ULAM

Earlier this year, members of the U-M animal care and use community were invited to provide feedback on the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM)’s multi-year strategic plan. Feedback garnered from the survey will be used to help shape the future direction of ULAM’s strategic goals and operations in the areas of: The survey was open ...

As part of our long-standing commitment to the 3Rs principles of biomedical research, the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) is pleased to announce the return of the Animal/Rodent Redistribution Program. If you have worked with rats at the University of Michigan in the past decade you have likely heard of this Program (formerly the ...

The “How to Obtain Veterinary Care” sign is posted outside each facility’s animal vivarium to provide information for research personnel needing to report animal health concerns. The sign has recently been updated and improved to more readily identify veterinary care team contacts throughout the day. During normal business hours, as defined by the sign (pictured ...

The newly-formed Behavioral Welfare Group, part of the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM), consists of a team of laboratory animal professionals who meet monthly to discuss our animals’ welfare and behavioral health needs. Specific areas of focus include animal enrichment, social housing, and acclimation to procedures. This group replaces the previous Animal Enrichment Committee ...

The Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) has recently welcomed two new faculty veterinarians: Gerry Hish, DVM, DACLAM Gerry Hish, DVM, DACLAM, joined ULAM as a Faculty Veterinarian in June. He also currently serves as the Program Director for the ULAM Postdoctoral Clinical Training Program. Dr. Hish brings a great deal of experience to U-M, ...

Lucy Kennedy, DVM, DACLAM, has been appointed to the roles of Assistant Attending Veterinarian for the University of Michigan and Assistant Director for Clinical Services in the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM). Both appointments were effective May 1, 2020. As Assistant Director for Clinical Operations, Dr. Kennedy will have managing oversight of veterinary clinical ...

We are pleased to announce that Carrie Childs-Thor, BS, CMAR, LATg, has been named the new Managing Director of Husbandry Operations in the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM), effective June 1, 2019. Childs-Thor has been in the laboratory animal medicine field for over 22 years and has served in various roles within ULAM, including Supervisor, ...