Can a laboratory register multiple lab codes?
Yes. A lab code is meant to identify one of several possible situations: A) An institutional lab code identifies the organization where the animal colony was originally developed. These animal colonies belong to and are maintained by the institution; they do not move with an investigator. (An institution can have several lab codes depending on institutional preferences.) B) Alternatively, investigators may register lab codes for animal colonies they own and will take to another institution. Upon moving to the new institution, the investigator should forward updated contact information to ILAR.
