Comparative Medicine
The institutional research animal care and use program is orchestrated through the Department of Comparative Medicine under the direction of John D. Young, V.M.D., M.S. The program has been fully accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC International) since 1967. The Department of Comparative Medicine is dedicated to the facilitation of biomedical research utilizing animals, while striving to maintain the highest quality of ethical, humane and appropriate animal care. The Department is committed to continue to improve the quality of services provided to research investigators for the purpose of improving the health of humans and animals.
For more information, please contact Comparative Medicine directly by phone at 310-423-7684 or by email to john.young@cshs.org