IACP manages the UNL Life Sciences Annex (LScA) located on East Campus and Manter Hall located on City Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The LScA facility<\/strong>\u00a0is designed to accommodate both large agricultural animals and laboratory animals at a BSL-2 level. This facility contains imaging modalities, a surgery suite, a necropsy room and procedure rooms, as well as the Biomedical and Obesity Research Core (BORC<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Biocontainment Lab<\/strong> is designed to accommodate benchtop and laboratory animals at BSL-3 level. This lab contains carbon dioxide incubators, Quant Studio 5 PCR, centrifuges, and other equipment for BSL-3 needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manter Hall<\/strong> is designed to accommodate traditional laboratory animals at a BSL-1 level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily care of animals at both facilities is provided by IACP staff. Health care is provided by the IACP veterinarians and IACP veterinary technician staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The IACP staff<\/strong> provides assistance with tissue and blood collection, anesthesia machine assistance, surgical support, staff training, animal transportation and many more procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Available imaging equipment<\/strong> includes digital x-ray, Micro CT, Bruker minispec, PEARL\u00ae imager, and other specialized equipment available through the BORC center. MRI services can be arranged through the IACP office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other equipment<\/strong> is available, such as surgical microscopes, Physiosuite\u00ae, sterotactic equipment, gnotobiotic isolators, autoclave services, biosafety cabinets, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The IACP works closely with the university\u2019s Veterinary Diagnostic Center and collaborates with UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTechnical Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n