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Animal Health Issues
  • Our lab animal veterinarians will assist with all animal health needs and answer questions.
  • Let us help set up and maintain preventive medicine and sentinel surveillance programs.
  • We can help develop research techniques.
  • Do you need to do a surgical procedure? Let us train you and/or provide surgical assistance.
Pathology and Histology Service
  • Our veterinary pathologists will help with your pathology needs and questions.
  • We have a full-time histotechnologist to assist with your histology needs.
  • Call to arrange for a private training session in necropsy and histology techniques.
Education and Training
  • Free training is provided to anyone involved in using animals in biomedical research on a wide variety of topics.
  • A variety of classes are offered throughout the year. Check our website for course listings and online registration at: http://www.rarc.wisc.edu/
    • Online Animal User Certification & UW Animal User Certification Renewal (required for all animal users)
    • Species-specific classes (lab mouse, rat, rabbit, and more)
    • Lab Animal Surgery (anesthesia and analgesia, aseptic techniques for rodent surgery, basic suturing and wound closure, and introduction to surgery)
    • Tissue harvesting
    • Primate Handling and Behavior
    • Record keeping
    • Protocol Preparation 101
  • Individualized, custom-training sessions can be arranged to meet specific research needs.
  • We can help with breeding colony management and standard operating procedures.
  • Training videos and informational handouts on a wide variety of topics are available.
Protocol Services
  • Questions about research protocols? Call the helpful staff in our Protocol Office for assistance and technical support. And remember, the “Protocol Preparation 101” class can help you with general and detailed questions about the protocol form.
Other Services
  • Pharmacy Services (see RARC website), email pharmacy@rarc.wisc.edu
  • Equipment is available to borrow, such as, an anesthesia machine, animal tattoo device, restrainers, bead sterilizer, homeothermic blanket, etc.
  • We can locate suppliers for a variety of animal-related products and drugs.
  • Funds available (announced in the spring) to aid in equipment purchases on an annual basis.

RARC homepage: http://www.rarc.wisc.edu

Animal Health Questions (Lab Animal Veterinarians)
Name Number Email Area
Richard (Jim) Brown, DVM 438-4658-c brown@rarc.wisc.edu CALS (small animals), GRAD (non-primates)
Kevin Brunner, DVM 265-9069 kbrunner@primate.wisc.edu Primate Center
Saverio (Buddy) Capuano, DVM 263-3571 capuano@primate.wisc.edu Primate Center
Christina Cruzen, DVM 265-0622 cclark@primate.wisc.edu Primate Center
Michelle Harke, DVM 265-3240 mharke@primate.wisc.edu Primate Center
Meghan Hessler, DVM 262-1601 mhessler@rarc.wisc.edu SMPH
Andrew (Drew) Jefcoat, DVM 262-3009 jefcoat@rarc.wisc.edu SMPH (MSC, SMI/Bardeen, McArdle, Meriter)
Lisa Krugner-Higby, DVM 265-5581 lisakh@rarc.wisc.edu L&S
Mike Maroney, DVM 890-0412 maroney@rarc.wisc.edu CALS (lg animals, chickens, fish), SVM (lg animals)
Calvin Patten, Jr., DVM 261-1928 pattenjr@wisc.edu SMPH (CSC, 601 Science Dr, WisPIC, Rennebohm)
Matthew Rassette, DVM 263-4861 rassette@rarc.wisc.edu CALS, SVM, Grad
Janet Welter, DVM 265-2695 welter@rarc.wisc.edu Chief Campus Veterinarian, SVM (Sr Program Vet)

After Hours Emergency Veterinarian Service, 262-2122 (UW Hospital Message Center) Ask the Center to page the Veterinarian on call.

Training, Technique, and Animal Health Questions
John Bogdanske 890-0345 bogdanske@rarc.wisc.edu
Scott Hubbard-Van Stelle 265-6560 shvs@rarc.wisc.edu
Margaret Rankin Riley 890-0344 riley@rarc.wisc.edu
Beth Schiffman 262-1432 schiffman@rarc.wisc.edu
Sarah Johnson 265-4404 sjohnson@rarc.wisc.edu
Jody Peter 890-0669 peter@rarc.wisc.edu
Kristi Hall (at LAR) 265-5245 klhall1@wisc.edu
Derrik Duchesneau 890-1785 duchesneau@rarc.wisc.edu
Isabelle Girard 265-2697 girard@rarc.wisc.edu
Carey Hannan 890-1784 hannan@rarc.wisc.edu
Online Registration Information for class registration

If you need to become certified (or re-certified) to use animals or would like to sign up for a class, see the RARC website: http://www.rarc.wisc.edu/. For your convenience, registration is now available online.
Go to the RARC website and click on the training links for additional instructions.

Pathology Questions
Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick, DVM, PhD 262-1239 gendron@rarc.wisc.edu
Ruth Sullivan, VMD, PhD 262-8740 sullivan@rarc.wisc.edu
Histology Questions
Beth Gray 262-0993 gray@rarc.wisc.edu
RARC Diagnostic Lab
Jessica Henke 263-6464 henke@rarc.wisc.edu
Rodent Disease Surveillance Program and Campus Sanitation Program
Laurel Statz 263-6464 statz@rarc.wisc.edu
Protocol Questions
Holly McEntee 265-9241 mcentee@rarc.wisc.edu
Deb Morris 262-7109 morris@rarc.wisc.edu(to check the status of your protocol)
Helen Noeldner 265-2696 noeldner@rarc.wisc.edu(to check the status of your protocol)
Rick Lane 262-0400 lane@rarc.wisc.edu
Occupational Health Program Questions
Jeff Nytes, Sr Risk Management Specialist 890-1150 nytes@wisc.edu
Terry Lawrin, Occupational Health Specialist 262-6670 tlawrin@fpm.wisc.edu

CSC Orientation Tour (animal facilities) Contact Kristi Hall (LAR) at 265-5245 to sign up.

Other Questions

If you have a question and you don’t know whom to contact, try… help@rarc.wisc.edu
396 Enzyme Institute, 1710 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726-4087, 608/262-1238

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