Animal Experimentation Department

Mission

The Department of Animal Experimentation (DAE) is committed to providing laboratory animals for research, teaching, testing and disease diagnosis for the improvement of human health; in line withthemandate of NMIMR. DAE is a strategic partner with unrivalled resources and expertise in the West Africa sub region in the production of laboratory animals and provision of animal experimentation services of the highest quality, which facilitate the generation of valid, consistent and reproducible research results. We invite you to review our animal strains and services and discover how DAE can help you achieve your research goals

Facilities

• State-of-the art animal breeding facility for the production of specific pathogen free (SPF) and Conventional Animals
• Animal Quality Assurance Laboratory (genetic, microbiologic and environmental)
• Animal Experimentation rooms and laboratories for both infectious and non-infectious experiments

SPF Mice: BALB/cO1aHsd, C57BL/6JO1aHsd, C3H/HeNHsd, Hsd:ICR

SPF Hamsters AURA: Hsd
Rabbits
Poultry (Chicken and Turkeys)
Non-Human Primates
(Only maintained when required)

ACTIVITIES

• Produce, Maintain and Supply microbiologically and genetically characterized animals to research institutions, universities, secondary schools, and the general public for:
  • Research
  • Disease Diagnosis
  • Testing
  • Teaching
  • Others
• Undertake animal-related research and tests
  • Development of animal models of human diseases
  • Non-clinical safety studies of pharmaceutical, homeopathic and medicinal plant products
  • Efficacy of pharmaceutical, homeopathic and medicinal plant products
  • Pyrogen testing

• Undertake non-animal-related research
  • Quality control of herbal medicines
  • In-vitro/In-vivo efficacy of pharmaceutical, homeopathic and medicinal plant products (Susceptibility studies)
• Provide experimentation facilities for conducting infectious and non-infectious animal studies
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research projects
• Provide Training in:
• Laboratory Animal Science and Technology
• Grasscutter Production

Staff

Dr. Phyllis G. Addo
Head, Senior Research Fellow

Dr. S.K. Adjei
Research Fellow