{"id":9,"date":"2022-08-22T14:32:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T14:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pru\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:19:26","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pru\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to the Preclinical Research Unit<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1329\/2023\/05\/mice-300x147-1.jpeg\" alt=\"mice\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Our Mission<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The mission of the Preclinical Research Unit (PRU) is to develop and utilize robust pre-clinical and\u202fin-vivo systems for the testing of novel cancer therapeutics.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The PRU provides outstanding technical services and a seamless approach in working with the IACUC, DCM, and other core facilities on campus for labs that utilize small laboratory animals in their research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We offer technical expertise with small laboratory animal models for reproducibility of research at UNC, and complete study management as well as\u202findividual services to fit your needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">PRU technicians are experienced, highly skilled and maintain American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Technician\/Technologist (AALAS) certifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UnSCRIPted: Owen Fenton\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/op6ShkFfaAk?start=380&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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