Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

2023-24 会议日期 and Deadlines

All materials must be received one (1) week prior to a meeting for review at that meeting.

Guidance for Investigators

Drake Investigators' Manual for the Care and Use of Animals in Re搜索

Disaster Plan for Animal Facilities

MOU Drake DMU Vivarium Emergency Plan

培训信息

IACUC AALAS Learning Course

形式

IACUC提案表格
This form is for the initial submission of proposed animal use in re搜索 or teaching labs. This form should also be used for a project continuing after 3 years of initial approval (i.e. initial approval, followed by two years of annual continuing review approval using the form below). Submit a completed form and any associated documents to iacuc@volamdolong.com.

育种协议表
This form is for the initial submission of a proposed breeding colony. This form should also be used for a project continuing after 3 years of initial approval (i.e. initial approval, followed by two years of annual continuing review approval using the form below). Submit a completed form and any associated documents to iacuc@volamdolong.com.

实地考察表格
This form is for the initial submission of a proposed field study. This form should also be used for a project continuing after 3 years of initial approval (i.e. initial approval, followed by two years of annual continuing review approval using the form below). Submit a completed form and any associated documents to iacuc@volamdolong.com.

动物转移表格
Regulatory agencies require that animals are identifiable to a specific IACUC protocol.  因此, if animals are transferred to a different protocol from that for which they were originally assigned, it is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to complete and submit an online 动物转移表格 and obtain approval from IACUC prior to transfer. 

‌Annual Continuing Review Form
This link is for the annual review of an ongoing project after year 1 and again after year 2. After the 3rd year you will need to resubmit the project for a full review using the standard IACUC提案表格. Submit a completed form and any associated documents to iacuc@volamdolong.com.

Three Year Termination Form
Protocols are valid from the approval date for a maximum of three years. IACUC requires acknowledgement that a protocol has been terminated from both the Principal Investigator and the vivarian. The Principal Investigator must complete an online termination form.

Amendment 形式 for Previously Approved Projects

• 人事表格变更
• Termination/Annual Continuing Review Form
• 动物转移表格
• 小修改表格

Some types of amendments to previously approved projects can be submitted and approved using this online link. If you do not see the type of amendment you are requesting, you should follow the process noted below.

Process for Amendments other than Minor Amendments:
If your proposed amendment is not listed, you must submit a memo noting the desired amendment in detail. Memos, other relevant information or questions for the chair about the process can be submitted to iacuc@volamdolong.com.

有用的信息

Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
This guide contains general Office of Lab Animal Welfare (OLAW) guidelines for IACUC and animal care and use activities for any animal activity that is funded by Public Health Service. These policies also apply to projects funded by NIH, 美国卫生和公众服务部, 美国农业部, Department of Agriculture, 国防部, NSF, 美国国家航空航天局, and any other federal granting agency. Drake applies these policies to any re搜索 or teaching activity using vertebrate animals.

Office of Lab Animal Welfare 指南
This link provides a the newly published 指南 for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, eighth edition (2011).  The intent of this 指南 is to "assist investigators in fulfilling their obligation to plan and conduct animal experiments in accord with the highest scientific, 人道的, and ethical principles" (指南, p. 十三).

NIH Worksheet for Alternatives Literature Searches
This link to information from the NIH will assist in conducting the mandatory literature 搜索es for less painful alternatives, 无动物模型, or other alternatives for re搜索.

If you have any questions or need to report concerns about the care and use of animals, 请与IACUC联系 iacuc@volamdolong.com.

2022-2023 IACUC成员

1. 金·休伊(主席)
2. 黛比·克里斯坦森
3. 缪尔伊顿
4. 比尔Klipec
5. Shankar Munusamy
6. 杰夫Karnicky
7. 埃里克·埃蒙斯
8. Kevin Cmelik (Community Representative)
9. Lisa Takes (Veterinarian)
10. Donna Tuttle (Vivarium Manager)
11. Mary Pat Wohlford (Provost Designee, Re搜索 Compliance Director)
12. Preston Miller (工作人员 Administrator)

For questions, contact IACUC at iacuc@volamdolong.com.