Cornell University recently celebrated the opening of the
East Campus Research Facility (ECRF), the 79,000-square-foot
consolidated animal research building five years in the making.
The ECRF is expected to be fully operational by this fall.
Located at the College of Veterinary Medicine on the Ithaca
campus, the ECRF is noted to be one of the premier animal care
and use facilities in North America and will be a key part of
Cornell's US$600 million New Life Sciences Initiative,
according to the University.
Together with animal facilities in Cornell's Life Sciences
Technology Building currently under construction, this
four-story building will enable researchers in various life
science disciplines to help advance human and animal health
through the safe, humane and judicious use of animals in
research and teaching at Cornell. The ECRF features
state-of-the-art cage-washing and storage rooms with strict
safety protocols for preventing cross-contamination of about
45,000 mice and other animals, including chickens, woodchucks,
rats, guinea pigs and hamsters. For information on the New Life
Sciences Initiative at Cornell, visit
www.lifesciences.cornell.edu.
Cornell opens Comprehensive Animal Care Facility
Cornell University recently celebrated the opening of the East Campus Research Facility (ECRF), the 79,000-square-foot consolidated animal research building five years in the making. The ECRF is expected to be fully operational by this fall.
July 10, 2007
