# Animal Health and Welfare

> **NIH NIH U2C** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $21,565

## Abstract

The Animal Health and Welfare Core (AHWC) is responsible for receipt, certification, and
husbandry of mice that are sent to Vanderbilt for the purpose of metabolic phenotyping. The
AHWC is the interface between the Division of Animal Care and the Vanderbilt Center for
Metabolic Phenotyping in Live Models of Obesity and Diabetes (VMPMOD). The responsibilities
and services of this Core are critical for the VMPMOD to perform well-controlled experiments in
non-stressed, healthy mice. The overall objective of the core is to facilitate the use of mice in
diabetes, obesity, and related research, ensure compliance and maintain the health and colony
numbers appropriate to the rate of center usage. Specifically, the Core is responsible for 1)
receipt and documentation of incoming mice, 2) assignment and oversight of quarantine
procedures, 3) provision of day-to-day husbandry, 4) provision of veterinary care and support, 5)
performance of pathological assessments, and 6) implementation and maintenance of any
specific dietary requirements.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10772127
- **Project number:** 5U2CDK135073-02
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Erin Yu
- **Activity code:** U2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $21,565
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-02-01 → 2028-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10772127

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10772127, Animal Health and Welfare (5U2CDK135073-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10772127. Licensed CC0.

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