The laboratory was established to provide and maintain the experimental animals required for research purposes by the College of Medicine of the Catholic University, its affiliated research institutes, and the clinical research institutes of the affiliated hospitals of the Catholic Medical Center. We are also responsible for the standardization and implementation of a manual for animal use in accordance with global standards on the treatment of experimental animals, provide the fundamental infrastructure for producing transgenic animals for the animal model development suitable for current research trends, and provide the resources for preclinical studies performed by affiliated institutes.