Animal Research Facilities
The Ohio State University’s large consolidated animal care program supports an extensive and comprehensive research program including the Colleges of Medicine, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Biological Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The university’s centralized animal vivaria consist of over 14 buildings located primarily within the Health Sciences complex. Approximately 70,000 sq ft of animal housing space consists primarily of rodent barrier housing utilizing individually ventilated caging systems. In addition, facilities for accommodating large animals, rabbits, and nonhuman primates are available. Support facilities include an experimental surgery suite, small animal imaging core, and biohazard housing at the ABSL2 and ABSL3 levels.
Online reservations of the ULAR procedure room and housing room hoods is now available using the Vital Schedule application.
Main Campus Facilities
The main campus facilities are located near the medical and health sciences colleges. An * denotes a ULAR maintained facility.
- Biomedical Research Tower *
- Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute *
- Diagnostic Lab
- Graves Hall *
- Postle Hall *
- Psychology Building *
- Wiseman Hall *
- Wiseman Surgery Services
West Campus Facilities
The west campus facilities are generally located west of the Olentangy River.
- Bevis Hall
- Kottman Hall
- Museum of Biological Diversity
- Research Center Aquatic Facility
- Veterinary Medicine Complex
- Equine Research Center
- Goss Laboratories
- Sisson Hall *
- W.M. Keck Genetics Research Facility
Off-campus Facilities
The off-campus research facilities are located outside of Ohio State’s main campus.
- Polaris Animal Facility
- Laboratory Animal Center (LAC)
- Finley Farm
- Lima Campus
- Bowling Green Aquatics Facility
- Newark Campus
- Piketon Aquatic Facility
- Stone Laboratory
- Wooster Campus
- Gnotobiotic Facility
- Lab Animal Facility
- OARDC Wooster Campus
