Welcome to the Freimann Life Science Center at Notre Dame
The Freimann Life Science Center (FLSC) is comprised of two animal facilities equipped to house a wide variety of vertebrates including fish, rabbits and rodents. FLSC facilities include the main facility in Galvin Life Science Center and the Raclin-Carmichael Hall facility within the Indiana University School of Medicine in South Bend. The highly trained staff are animal care technicians who are certified through the American Association of Laboratory Science or are registered veterinary care technicians who together work with the attending veterinarian. In addition, the FLSC is fully accredited by AAALAC International. The FLSC is a core facility in Notre Dame Research and an approved core of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI).
Since its founding in 1983, the FLSC's key goals have been to support the University of Notre Dame's teaching and research. The FLSC primarily serves researchers from the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, as well as Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend researchers.
Notably, the National Cancer Institute's approved model for prostate cancer, the LOBUND-Wistar rat, was developed at Notre Dame.
Fully Accredited
The Freimann Life Science Center is fully accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International. The Center is also inspected annually by the United States Department of Agriculture and adheres to the Animal Welfare Act.