• Mr. Mahemud L. Shaikh Technical Officer C
• Mr. Prakash T. Shelke Technical Officer A
• Ms. Vaishali S. Bajare Technical Officer A
• Mr. Abulkalam L. Inamdar Technical Officer A
• Mr. Mahavir S. Rangole Technical Officer A
• Mr. Rahul B. Kavitke Technician C
• Mr. Ganesh B. Yadav Technician C
• Mr. Sanjay A. Gade Helper A
• Mr. Harshal G. Gaonkar Helper A

Please check the user charges for the facility HERE

Experimental Animal Facility Detail Information

Defined barrier practices are followed in the maintenance of the laboratory animals housed in EAF.

All foundation and production colonies of mice, rat colony, experimental mice & rats were housed in individually ventilated caging systems (IVCs), which provide a specialized microenvironment for each cage. Cage changing stations and laminar airflow workstations were used for IVC cage changing and during animal handling while maintaining a sterile environment. All animal rooms are maintained under light & dark cycles. The HVAC system provides controlled conditions for temperature, humidity & air pressure as per the regulatory requirements. Rodent feed, IVCs cages, drinking water bottles & bedding material are sterilized using autoclaves.

The breeding program for the propagation of the inbred and mutant mice is based on the established principles of genetics & breeding and is planned and executed to meet the needs of scientists of the Institute for the conduct of animal experiments. The breeding program involving mutant mice is structured as per the genetic requirements of the specific strain concerned. The total number of strains of mice, i.e., inbred, outbred, mutant, and hybrid, being maintained at the EAF is >55. Genetic monitoring is routinely performed using conventional PCR protocols for mutant mouse lines, along with selected microsatellite markers for major inbred mouse strains. Health monitoring of the laboratory animals housed in EAF is done routinely.

NCCS-EAF adheres to the Act and Rules formulated and amended from time to time by the Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India. More details can be obtained from the CCSEA website: https://ccsea.gov.in/Auth/index.aspx

The Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) constituted by CCSEA approves ethical clearance for research experiments involving laboratory animals at the Institute. EAF maintains records in accordance with the CCSEA guidelines.

EAF staff conducts training/coursework for the research scholars of the Institute in the area of laboratory animal experimentation and ethics.The facility also extends complete research and technical support to facilitate animal experimentation in the Institute under IAEC-approved projects.

Further, for outside organizations (government/non-government), EAF can provide training and undertake animal research studies to be carried out at NCCS-EAF on a chargeable basis after submission and approval of animal experimentation protocols by IAEC.

For complete details about the animal experimentation and training, refer to the following link:

https://www.nccs.res.in/Facilities/Usercharges

Contact details:

Dr.Rahul M.Bankar
Scientist-F & In-charge
Experimental Animal Facility
National Centre for Cell Science
Phone: 020-25708189
Email: rahul@nccs.res.in

Dr. Rahul M. Bankar
In-Charge
Experimental Animal Facility
National Centre for Cell Science, Pune
Email : rahul@nccs.res.in

Contact : 020-25708189