Facilities

Facilities

The J.D. Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory is an organized research center of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis. The multi-user laboratory in building VetMed3A consists of a multi-room cell & molecular biology area (3000 sq ft), mechanical testing facility and fabrication workshop (2800 sq ft), small animal motion-capture/gait lab (1575 sq ft), medical models fabrication/3D printing area (600 sq ft), mineralized tissue processing area (605 sq ft), histology processing area (200 sq ft), microradiography area (260 sq ft), microCT specimen scanner (240 sq ft), photography areas (90 sq. ft.), microscopy area (90 sq ft), computer area (650 sq ft), and graduate student, staff and faculty office space (1500 sq ft) in Vet Med 3A. Much of the equipment and measurement techniques are provided as a service on a recharge basis (see Laboratory Services). The laboratory is adjacent to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital and California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory which facilitates collaboration.