The animal house of IASST is situated on the premises of IASST and there are provisions to maintain four types of animals viz, Albino rats (Wistar), Albino mice (Swiss), Guinea pigs (Duncan Hartley), and Rabbits (New Zealand white) for use in pre-clinical testing of the effect of extracts of herbal formulation, medicinal herbs and also in-silico designed synthetic drug on metabolic syndrome, induced in an animal model. An Animal Ethics Committee constituted as per guidelines of Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) oversees clinical issues in animal experiments. This Animal House is registered with CPCSEA, Government of India, Animal Welfare Division.
Funded jointly by DBT, Govt. of India and DST, Govt. of India.