At the University of Washington, we are dedicated to ensuring that when animal research is necessary, we are providing optimal care in compliance with our regulatory and accrediting agencies. In order to accomplish this, we have several academic and oversight units that work closely together to accomplish the goals of supporting the UW mission. We invite you to explore the websites of the various units to learn more about their focus, objectives, and accomplishments.
Our units
Animal care and academic units
Compliance, research support, and training
Compassion in Science
Partner organizations
We partner and work with several national and international organizations. More information on some of those partners can be found below.
- U.S. Animal Research Openness (USARO) Initiative
- North American 3Rs Collaborative
- Norecopa
- National Centre for the replacement, Refinement, & Reduction of Animals in Research
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
- European Animal Research Association (EARA)
- University of Oxford Animal Research
- Americans for Medical Progress
- Northwest Association for Biomedical Research
- Understanding Animal Research
- National Association for Biomedical Research
- Foundation for Biomedical Research