Maintain full AAALAC (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International) accreditation for the CBER Animal FacilityThe AAALAC accreditation of the CBER Animal Facilities demonstrates CBER's commitment to animal welfare principles while providing its research programs with high quality research animal models with which to advance our public health research initiatives. AAALAC is the gold standard for animal care programs.On April 13, 2011, CBER received notification that Full Accreditation had been awarded on March 3, 2011, to the CBER Animal Facility. AAALAC accreditation is the gold standard for animal care programs. This accreditation demonstrates CBER’s commitment to animal welfare principles while providing its research programs with high quality research animal models with which to advance our public health research initiatives.
A. CBER Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) reviews Animal Study Proposals (ASPs)1/14/2010Completed1/14/2010B. Semi-annual Laboratory Animal Care Program review2/27/2010Completed2/17/2010C. Semi-annual animal facility inspection4/28/2010Completed4/14/2010D. Semi-annual Laboratory Animal Care Program review8/27/2010Completed8/1/2010E. AAALAC site visit11/19/2010Completed9/28-29/2010F. Receive notification of renewal of full accreditation status4/15/2011Completed4/13/2011
Molecular EpidemiologyMolecular epidemiology is a branch of medical science that focuses on the contribution of potential genetic and environmental risk factors, identified at the molecular level, to the etiology, distribution and prevention of disease within families and across populations.http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/track/ucm206804.htm#KeyProjectsFDA-TRACK CBER Cross Management Support Offices Dashboard