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The mission of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine (OLAM) is to promote the humane care and use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. Because animals are an essential component of the research conducted at NHGRI, OLAM provides information and guidelines to NHGRI investigators on the proper care, use and humane treatment of research animals. OLAM is responsible for housing and care of research animals and for enhancing their well-being. The animal program and animal laboratory areas are inspected and evaluated at least twice each year by the NHGRI Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC), in compliance with federal regulations and guidelines.
Contact
Shelley Hoogstraten-Miller, D.V.M., M.S., DACLAM
Animal Program Director
E-mail: shoogstr@mail.nih.gov
Wendy Burns, B.S., LATG
Animal Resources Program Coordinator
E-mail: wburns@mail.nih.gov
Address
Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine
Office of the Scientific Director
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 49, Room 3A-14
49 Convent Drive, MSC 5612
Bethesda, MD 20892-5612
Phone: (301) 435-5566
Fax: (301) 435-8366
Last Reviewed: December 29, 2010
