The Center for Animal Resources and Collaborative Study is one of the top-class experimental animal centers in Japan. The center was reorganized from the Center for Experimental Animals in FY2019 to further enhance collaborative study based on animal research as a common facility of the interuniversity institutes. In the terrestrial and aquatic animal sections, multiple species including mouse, rat, marmoset, Japanese macaque, fish, and amphibians are maintained and supplied for experimentation.
To enhance and support collaborative animal researches involving domestic and foreign researchers, the principal responsibilities of the center include
(1) the appropriate breeding of rodents and other experimental animals,
(2) embryo transfer and cryopreservation for genetically modified mouse lines,
(3) development and refinement of diagnostic testing methods, microbial containment, and disease prevention strategies, (4) provision of information related to the techniques of animal experimentation as well as promotion of education and awareness with regard to ethical considerations and regulations related to the study of experimental animals. The new building in “Myodaiji” area, which is equipped with the state-of-the art system including individually ventilated cages rack and experimental rooms for collaboration studies, was completed in September, 2020. We are capable of supplying high quality animal care and resources to researchers to reach the best research achievements in the world.
