The Center for Comparative Medicine and Surgery (CCMS) has four primary sites of operation, with the central administration located in the Annenberg Research Building, 26th Floor. The other major housing areas are the Icahn Medical Institute, the Hess Center for Science and Medicine, and the Atran Research building.
About the Center
Annenberg Building
This building houses the largest variety of species, as well as administrative offices, large animal surgical support (one operating room and two catheterization labs), and a veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
Icahn Building
The state-of-the-art rodent barrier facility offers fully automated rodent housing (ventilated caging and automatic watering), necropsy suite, and Animal Biosafety Laboratory (ABSL2/3) capability. Also located within this vivarium are the Mouse Genetics CORE, Metabolic Monitoring facility, and Gnotobiotic Rodent Facility.
Atran Building
This small facility provides overflow support for the Annenberg and the Icahn Medical Institute, respectively. Animals housed in this area reflect the general health profiles of the major support areas.
Hess Center for Science and Medicine
This vivarium is the newest and largest vivarium on campus, specifically designed to support imaging, neuroscience behavioral studies, and cancer research. The vivarium is adjacent to the Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute’s small animal imaging suites and has large animal imaging capability. Fully automated, robotics, cage wash support, and state-of-the-art environmental monitoring systems are additional key features of this facility.
Our faculty consists of four-full time veterinarians. The husbandry operation is managed by an operations manager and two full time supervisors. All are certified at the Laboratory Animal Technologist level by the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS). We have an ongoing in-house training and post-approval compliance program in place, conducted by a full time training/compliance coordinator. We also support a weekly AALAS certification training program for all husbandry and research personnel interested in certification.
To purchase animals online purchase of animals, use our Animal Orders Interface (accessible through through Sinai Central; login is required). Contact the Center at 212-241-3008 with any questions.
CCMS References
Mount Sinai References
- Office of Grants and Contracts
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
- Institutional Biosafety Program
- Research Programs
- Research Resources
- General Clinical Research Center
- Mount Sinai Controlled Substances Policy
Research and Veterinary References
- Washington University in St. Louis - List of Links
- UC Irvine, Office of Research and Graduate Studies
- UCSF Office of Research Administration
- UC Davis, Animal Use and Care Administrative Advisory Committee (AUCAAC)
- University of Vermont, Office of Animal Care Management
- UCCAA: University of California Center for Animal Alternatives
- Public Health Service - Policy on Humane Care & Use of Lab Animals
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- Animal Welfare Act
Health Research Extension Act of 1985 - 2013 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia
External Organization Links
- USDA Animal & Plant Health Insp. - Animal Care Policy Manual
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
- Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee Training & Learning Consortium
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
- Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R)
- The American College of Lab. Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
- National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)
- California Biomedical Research Assoc. (CBRA)
- Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)
- The Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration