Between NYUSoM and NYUWS, the animal census includes multiple rodent species including mice, rats, singing mice and gerbils as well as large animal species such as pigs, non-human primates and rabbits. NYUSoM consists of 6 central and 5 satellite animal research facilities comprising 47,554 sq. ft. Notable features include two rodent barriers, a large animal surgical suite, ABLS2 and ABSL-3 housing, zebrafish and song bird holding areas and various animal imaging modalities. The remaining satellite facilities are located within the School of Medicine Campus and are under the direction and care of the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources.
NYUWS has two central and 5 satellite animal research facilities comprising 10,933 sq. ft. Notable features include 2 rodent barriers, 3 non-human primate housing facilities for adult, juvenile and infant animals, a large animal surgical suite, diagnostic imaging equipment and 3 aquatic suites for housing Blind Cave fish, zebrafish and Aplysia californica. NYU also provides veterinary oversight for the multi-species fish facility located at NYU-Brooklyn Polytechnical Institute. Ancillary to the NYUSoM and NYUWS animal facilities are supporting core facilities such as small animal imaging, a transgenic production facility, and a large animal MRI facility.
Both NYUMC and NYUWS are undergoing significant expansions which are scheduled to be completed within in next 2-3 years.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc is located 40 minutes by train from NYC in Tarrytown NY. Transportation costs will be included within trainee’s stipend. The Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. research animal facilities consist of five main facilities. The B5-3 Research Animal Facility (RAF) is the largest, 23,288 sq. ft. The B4-1 Mouse Production Facility (MPF) is 6,191 sq ft. The B4-2 Research Animal Facility (RAF) is 8,604 sq. ft. The Building 9 research animal vivarium is a new, self-contained state of the art facility with a net area of 56,000 square foot. This facility exclusively houses laboratory mice and includes rooms with exclusion barrier and conventional conditions, a quarantine room, procedure rooms, imaging suites, necropsy rooms, a large fully automated, efficient cage wash area with two tunnel washers, a rack washer, bedding dispensers and disposals, two large walk-in autoclave units, dedicated storage locations for food, bedding, and equipment and other research support areas. This facility provides space for the housing of over 100,000 mice either in individually ventilated caging systems or in shoeboxes in semi-rigid isolators. All of the facilities are under the management and oversight of Vivarium Operations. These four locations are physically on the same campus. Supporting core facilities include small animal imaging, transgenic production facility, isolator housing units and comprehensive surgical facilities.