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Welcome to the Research Animal Resources Center
The Research Animal Resources Center (RARC) is an administrative unit of the Graduate School. RARC has four primary functions:
- provide veterinary and laboratory services in support of quality animal care.
- provide the support and training necessary to provide the highest quality care possible for the University's research animals.
- provide oversight and assistance in assuring compliance to all laws, regulations, and rules governing the care and use of laboratory animals.
- conduct direct or collaborative research and/or consultation on animal models for biomedical research.
Director: Eric Sandgren, VMD, Ph.D.; sandgren@rarc.wisc.edu, (608) 262-1238.
Associate Director: Richard R. Lane, BBA, MS; lane@rarc.wisc.edu, (608) 262-0400.
Chief Campus Veterinarian: Janet Welter, DVM, MPH, Ph.D.; welter@rarc.wisc.edu, (608) 265-2695.
After work hours research animal veterinary emergencies call 262-2122.
During work hours contact your unit's attending veterinarian or designee for care.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison: USDA Research Registration number is 35-R-001. Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) Public Health Service (PHS) Assurance Number is A3368-01.