Access - Comparative Medicine Core facility
How to get access to the facility
How to get access to the facility
Before you get access to the facility and are allowed to handle the animals at CoMed, you need to pass an approved course in laboratory animal science, including practical training, you need to participate in a local tour in the animal facility and get familiar with our rules and routines, and you need to visit the Health, Environment and Safety Division for a health check and vaccination (if necessary).
To get access to Comparative Medicine Core Facility, you need to:
- Send documentation of your education in laboratory animal science to the head of facility
- Read and understand all the information at this website
- Visit the Health, Environment and Safety Division for a health check and get a Health declaration
- Participate at a guided tour and practical training sessions at CoMed. This is booked through Bookitlab. The training consists of a minimum of three training sessions, usually arranged on three consecutive Thursdays at 12.00. For more details on how to register, read the information under "Mandatory education, practical training and CPD" in the left side menu. If you have previous experience from working with laboratory animals, a guided tour and demonstration of skills might be sufficient. Contact head of facility to discuss it before you sign up for the tour.
- Fill out the New user form and send it to the head of facility. You will need a mentor to sign the form. The mentor is responsible for you and your work, until you are familiar with all relevant procedures in your research project.
- For key card access: send an email with your name and key card number to the daily manager. If you are employed outside the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, please contact the daily manager for more information. You will not get personal access until you have received more training in your research group and are found ready to work independently in our facility.
- For access to MLIMS, Bookitlab and FOTS, send an email to the head of facility.
Without an approved education in laboratory animal science, you are not allowed to handle the animals. You might be allowed to accompany an approved researcher, which will be responsible for you at all times, to assist during the experiment (preparing samples, managing technical equipment etc), after agreement with the head of facility.