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6-1-2026 NOTICE: Our outstanding surgeon and manager, Aung Moe Zaw, will be away for an undetermined period of time. We wish Moe all the best during this time and appreciate your understanding as we work to maintain continuity of services.

During this period, the Preclinical Research Unit (PRU) will be supporting logistics for a limited set of CPPC services including PV Loops, MI surgeries, and ECG. To request assistance:

  • Please submit your iLabs requests as usual
  • Additionally, please email pruadmin@office.unc.edu  with your request details to help ensure timely coordination.

We are committed to supporting your research needs and will continue to communicate any updates as they become available. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions.

Our mission is to provide surgical, imaging, and functional assessment services with a focus on the cardiovascular system in rodents. The core facilitates the assessment of cardiovascular function in rodents and works with all interested investigators to develop new models of cardiovascular disease or modify existing protocols.

 

All service and equipment requests are placed through iLab. All PIs and collaborators should

Statement of Understanding_Part A_11-5-2024

Statement of Understanding_Part B_11-5-2024

Photograph of Dr. Aung Moe Zaw
Dr. Aung Moe Zaw, Director and Head Surgeon of the MHI Cardiovascular Physiology and Phenotyping Core

If you are a new customer

please contact the core’s head surgeon, Dr. Aung Moe Zaw, for a consultation before making reservations.