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Amid new and ongoing challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) has been faced with staffing shortages that require an adjustment to existing ULAM husbandry practices in order to ensure continued quality animal care and maximize staff efficiency.
These changes, which took effect on Monday, May 23, 2022, and will continue until further notice, include a variety of specific husbandry tasks such as change-outs for ventilated racks and rodent feeders, rodent enrichment items, and general room maintenance activities (e.g., sweeping, mopping, dusting, and polishing). A summary of all changes is available on the Animal Care & Use Program website.
Although it is expected that these modifications will have little to no impact on animal welfare or ongoing projects, this information is being shared in the interest of full transparency. Questions or concerns about these changes should be directed to the ULAM Husbandry Management Team at ulam-h-managers@umich.edu.
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Two New Staffing Changes in the Animal Care & Use Office
The Animal Care & Use Office is pleased to announce the following staffing changes: Ashley Duval, AAS, LATG, has joined the Quality Assurance Team and Laura King, BS, has been named the new Research Compliance Associate for PIs with last names beginning M – R.
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Units Partner to Streamline, Strengthen Research Safety Processes
To continue strengthening laboratory and research safety across the University of Michigan (U-M), EHS is partnering with the U-M Research and Academic Safety Committee to develop and implement a new phase of its research safety initiative.
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OTHER NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS →
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Get Ready for Summer with Proper Personal Attire in the Lab
Wearing proper personal attire in the lab and animal care facilities protects both you and the animals entrusted to our care. With the warmer summer months ahead, we ask that you review the basics of proper personal attire in the lab with your staff, including all students who may be involved with research.
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Animal-Derived Substances and IBC Approval: Swine and Ruminant Materials
Research that involves certain types of animal-derived substances – including materials from swine and ruminants – requires advance approval from the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). Review FAQs about BSL2 containment practices and requirements, and learn where to get help.
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OTHER TRENDING ANNOUNCEMENTS →
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Anesthetic Machine Servicing Authorization Form Due
If you own or use a vaporizer/anesthetic machine that is due for its yearly maintenance and you would like ULAM to coordinate the servicing on your behalf, please complete and submit the Authorization Form by Friday, June 17, 2022.
Due to limited availability, servicing requests submitted after June 17 may not be fulfilled. Information on applicable service(s) and fees is available on the ACU Program website.
Questions about requesting service should be directed to ULAM Veterinary Technician Amy Boekhout at alss@med.umich.edu or (734) 615-2068.
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The following documents have been recently updated. For a summary of changes, including a brief description of how your research may be impacted, click on the title of each document.
A full list of recently updated documents pre-sorted by Last Updated Date is available on the Animal Care A-Z website.
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Noninvasive sound technology developed at the University of Michigan breaks down liver tumors in rats, kills cancer cells, and spurs the immune system to prevent further spread—an advance that could lead to improved cancer outcomes in humans.
By destroying only 50% to 75% of liver tumor volume, the rats’ immune systems were able to clear away the rest, with no evidence of recurrence or metastases in more than 80% of animals.
“Even if we don’t target the entire tumor, we can still cause the tumor to regress and also reduce the risk of future metastasis,” said Zhen Xu, professor of biomedical engineering at U-M and corresponding author of the study in Cancers.
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