Overview of Services

The Operations Team consists of eight individuals, five of which are Campus Services Technicians.  Primary responsibilities include:

• Animal and sentinel deliveries between campuses and to designated rodent drop-off locations
• Animal deliveries to other institutions outside TMC. (charges apply)
• Transport equipment and supplies between campuses as needed
• DVMS shuttle services between campuses for researchers and staff
• Provide sterilization services (VHP) upon request
• Receive and distribute supplies to all sections between both campuses
• Maintain carcass freezers on an assigned schedule
• Provide equipment and office move services upon request
• Clean linen distribution and soiled linen pick-up

For all other questions and inquiries about animal deliveries, please contact Andrew Pesek, Associate Director of Operations or Rhudell Turner, Campus Services Supervisor. 

Rodent Export Services

Do you need to export rodents to another instituion? Please complete the Export request now available in iLab. Questions about the process? Contact DVMSHARSImportExport@mdanderson.org.

Questions about system issues? Contact DVMS-Info@mdanderson.org

DVMS Operations & Materials Management Leadership and Staff

ADuran2@mdanderson.org

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Office Location
Andrew T Pesek Jr	Assoc Dir, Animal Facility Ops	(713) 745-5079	atpesek@mdanderson.org	George and Cynthia Mitchell Ba (SB.8416b)
Jack H Knoblauch	Coord, Facilities Projects	(713) 563-1592	jhknoblauch@mdanderson.org	George and Cynthia Mitchell Ba (SB.8416c)
Rhudell K Turner	Supv, Campus Services	(713) 792-2796	rturner1@mdanderson.org	George and Cynthia Mitchell Ba (S1.8123)
Joe Garza Jr	Campus Services Technician		jjgarza1@mdanderson.org	George and Cynthia Mitchell Ba (S1.8123)
Adam Duran	Campus Services Technician		ADuran2@mdanderson.org	George and Cynthia Mitchell Ba (S1.8123)
Sean M Yarman	Campus Services Technician		smyarman@mdanderson.org	Physical Plant And Police Bldg (PPB1.552)
Jose A Arano	Campus Services Technician		jaarano@mdanderson.org	Physical Plant And Police Bldg (PPB1.552)
Desmond O Brown	Campus Services Technician		DOBrown@mdanderson.org	George and Cynthia Mitchell Ba (S1.8123)

Location and hours of operation

6:00am – 3:30pm Monday thru Friday

George and Cynthia Mitchell Basic Science & Research Building

AM Deliveries

All morning animal delivery/transfer requests are pulled by NCV/SCV staff members on each campus the day of requested transport and placed in the designated airlocks or transfer stations by 7:45am.  Cage(s) are delivered to their designated drop off location between 8:30 – 9:30am.

PM Deliveries

Animal delivery form must be submitted no later than 1:00pm on the day of requested delivery.  Research staff must place their cage(s) in designated airlocks/transfer stations with adequate food, water bottle and green acetate by 1:00pm.  Cage(s) are delivered to their designated drop off location between 1:30 – 2:00pm. 

Rodent Drop-Off Room Numbers:

GEMF Cryo Lab….SB.8043

PTC....PTCB.2159 (Experimental Holding Room)

SCRB1…..SCR1.3032 (Rodent Drop-Off Room)

SCRB2…..2SCR1.3028 (Rodent Drop-Off Room)

SCRB3…..3SCR1.4101B (Rodent Drop-Off Room)

SCRB3…..3SCR1.4101A (Dirty Storage/Radioactive freezer)

Zayed…..Z1.5014 (Rodent Drop-Off Room)

Zayed…..Z1.5016 (Freezer Room)

 Airlocks/Animal Transfer

S1.8110 – 1^st Floor Equipment Airlock

SB.8126 – Basement Equipment Airlock

TB.3953 – CRB Equipment Airlock

PPB1.421A – South Campus Animal Transfer

PPB1.672 – South Campus Animal Transfer

3SCR1.3104B – SCRB3 Airlock

Links and Resources

1. Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Home Page

Contacts