Vivarium Core

WPI's Life Sciences & Bioengineering Center

WPI's Life Sciences & Bioengineering Center

The 3,500 ft2 AAALAC-accredited, OLAW-assured Vivarium is housed within WPI’s Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center. It accommodates small rodents and aquatics in its eight housing rooms.  The facility operates at BSL-2 behind an airlock, and incorporates a quarantine room, a barrier suite, two surgery/procedure rooms, a cage wash room, a cage staging room with a cabinet sterilizer, and a shower room.  

A full IACUC ensures effective administration of the animal research program and regulatory compliance.  The University Staff Veterinarian is a member of the IACUC and actively oversees the animal care and use program.  The vivarium also retains a University Backup Veterinarian to perform these duties in the Staff Veterinarian’s absence.  An AAALAC Ad Hoc Specialist is retained to ensure continued compliance with current and future regulations and requirements.

Vivarium Core Fee Schedule (PDF)