{"id":43203,"date":"2025-06-25T16:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/?page_id=43203"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:52:43","slug":"cbrc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/animal-care-and-use\/cbrc\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparative Biology Resources Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comparative Biology Resources Center<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"CBRC\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-cbrc\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-43233\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-43233\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/animal-care-and-use\/cbrc\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-43269\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-43269\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/animal-care-and-use\/cbrc\/services\/\">Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-43236\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-43236\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/animal-care-and-use\/cbrc\/facility-access\/\">Facility Access<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-43234\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-43234\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/animal-care-and-use\/cbrc\/purchase-and-handling\/\">Purchase and Handling<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-43237\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-43237\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/animal-care-and-use\/cbrc\/staff\/\">Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Comparative Biology Resources Center (CBRC) at URI is fully committed to the judicious&nbsp;and&nbsp;humane care and use of animals in research and teaching. The CBRC supports URI laboratory animal research through the provision of animal management and veterinary care and assures institutional compliance with federal, state,&nbsp;and local regulations and policies. The CBRC&nbsp;is responsible for&nbsp;animal procurement; animal husbandry; veterinary care including health surveillance, preventative medicine programs, animal quarantine, personnel training,&nbsp;and special technical support; and maintenance of animal facilities and equipment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Space Allocation\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your department is recruiting a new faculty member who will conduct research with animals that&nbsp;uses&nbsp;CBRC facilities, please check in with the Office of Research Integrity (ORI)<strong>&nbsp;before the hiring process is complete<\/strong>. In addition, current animal users should also check in with ORI before planning novel animal research projects. This notification will allow CBRC staff to&nbsp;determine&nbsp;whether we can accommodate the researcher\u2019s needs while&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;fairness for existing animal users.\u202f<strong>Please note that given our current space constraints, we may not be able to accommodate all requests.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/animal-care-and-use\/cbrc\/facility-access\/\" title=\"\">Facility Access<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/animal-care-and-use\/cbrc\/services\/\" title=\"\">Services and Fees<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/animal-care-and-use\/cbrc\/purchase-and-handling\/\" title=\"\">Purchasing and Handling<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comparative Biology Resources Center Overview The Comparative Biology Resources Center (CBRC) at URI is fully committed to the judicious&nbsp;and&nbsp;humane care and use of animals in research and teaching. The CBRC supports URI laboratory animal research through the provision of animal management and veterinary care and assures institutional compliance with federal, state,&nbsp;and local regulations and policies. 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