The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Review Protocol must be completed if your proposed project includes activities involving vertebrate animals in either laboratory settings or field studies requiring intervention with the natural habitat. As examples, here are model IACUC protocols representing field and laboratory studies.
The key issue in the approval process is the assurance of humane care and treatment of vertebrate animals, as defined in the Animal Welfare Act and NSF Grant Policy Manual (Chapter 7), whenever the animals are intended for use in the field or laboratory research, development, training, education, or biological testing. Any activities that involve the use of animals must comply with the Institutional Animal Care and Use Policy and Program.
Certain projects require continuing review, as initial approval is granted for up to twelve months depending on the research project. The IACUC Renewal Approval Request must be submitted in these situations.
Once a protocol is approved, investigators are bound to the terms of the protocol; any deviations from it must first be submitted to the IACUC for approval, via the Protocol Revision Form.
The IACUC Review Protocol, Protocol Revision Form, and IACUC Renewal Approval Request are submitted to:
IUP Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Office of the Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
305 Weyandt Hall
Please refer to IACUC FAQs for IUP Investigators. Questions regarding IUP’s IACUC Review process should be e-mailed to iacuc-info@iup.edu.
The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) has published a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
