Veterinary Medicine Research Branch

The NIMH VMRB successfully provides veterinary medical, husbandry, and research support to over twenty-four (24) principal investigators in the NIMH IRP, managing over forty-seven (47) active animal study protocols. The Branch also provides training and support to over three hundred (300) animal users within the Institute. The NIMH Animal Program Director also serves as Director of the NEI animal care and use program. Both programs are fully accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International. The VMRB is committed to programs of excellence in veterinary health care, animal husbandry, technical support, and program administration, providing necessary program support and facilitation to the mission of the NIMH and NIH, and plays a leading role in the NIH Animal Care and Use Program and the laboratory animal science community.