Central Animal Facility
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The Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (I.A.E.C.) periodically meets to cleared projects on laboratory animals (Rat, Mice, Rabbit, Guinea Pig and Hamster) of various investigators of the different departments of Institute.
The Institutional Animal Ethics Committee has provided the permission to maintain the experimental departmental laboratory animals for Physiology, Pharmacology and Ocular Pharmacology and Pharmacy, AIIMS.
All small animals of rodents colony are maintained by us in the Central Animal facility, AIIMS.
The various activities of this unit are categorized as follows.
Small Animal (Rodents):
The averages of the following rodent animals/month (01.02.2026 to 28.02.2026) have been maintained.
|
S.No. |
Species |
Stock |
Breeding |
Pups |
Total |
||
|
M |
F |
M |
F |
||||
|
1 |
Rats ( Wistar) |
398 |
380 |
15 |
45 |
246 |
1084 |
|
2 |
Rats ( Sprague Drwley) |
227 |
206 |
15 |
45 |
202 |
695 |
|
3 |
Mice (Swiss Albino) |
131 |
206 |
15 |
45 |
156 |
553 |
|
4 |
Mice (Balb/c) |
129 |
216 |
25 |
65 |
185 |
620 |
|
5 |
Mice ( C77BL/6J) |
348 |
422 |
35 |
95 |
156 |
553 |
|
6 |
Rabbits (New Zealand) |
10 |
19 |
05 |
06 |
0 |
40 |
|
7 |
Guinea Pigs ( Dunken Hartley) |
10 |
05 |
02 |
06 |
0 |
23 |
Departmental Experimental Wing:
We are maintaining the departmental experimental wing of the rodents of the various departments of the Institute like Rat, Mice, Rabbit, Guinea Pig and Hamster (Outbreed & Inbred).
| Sl. No. | Investigator Name | Department | Rat | Mice | Rabbit | G. Pig | Hamster |
| 1 | Dr.Ashish Suri | Neurosurgery | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Dr.S.Senthil Kumran | NMR | 05 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Dr. Jyotirmoy Banerjee | Biophysics | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Dr. Vikram Saini | Biotechnology | - | 59 | - | - | - |
| 5 | Dr. Rupesh K.Srivastava | Biotechnology | - | 07 | - | - | - |
| 6 | Dr. Surbhi Gupta | Rep.Biology | - | 28 | - | - | - |
| 7 | Dr. Saroj Kumar | Bio-physics | - | 55 | - | - | - |
| 8 | Dr. Sharmishtha Dey | Bio-Physics | 04 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Dr. Ashutosh Haldar | Rep.Biology | - | 13 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Dr.Lalit Dhar | Microbiology | - | - | - | 02 | - |
| 11 | Dr. T.C.Nag | Anatomy | 08 | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Dr. Mona Sharma | Rep. Bio. | - | 02 | - | - | - |
| 13 | Dr. Manjari Triphathi | NeuroSurg | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Dr. Ajoy Roychoudhury | Oral & Maxiofacial Surgery | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| 15 | Dr.R.Lakshamy | Cardiac Biochem | - | 02 | - | - | - |
| 16 | Dr.Neetu Singh | Biomedical Engg. | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| 17 | Dr. Sujata Mohanty | Stem Cell Facility | - | 09 | - | - | - |
| 18 | Dr. Sujeet Kr. Mewar | NMR | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Dr. Sudip Sen | Biochem | 08 | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Dr. Samgra Agarwal | Anatomy | - | 05 | - | - | - |
Department of Physiology
Dr. Suman Jain Professor
| Sl. No. | Investigator Name | Department | Rat | Mice | Rabbit | G. Pig | Hamster |
| 1. | Charu Bansal ( PhD)
390/IAEC-1/2022 |
Physiology | 08 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. | Shivangi395/IAEC-I/2022 | Physiology | 16 | - | - | - |
Dr.Asmita Patil, Assoc.Professor
| Sl. No. | Investigator Name | Department | Rat | Mice | Rabbit | G. Pig | Hamster |
| 1. | Dr. Ankita Nandi 262/IAEC-1/2020 | Physiology | 06 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Pushpanjali
442/IAEC-1/2023 |
Physiology | 01 | - | - | - | - |
Dr. Ritesh Kr. Netam, Asso. Prof.
| Sl. No. | Investigator Name | Department | Rat | Mice | Rabbit | G. Pig | Hamster |
| 1. | Dr Twinkle
434/IAEC-1/2023 |
Physiology | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. | Dr.Mitali Jha
402/IAEC-1/2022 |
Physiology | 02 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. | Dr. Binney Sharma | Physiology | 15 | - | - | - | - |
Deptt. of Pharmacology
Dr. D.S.Arya, Prof. & Head
| Sl. No. | Investigator Name | Department | Rat | Mice | Rabbit | G. Pig | Hamster |
| 3. | Arti
509/IAEC-1/2024 |
Pharmacology | - | 04 | - | - | - |
Dr. H.N.Yadav, Addl. Prof.
| Sl. No. | Investigator Name | Department | Rat | Mice | Rabbit | G. Pig | Hamster |
| 1. | 482/IAEC-1/2024 | Pharmacology | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 481/IAEC-1/2024 | Pharmacology | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Deptt. of Ocular Pharamacology
| Sl. No. | Investigator Name | Department | Rat | Mice | Rabbit | G. Pig | Hamster |
| 1. | 313/IAEC-1/2021 | Ocular Pharmacology | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| 2. | 436/IAEC-1/2023 | Ocular Pharmacology | 02 | - | - | - | - |
Deptt. of Pharmacology
| Sl. No. | Investigator Name | Department | Rat | Mice | Rabbit | G. Pig | Hamster |
| 2. | P.G.Practial
125/IAEC-01 (Part-II) |
Pharmacology | 22 | - | - | - | - |




