Diagnostic Laboratory, Institute of Comparative Medicine

The scientific mission of Comparative Pathology Laboratory (CPL) is to serve the Columbia University biomedical researchers by providing accurate, timely and high quality veterinary pathology service so as to translate the knowledge of disease process, diagnosis, treatment and prevention in research animals to improve diagnostic and clinical applications in veterinary and human medicine.

Diagnostic Lab provides a complete range of diagnostic services for the animals used in teaching and research. The services include anatomic pathology, clinical chemistry panels, complete blood count, parasitology examinations, microbiology testing etc. All these services are provided to the faculty and researchers working with animals in Columbia University. The CPL also provides research services related to histopathology, molecular biology, and histomorphometry. Our laboratory maintains collaborative research partnership with several national and international biomedical research centers and hence any service or procedures related to veterinary pathology needed for CU research community will be made available on request.

Lab is also actively involved in Rodent Health Surveillance program of CU by providing necropsy evaluation of sentinal rodents with ancillary testing including microbiology, parasitology, serology, PCR, and histologic evaluation. CPL also conducts microbiological environmental monitoring of animal facilities with Charm Sciences' novuLUM pocket swabs.

Academic and Scientific Supervision
Dr. Rivka Shoulson DVM, MPH

Our Staff...
A Rivas is a clinical medical technologist with expertise in clinical pathology, histology and microbiology.
Phone: (212) 305-1461, address: BB1912C, email: amc18@columbia.edu