General Information

Working with DLAR

Investigator Resources

General Information

The Division of Laboratory Animal Resources is a support unit for animal-based research at the University of Kentucky. Our mission is to provide the best possible veterinary and humane care for the laboratory animal species used by researchers at our institution. Our highly skilled and dedicated staff is comprised of technicians and technologists, certified by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, an internationally recognized leader for education in the field of laboratory animal care. Among our staff are registered and licensed veterinary health technicians who monitor the health of our research animals on a daily basis. They provide care and treatment where needed under the direction of our veterinary staff. In addition to our animal care program, we offer a number of other services including technical services, complete surgical resources, pathology, breeding colony management, and species specific training just to mention a few.

We are a fully accredited institution with the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International, a voluntary peer review organization since 1966.

Below is a list of individuals that you can contact for general information about our facilities and available services

For assistance with protocol design, you may contact any of our DLAR Veterinarians or the Office of Research Integrity. Please see the e-Sirius section of this site for contact information.

Getting Help in DLAR

Information on ---	Contact	Location	Phone Number	Email address
General Husbandry Scheduling of Procedure Rooms for Combs/CAF	Peggy Hankes-Pena Supervisor	MA 64	323-6015	ppena2@email.uky.edu
General Husbandry Scheduling of Procedure Rooms in BioPharm	Cheryl Carmichael Supervisor	BioPharm DLAR Ground floor DLAR Office	323-6010	cspina@email.uky.edu
General Husbandry Medical Center and Spindletop Areas	Carolyn Bratcher Supervisor	MA17	323-6224	cbrat2@email.uky.edu
General Husbandry Scheduling of Procedure Rooms in BBSRB and MDSB (old Pharmacy Building)	Kim Tomaschko Supervisor	BBSRB ground floor DLAR Office	323-2816	mktoma2@uky.edu
Facility Issues	Toma Matott	H41F	323-6682	toma.matott@uky.edu
Cage/animal census, cage cards, Transfers, Per Diem	Janet Osborne	HSRB 204	323-6006	osborne@email.uky.edu
General Questions on animal orders Holiday animal delivery schedule	Lori Mashburn Donna Dailey	HSRB 204	323-5885	lrich1@email.uky.edu dldail4@email.uky.edu
Non-Vendor animal procurement/Quarantine Obtaining/Transfering animals from Other Institutions	Ronda Combs	HSRB MB018	323-6018	rkcomb1@email.uky.edu
Supply ordering for individuals outside DLAR	Martha Sloan	HSRB 204	323-6014	mtslo2@email.uky.edu
Training Coordinator	JoeAnn Croxford	H41C Medical Center	323-3616	ejcrox2@email.uky.edu
Mouse Breeding Colony Assistance	Glenn Florence	H41A	257-1026	gflor0@email.uky.edu
Autoclaving and Anesthesia Machines and Scheduling of Surgery Area	Hollie Skufca Wade Washington	Exp. Surgery Exp. Surgery	323-6225 323-5829 323-6027	hskuf2@email.uky.edu washing@email.uky.edu
Research Analyst Scheduling	Daria Cloyd	Exp. Surgery	323-6225	daria@email.uky.edu
Protocol Design Assistance and Animal Medical Issues
DLAR Assistant Director	Dr. Jeanie Kincer	BBSRB Ground floor Office	323-5469	jfkinc2@email.uky.edu
DLAR Assistant Director	Dr. Jeff Smiley	Medical Center D-77	323-0289	jsmil2@email.uky.edu
DLAR Senior Clinical Veterinarian	Dr. Cheryl Haughton	Medical Center H41E	257-3548	cheryl.haughton@uky.edu
DLAR Associate Director	Dr. Sandra Bortnick	HSRB 203	323-5293	sjbo222@email.uky.edu
DLAR Director	Dr. Harold Stills	HSRB 204	257-1117	harold.stills@uky.edu
Veterinary Pathologist	Dr. Kathryn Coyle	University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Lab		kacoyl3@email.uky.edu

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Updated 2-8-13 by JoeAnn Croxford