DLAR consists of 6 main facilities, with the Medical Center consisting of the Main (Animal) facility and 6 smaller centers and suites.
Environmental and Husbandry Standards Maintained in DLAR Facilities (for ARRIVE Guideline use)
DLAR Facilities
The Medical Center
The Medical Center consists of the Main (Animal) Facility, the Dental Wing, the Combs Cancer (Animal) Center, the Central Animal Facility (CAF), and the NHP facility, Experimental Surgery Suite and Sheep Surgical Suite.
The Main (Animal) Facility, Dental Wing, Combs and the Central Animal Facility are conventionally designed. The facility contains over 50 animal housing rooms totaling 16412 ft2 and support space of 23458 ft2. The facility has conventional, barrier and BSL2 housing capabilities.
Access is controlled via card swipe and iris scan. In order to access the entrances (HSRB, Main and Combs) each person must have a UK ID badge and be enrolled in the EyeLock system. Access is granted to research staff who are on an active protocol and have animals housed in one of the facilities listed above.
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
The Sanders Brown Embryo Cryopreservation and Rederivation Core Facility (ECRC)
The Sanders Brown Embryo Cryopreservation and Rederivation Core Facility (ECRC) is located on the fourth floor of the Sanders Brown Center for Aging Building. There is a total 5,078 ft2, divided among 5 animal housing rooms, laboratory spaces, support functions and corridors.
The facility operates on a clean/dirty corridor system for all housing rooms except the quarantine holding room. All equipment entering the rederivation barrier rooms is sterilized and all personnel shower and don dedicated clothing.
Movement of animals from the ECRC to research laboratories is unidirectional. Animals entering the ECRC rederivation barrier enter via embryo transfer rederivation. Redervied mouse strains are initially expanded in the ECRC barrier before distribution to the investigators.
ECRC access is controlled via Medical Center identification badges and PINs coded for card readers at three entrances. Permission for key or card access is under the jurisdiction of the Director, DLAR. There are cameras for each entrance and in the corridors.
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
The Biomedical and Biological Sciences Research Animal Facility
The Biomedical and Biological Sciences Research Animal Facility is located on the basement level of this four-story research building. The facility is contiguous in layout and functions as a single operational unit. The facility contains 23 animal housing rooms totaling 7,093 ft2 and support space of 14,035 ft2 which includes 2475 ft2 procedure & surgery. The facility is conventional in design.
The facility is contiguous in layout and functions as a single operational unit. The facility contains 23 animal housing rooms totaling 7,093 ft2 and support space of 14,035 ft2 which includes 2475 ft2 procedure & surgery.
The facility contains a total of nine animal procedure rooms, a sterile rodent surgical suite, and a necropsy/perfusion room. These rooms are available on a shared and or reservation system to investigators.
Movement of animals outside of the animal facility to laboratories in the BBSRB is restricted. Exceptions to this rule are reviewed by DLAR and the IACUC with permission granted for procedures where the requirement for specialized instrumentation or time critical processing of harvested tissues can be documented.
Building and animal facility access to the Biomedical and Biological Sciences Research Building is controlled via Medical Center identification badges coded for card readers. All animal housing rooms in the animal facility have room level security provided by the Edstrom Watchdog® System and a unique PIN is assigned to users to access individual animal housing rooms.
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
The Multi-disciplinary Science Building Facility
The Multi-disciplinary Science Building Facility (5,844 ft2) is located on the first floor of the Multi-disciplinary Science Building, which is approximately 200 yards from the Medical Center complex.
The facility is designed with a clean/dirty corridor, but it is operated conventionally.
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
The Biological Pharmaceutical Complex Animal Facility (Lee Todd Building)
The Biological Pharmaceutical Complex Animal Facility (Lee Todd Building) is located on the basement level of this five-story research building. The facility is contiguous in layout and functions as a single operational unit. The facility contains 13 animal housing rooms totaling 6,319 ft2 and support space of 12,543 ft2 which includes 1,256 ft2 of surgery space.
The facility is conventional in design. The facility contains a total of 13 animal procedure rooms, two sterile rodent surgical suites, and a necropsy/perfusion room. These rooms are available on a shared and or reservation system to investigators. There are also seven designated behavioral rooms, five of which are located within the same corridor. The remaining two are located off the main corridor.
Movement of animals outside of the animal facility to laboratories is strictly limited. Exceptions to this rule are reviewed by DLAR and the IACUC with permission granted for procedures where the requirement for specialized instrumentation or time critical processing of harvested tissues can be documented.
Animal facility access for the Biological Pharmaceutical Animal Facility is both a card reader and PIN access and card reader exit. Building and animal room access is controlled via Medical Center identification badges coded for card readers. There are cameras in the main corridors.
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
The Spindletop Facility
The Spindletop Facility (7,458 ft2) is located on a 20-acre plot, 10 miles north of the University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center, within the University’s North Farm complex.
The facility is conventional in design. Permanent canine caging (with outdoor runs) is located in this facility Rooms 12, 13, and 15 have been designated as Animal Biosafety Level-2 and are used for non-approved vendor rodent quarantine if needed.
No dedicated research laboratories are located within this facility. Animal procedure rooms and research laboratories are set up to accommodate the various research projects on an as needed basis.
This large farm complex is routinely patrolled by University security personnel. Access to any of the farm areas is limited (gates w/card access) during the evening hours and on weekends. Entrance to the Spindletop Animal Facility is through a key-controlled entrance door that remains locked at all times.
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
Healthy Kentucky Research Building (HKRB)
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Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
Jeremy Blackburn (Research Communications)
Facility Access
For New Staff
New staff must have completed the Mandatory Education for IACUC, have been cleared through University Health to work with animals, and have been added to an active animal use protocol in Cayuse AO by your Principal Investigator (PI) and have an active UK ID badge. Complete the Request for DLAR Access Form and submit to the DLAR main office in HSRB 204. An additional access request form is needed for Biomedical Biological Sciences Research Building (BBSRB) or Multidisciplinary Science Building (MDSB).
Please see “How to Gain Access to DLAR Animal Facilities” for detailed instructions or visit the DLAR FAQ page for more facts.
For Visitors, Vendors, Contractors and Equipment Repair Personnel
All non-University of Kentucky personnel (Visitor, Vendors, and Contractors) entering any DLAR Animal Facility must first go through DLAR Visitor-Vendor-Contractor Orientation (DLAR-TRG-14) and receive the Occupational Health and Safety Information prior to entering into the vivarium area. DLAR Visitor-Vendor-Contractor Orientation (DLAR-TRG-14) is offered Monday thru Friday 1-2 PM. Contact the DLAR Training Group to schedule prior to start of work.
All personnel, without exception, entering the animal facilities must have either a valid UK issued ID badge with a Red DLAR sticker or a temporary UK DLAR Visitors Badge.
Visitors and vendors who have not visited in a year or more must resubmit an Occupational Health and Safety Information Visitor/Vendor form.
Please see the DLAR FAQ page for more information regarding visiting DLAR Facilities.
Eye Scans
Eye Lock Use Instructions
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Place your toes on the line in front of the badge reader/iris scanner.
- Scan your badge, the light bar on the scanner will turn “white”.
- Lean slightly in until the light bar on the iris scanner turns “bright blue”.
- Once the light turns blue, open eyes wide and move slowly toward the iris scanner.
- Once it correctly reads your irises and authenticates your badge, the light will turn a “bright green” and you will hear a short musical tone.
- Quickly, open door and proceed into the facility.
Troubleshooting
- If you wear glasses, the EyeLock should be able to read your irises through the glasses, make sure your frames are not blocking part of your iris.
- Your eyes must be wide open without blinking.
- You should not be too close when presenting your badge, make sure you are not leaning in to swipe your badge (you may need to take your lanyard off).
- Look directly into the scanner. The scanner can be adjusted slightly up and down to accommodate different heights.
If you are still having issues, please contact the DLAR business office during regular business hours: 859-323-7132 or 859-323-5885.