# Animal Health & Welfare Core

> **NIH NIH U2C** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $14,860

## 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
Vanderbilt Division of Animal Care and the VMMPC. The responsibilities and services of this core are critical
for the VMMPC 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
implement 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:** 9972938
- **Project number:** 5U2CDK059637-20
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Erin Yu
- **Activity code:** U2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $14,860
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9972938

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9972938, Animal Health & Welfare Core (5U2CDK059637-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9972938. Licensed CC0.

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