staff with important announcements via email. If you would like to receive these messages, please contact acuc@northwestern.edu.

Archived Announcements are available to those currently listed on an active protocol as well as CCM and IACUC staff.

FY13 Per Diem Rates and Service Charges

Protocol Bill Reference List
Animal Housing Types

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Guide to CCM Cage Cards

In our efforts to continually improve communications between the Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM) and laboratory personnel, CCM has developed a “Guide to CCM Cage Cards.”  This document prints best on 11 x 14 paper.  Poster size versions of this document are also hanging in the Lurie and Pancoe animal facilities after July 12, 2012.

Form for Animal Procurement

Remember to send the completed Animal Procurement form to: ccm@northwestern.edu

Non-Animal Orders:

Investigators and their staff can drop off their non-animal order forms at the Lurie Basement Main Office B-127.

Filled orders will be available for pick up at the Lurie Main Office.

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If you are new to the lab, or NU, or if you have changed contact email or phone number, please contact OPRS at acuc@northwestern.edu.

Department staff and administrators who will need to be contacted regarding award related business should also register with OPRS.

If you see or suspect any mistreatment of research animals at CCM you should report it immediately. Contact our Director, or submit an anonymous report by following these instructions. (a PDF document)

The Committee on Animal Resources (CAR) is a standing committee of senior faculty who serve as liaison between faculty, Northwestern central administration, and the Center for Comparative Medicine on matters relating to all aspects of animal care and use. Visit the website for more details.

New training and refresher courses are always available. Persons who work with nonhuman primates, biohazards, or in barrier environments must receive hands-on training from the Center for Comparative Medicine training staff. Contact CCM at 312-503-2758 for training.

New investigators and their staff, or current investigators and staff working with new animal species must complete core and species specific courses in order to work with animals and gain access to the facility.

All online training is now accessed through the AALAS Learning Library. In order to use the library you must first be assigned an account. To obtain your account and log-in,

Research staff should contact:

Bruce Roberts, OPRS-IACUC at 312-503-9339
or via email b-roberts@northwestern.edu

CCM staff should contact:

Andrew Feeney, CCM Training Dept. at 312-503-2758
or via email andrew.feeney@northwestern.edu

Allergies are a big risk in our area. As part of becoming an authorized user of the CCM Facilities, you need to visit the NU Corporate Health Center in the Galter Pavillion of NMH and take part in a health screening examination by a licensed physician. There is no cost for this mandatory activity. More Information is available on our New Researcher page and also on the Policy and Guidelines page.