Animal Activities that Require IACUC Review
U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Policy defines animal as "any live, vertebrate animal used or intended for use in research, research training, experimentation, or biological testing or for related purposes."
Federal regulations and UCI Policy require that all activities involving the use of animals (e.g., research, testing or teaching), must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
Examples of animal use include:
- Development of new therapies for humans and animals
- Pre-clinical drug/device experiments
- Classes to teach surgical and other medical techniques
- Behavioral studies
- Tissue harvest for in-vitro studies
- Breeding of research animals
- Production/purchase of custom antibodies
