Making Research a Priority - Western University of Health Sciences

RESEARCH A PRIORITY AT WESTERNU’S CVMTHE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE at Western University of HealthSciences is committed to expanding its research program as a keycomponent in training veterinary students, advancing scientificknowledge, improving animalhealth and well-being, andsupporting the researchinterests of faculty members.The research facilities availableto the CVM on the Pomona,Calif., campus haveconsequently been reorganizedand expanded tomeet the needs of the maturingprogram.The laboratory spaces allocatedto the CVM are located in threebuildings within closeproximity to each other at WesternU: Banfield Veterinary Clinic Center(BVCC), the University Research Center (URC), and the HealthEducation Center (HEC).In the BVCC, an approximately 300-square-foot room serves the needsof non-terminal research. This room is used for storing equipmentutilized in clinical projects and, among other things, it is equipped withtwo computers and desks for faculty,visitors and students working onscholarly writing or data analysis.The laboratory in URC, located at thewest end of the WesternU campus,comprises an 8,550-square-foot researcharea which is subdivided into differentdepartmental laboratories. Thedesignated CVM laboratory is a 1,540-square-foot space with a 120-square-footcell culture room. Adjacent to this CVMlab, shared equipment is accessible in a3,000-square-foot laboratory.The newest addition to the research facilities is the laboratory in theHEC, at the east end of campus.The CVM research space in thisbuilding comprises a newly remodeled 200-square-foot lab strictly12