CENTER FOR EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS

The Center for Experimental Animals was established in 1980 for communal use by both the National Institute for Physiological Sciences and the National Institute for Basic Biology. The facility consists of the terrestrial animal section and the aquatic animal section, where about 30 species including rat, mouse, rabbit tortoise, frog, echini, asteroids are kept and supplied for experimentation.

For the highly reproducible experiments, it is important to use well-characterized and quality-proofed animals. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide air condition, care for animal health, and prevention of infectious diseases. Surgical rooms and experimental rooms are provided in the terrestrial animal section. In addition, an annex (1074m²) composed of special rooms for experimentation with transgenic animals was built in 1994.

In 2000 the structure of Okazaki National Research Institutes changed following establishment of Center of Integrative Bioscience. Currently the Center for Experimental Animals is situated under Research Facilities of our institute complex. In 2002 another animal facility building was built in the new campus in Area E.

Staff

Associate Professor (concurrent, NIPS): OZAKI, Tsuyoshi, VMD, PhD 1969 Graduated from Hokkaido University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. 1971 Completed the master course in Veterinary Science, Hokkaido University. Research Associate, Fukushima Medical College. 1977 Chief inspector, Hokkaido Abashiri Public Health Center. 1981 Associate Professor, NIPS. Speciality: Veterinary Physiology

Associate Professor (concurrent NIPS): KIMURA, Tohru, DVM, PhD 1983 Graduated from Tokyo University of Technology and Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture. 1985 Completed the master course in Agriculture, Tokyo University of Technology and Agriculture. 1986 Nihon Nosan Kogyo CO., LTD. 2002 Saitama Daiichi Pharmaceutical CO., LTD. 2005 Associate Professor, NIPS. Speciality: Laboratory Animal Science, Veterinary Dermatology