Comparative Medicine Group | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Skip Navigation Comparative Medicine Group Close the left navigation Add Much of the work carried out by DTT is in support of the National Toxicology Program (NTP), an interagency partnership of the Food and Drug Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and NIEHS. Visit the NTP Website Genetically-defined Rodents Angela P. King-Herbert, D.V.M. Group Leader, Comparative Medicine Tel 984-287-3863 [email protected] The National Toxicology Program (NTP) Comparative Medicine Group oversees, directs, and manages the use of laboratory animal models for the NTP: Assisting in the selection and provision of disease-free genetically defined rodent models Monitoring animal care and use in NTP studies Establishing policies and guidelines, and ensuring standards of laboratory animal management for NTP studies Advising the NTP on animal care and animal welfare issues Conducting site visits at all NTP testing laboratories and ensuring that Laboratory Animals Medicine specifications are followed Providing guidelines and review of vendors/suppliers NIEHS/NTP Laboratory Animal Medicine Training Program The Group offers training in Laboratory Animal Medicine that allows post-doctoral fellows to participate in NTP and NIEHS laboratory animal medicine programs.  NTP Laboratory Animal Medicine fellows interact with board certified American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) veterinarians located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and surrounding areas. The fellows train in a variety of laboratory animal science settings and have the opportunity to attend local and national training activities and scientific meetings, as well as to engage in collaborative research with NTP and NIEHS scientists. NIEHS, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and other academic institutes in the local area provide hands-on clinical experience.  Fellows participate in didactic sessions held at NIEHS with other local laboratory animal fellows/residents. Angela King-Herbert, D.V.M., DACLAM, leads the NTP Laboratory Animal Medicine Group within the Cellular & Molecular Pathology Branch. She earned her D.V.M. at Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed training in Laboratory Animal Medicine at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine.  King-Herbert served as Attending Veterinarian and Manager of Animal Biology at RJ Reynolds before joining NIEHS in 2004. She is a Diplomat in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DACLAM). Scientists & Staff Angela P. King-Herbert, D.V.M. Group Leader, Comparative Medicine Tel 984-287-3863 [email protected] Sheba R. Churchill, D.V.M. Contractor - Laboratory Animal Veterinarian Tel 984-287-3832 [email protected] Recent Publications Webb D, Churchill S, Hill G, McGee C, Shi M, King-Herbert A, Blankenship-Paris T. Effects of Buprenorphine, Chlorhexidine, and Low-level Laser Therapy on Wound Healing in Mice. Comparative medicine 2021 Jun 01;71(3):191-202. Abstract Webb D, Churchill S, Hill G, McGee C, Shi M, King-Herbert A, Blankenship-Paris T. Effects of Buprenorphine, Chlorhexidine, and Low-level Laser Therapy on Wound Healing in Mice. Comparative medicine. 2021 Jun 01 Sills R, Brix A, Cesta M, Churchill S, Cora M, Dixon D, Dykstra M, Flake G, Herbert R, Kovi R, Janardhan K, King-Herbert A, Malarkey D, Pandiri A, Travlos G, Willson C, Elmore S. NTP/NIEHS Global Contributions to Toxicologic Pathology. Toxicologic pathology 2017 Dec;45(8):1035-1038. Abstract Sills R, Brix A, Cesta M, Churchill S, Cora M, Dixon D, Dykstra M, Flake G, Herbert R, Kovi R, Janardhan K, King-Herbert A, Malarkey D, Pandiri A, Travlos G, Willson C, Elmore S. NTP/NIEHS Global Contributions to Toxicologic Pathology. Toxicologic pathology. 2017 Dec Churchill S, Morgan D, Kissling G, Travlos G, King-Herbert A. Impact of Environmental Enrichment Devices on NTP In Vivo Studies. Toxicologic pathology 2016 Feb;44(2):233-45. Abstract Churchill S, Morgan D, Kissling G, Travlos G, King-Herbert A. Impact of Environmental Enrichment Devices on NTP In Vivo Studies. Toxicologic pathology. 2016 Feb Tubbs J, Kissling G, Travlos G, Goulding D, Clark J, King-Herbert A, Blankenship-Paris T. Effects of buprenorphine, meloxicam, and flunixin meglumine as postoperative analgesia in mice. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS 2011 Mar;50(2):185-91. Abstract Tubbs J, Kissling G, Travlos G, Goulding D, Clark J, King-Herbert A, Blankenship-Paris T. Effects of buprenorphine, meloxicam, and flunixin meglumine as postoperative analgesia in mice. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS. 2011 Mar Zegre Cannon C, Kissling G, Goulding D, King-Herbert A, Blankenship-Paris T. Analgesic effects of tramadol, carprofen or multimodal analgesia in rats undergoing ventral laparotomy. Lab animal 2011 Mar;40(3):85-93. Abstract Zegre Cannon C, Kissling G, Goulding D, King-Herbert A, Blankenship-Paris T. Analgesic effects of tramadol, carprofen or multimodal analgesia in rats undergoing ventral laparotomy. 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