F. Claire Hankenson
Associate Vice Provost for Research and Executive Director of University Laboratory Animal Resources (ULAR), University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Pathobiology (CE), University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Contact information
177E Old Vet Quadrangle, ULAR
3800 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6009
3800 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6009
Office: 215-898-2434
Fax: 215-573-9999
Fax: 215-573-9999
Email:
fclaire@upenn.edu
fclaire@upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
BA (Chemistry/English)
Indiana University, 1993.
DVM (Veterinary Medicine)
Purdue University, 1997.
MS (Microbiology)
University of Washington, 2001.
Permanent linkBA (Chemistry/English)
Indiana University, 1993.
DVM (Veterinary Medicine)
Purdue University, 1997.
MS (Microbiology)
University of Washington, 2001.
Description of Research Expertise
My research centers on improving animal welfare and focuses on refinements in animal care. Overall the goal is to identify interventions as part of laboratory animal veterinary practice that will be of benefit to animal species utilized in research modeling. Ongoing work evaluates aspects of genotyping methods, rodent surgery support, thermoregulation for rodents and humane endpoints.Description of Clinical Expertise
Rodent medicine, diagnostics and treatmentsSelected Publications
Hankenson, F. C., Kim, J. J., Le, T. M., Lawrence, F. R., Del Valle, J. M.: Using waterless alcohol-based antiseptic for skin preparation and active thermal support in laboratory rats. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 60(3): 365-373, 2021.Swanson, J. C., Chapin, L. T., Hankenson, F. C.: Agricultural animals. Page: 531-558, 2018.
Del Valle, J. M., Fisk, E. A., Noland, E. L., Pak, D., Zhang, J., Crim, M. J., Lawrence, F. R., Hankenson, F. C.: Comparison of aqueous and alcohol-based agents for presurgical skin preparation methods in mice. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 57(4): 401-414, 2018.
Hankenson, F. C., Marx, J. O., Gordon, C. J., David, J. M.: Effects of rodent thermoregulation on animal models in the research environment. Comparative Medicine 68(6): 425-438, 2018.
Skorupski, A. M., Zhang, J., Ferguson, D., Lawrence, F., Hankenson, F. C.: Quantification of induced hypothermia from aseptic scrub applications during rodent surgery preparation. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 56(5): 562-569, 2017.
Erickson, R. L., Terzi, M. C., Jaber, S. M., Hankenson, F. C., McKinstry-Wu, A., Kelz, M. B., Marx, J. O.: Intraperitoneal continuous-rate infusion for the maintenance of anesthesia in laboratory mice (Mus musculus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 55(5): 548-57, 2016.
Braden, G. C., Brice, A. K., Hankenson, F. C.: Adverse effects of vapocoolant and topical anesthesia for tail biopsy of preweanling mice. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 54(3): 291-8, 2015.
Allen-Worthington, K. H., Brice, A. K., Marx, J. O., Hankenson, F. C.: Intraperitoneal injection of ethanol for the euthanasia of laboratory mice (Mus musculus) and rats (Rattus norvegicus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 54(6): 769-78, 2015.
Marx, J. O., Vudathala, D., Murphy, L., Rankin, S., Hankenson, F. C.: Antibiotic administration in the drinking water of mice. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 53(3): 301-6, 2014.
Jaber, S. M., Hankenson, F. C., Heng, K., McKinstry-Wu, A., Kelz, M. B., Marx, J. O.: Dose regimens, variability, and complications associated with using repeat-bolus dosing to extend a surgical plane of anesthesia in laboratory mice. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 53(6): 684-91, 2014.
Caro, A. C., Hankenson, F. C., Marx, J. O.: Comparison of thermoregulatory devices used during anesthesia of C57BL/6 mice and correlations between body temperature and physiologic parameters. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 52(5): 577-83, 2013.
Hankenson, F. C., Ruskoski, N., van Saun, M., Ying, G. S., Oh, J., Fraser, N. W.: Weight loss and reduced body temperature determine humane endpoints in a mouse model of ocular herpesvirus infection. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 52(3): 277-85, 2013.
Hankenson FC*, Garzel LM, Fischer DD, Nolan B, Hankenson KD: Evaluation of tail biopsy collection in laboratory mice (Mus musculus): vertebral ossification, DNA quantity and acute behavioral responses. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 47(6): 10-18, 2008.