About Us
History
| Year | Memorabilia |
|---|---|
| In 1958 | The animal facility of Hubei Medical College was established. |
| In 1994 | Experimental Animal Center of Hubei Medical University was established, Professor Zhou Hongyuan was appointed as the first Director of the Center. |
| In 1998 | The experimental animal center barrier facility broke ground. |
| In August 2000 | Wuhan University and Hubei Medical University merged to form a new Wuhan University. The Experimental Animal Center was placed under the Asset Management Department of Wuhan University. |
| In September 2001 | Experimental Animal Center was administrated under Wuhan University School of Medicine. |
| In November 2001 | Construction of P3 animal laboratory started. |
| In October 2003 | P3 Animal Laboratory conducted the first experiment "Human monkey anti-SARS virus inactivated vaccine" First laboratory animal use license and experimental animal production license was approved. |
| In December 2003 | First laboratory animal use license and experimental animal production license was approved |
| In September 2004 | A3 Lab was awarded the “Special Fund for the Prevention and Control of SARS” Science and Technology Project by the National Development and Reform Commission. |
| In July 2005 | The Experimental Animal Center of Wuhan University was renamed as the Animal Experimental Center of Wuhan University. the Animal Experiment Center and the A3 Laboratory were designated as secondary units directly administered under Wuhan University. |
| In May 2006 | A3 Lab signed the first international cooperation project with Tokyo Tuberculosis Research Institute, Japan. |
| In October 2006 | Animal Experiment Center and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) jointly held the first Sino-US seminar: "The establishment of the Chinese rhesus monkey SIV model". |
| In March 2007 | A3 Lab was awarded the “Highly Pathogenic Pathogenic Microorganism Laboratory Qualification Certificate” by the Ministry of Health. |
| In July 2007 | US Aeras Global Tuberculosis Vaccine Foundation and Animal Experiment Center signed a letter of intent. |
| In January 2008 | US Aeras Global Tuberculosis Vaccine Foundation and A3 Lab conducted joint research for the first time. |
| In March 2009 | A3 Lab was certified by International AAALAC. |
| In October 2009 | A3 Lab took on the "Eleventh Five-Year" Science and Technology Major Project for the first time. |
| In March 2011 | A3 Lab passed the second certification of China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS). |
| In March 2012 | A3 Lab received AAALAC "Complete Certification" again. |
| In April 2012 | The A3 laboratory was again awarded the “Highly Pathogenic Pathogenic Microorganism Laboratory Qualification Certificate” issued by the Ministry of Health. |
| In June 2012 | The Animal Experimental Center was approved for the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" for the prevention and treatment of major infectious diseases. |
| In July 2012 | On July 16, 2012, A3 Lab passed the review of the construction of the highly pathogenic microbiology laboratory of the Ministry of Science and Technology. |
| In August 2012 | The two National Natural Science Foundation projects from the Center were funded and marking the first of such funding in Center history. |
| In August 2013 | Wuhan University A3 Lab was listed as an important international partner of its academic research institutions by Aeras. |
| In May 2014 | Supported by the municipal construction, the demolition of the inspection building was carried out. |
| In December 2014 | New office building was completed. |
| In April 2015 | Professor Li Hongliang, winner of the National Outstanding Youth Fund, was appointed as the director of the Center/A3 Laboratory. |
| In June 2015 | A3 Labs received AAALAC "Complete Certification" for the third time. |
| January 1, 2016 | New office building operational |
| In March 2017 | Animal production building is upgraded to IVC feeding mode. |
| In November 2018 | New research building operational |