

Animal research facility Expertise and services
The Animal Research Facility (Centraal Dierenlaboratorium/CDL) offers advice and support from planning up to and including the conduct of animal research on behalf of biomedical research and education.
read moreAnimal research facility Expertise and services
The Animal Research Facility (in Dutch: Centraal Dierenlaboratorium, CDL) offers advice and support from planning up to and including the conduct of animal research on behalf of biomedical research and education.
What do we offer?
- Well trained and competent personnel can assist you with various technical activities varying from injections of compounds by all recognized routes and collection of tissue for further analysis up to complex surgical procedures.
- We can offer the necessary basic infrastructure for surgical research. Fully equipped operating theatres, radiology room and area for sterilization of instruments are available for academic research and industry.
- We can offer the facilities for surgical product testing and evaluation and for demonstrations and instructional courses for instance for training of hospital staff.
- AWB
- Preclinical Imaging Centre (PRIME)
- Translational Neuroscience Unit
How can we help enhance your research?
prof. dr. Otto Boerman
Technology center representative
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Animal experiment timeline
This timeline offers a guide to the process of animal experi-mentation to staff of Radboud University or Radboudumc. read moreServices & expertise
Services
- Support on experimental design
- Guidance on the application at the Animal Ethics Committee and CCD
- Support on the preparation of study plans
- Supply of most common laboratory animals and animal products
- Anesthesia support for small and large animals
- Rodent surgery including microsurgery
- Large animal surgery
- Postoperative animal care
- Drug administration
- Blood/sample collection
- Assistance in demonstrations and training courses
- Farm for housing large laboratory animals
- Unit for breeding unique genetically modified rodent strains
- SPF (Specific Pathogen Free) unit for rodents. SPF-housing for large animals is also possible.
- Isolator-unit: gnotobiology for small and large animals
- Malaria-unit: mosquito culture
- Safety units for radioactive and toxic agents
Teams and contact information
Animal Research Facility has four teams.
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team1.cdl@radboudumc.nl
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Team 1
Email
Team coordinator
Mayke Engels
- mayke.engels@radboudumc.nl
- (+31) 6 23 63 00 13
- Location: M220.01.149 -
team2.cdl@radboudumc.nl
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Team 2
Email
team2.cdl@radboudumc.nlTeam coordinator
Denise Tax
- Denise.Tax@radboudumc.nl
- Location: M220.00.000
- Tel. +31615822853
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prime.cdl@radboudumc.nl
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PRIME (Team 3)
Email
Team coordinator
Bianca Lemmers-van de Weem
- Bianca.Lemmers-vandeWeen@radboudumc.nl
- (+31) 6 11 16 23 89
- Location: M220.-1.000 -
fokpaviljoen-boerderij.cdl@radboudumc.nl
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Boerderij/Fokpaviljoen (Team 4)
Email
fokpaviljoen-boerderij.cdl@radboudumc.nl
Team coordinator
Conrad van den Broek
- Conrad.vandenBroek@radboudumc.nl
- (+31) 6 22 80 41 62
- Location: M213.00.020
Responsible animal testing
Animal Welfare Body
The AWB acts on behalf of the Radboud University to oversee legal supervision of the performance of animal experiments and the welfare of laboratory animals, in accordance with the Animal Experimentation Act. The AWB is available via email and several contact persons.
read moreAnimal Experiment Committee DEC
DEC determines whether the scientific and/or social significance of an animal experiment outweighs the discomfort that the affected animals will encounter. DEC has its own contact information.
read moreAnimal Experiment Committee DEC
Radboud University’s Animal Experiment Committee (DierExperimentenCommissie, RUDEC) is an independent committee recognized by the CCD (Central Authority for Scientific Procedures on Animals). DEC determines whether the scientific and/or social significance of an animal experiment outweighs the discomfort that the affected animals will encounter. She advices the CCD, who issues the licenses necessary for performing animal experiments. This (ethical) assessment is carried out according to the legal regulations as stipulated in the Wet op de dierproeven (WOD) and in the Dierproevenbesluit.DEC consists of experts in animal experiments, alternatives for animal experiments, laboratory animals and their protection, and ethics.
Contact
Email: Dierexperimentencommissie@radboudumc.nlPhone: +31 (0)24 361 90 75
Responsible animal testing
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