Animal Care and Use
June 7, National Animal Rights Day – PLEASE SHARE WITH ALL LABORATORY STAFF
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) June 7th, National Animal Rights Day This coming Sunday, June 7th, is National Animal Rights Day. (This annual event is observed worldwide on the first Sunday of June.) – currently there is no information about any planned animal rights activities targeting UCI, however the IACUC office is sending…
Read MoreUpdated IACUC Guidance: Categorizing and Minimizing Pain and Distress
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Updated IACUC Guidance: Categorizing and Minimizing Pain and Distress For researchers working with live vertebrate animals in research, teaching, or training activities, the IACUC Guidance on Categorizing and Minimizing Pain and Distress was revised to clarify definitions and examples of each pain category, and to update links and…
Read MoreIACUC Facility Inspections
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) IACUC Facility Inspections Spring 2026 The IACUC will be conducting its federally mandated semi-annual facility inspections during the next several weeks – The schedule is posted on the IACUC website (secure login required). During inspections, the IACUC site visit team may request information and records related to your…
Read MoreFree NASEM Webinar Series “Future of Laboratory Animal Sciences”
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Free NASEM Webinar Series The Future of Laboratory Animal Sciences April 17 9:00-10:00 AM (virtual) The IACUC is sharing a topic of interest with the UCI research community to highlight ongoing discussions regarding research animals. The National Academies for Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is hosting a free…
Read MoreUpdated IACUC Policies and Guidance
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Updated IACUC Policies and Guidance For researchers working with live vertebrate animals in research, teaching, or training activities, the following animal care and use policies and guidance were updated: The IACUC Guidance for Sanitization/Disinfection of Researcher-Maintained Animal Equipment was expanded to include definitions, recommended disinfectants for different equipment…
Read MoreReminder – AAALAC Accreditation Site Visit: July 30-August 1, 2024
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) 2024 AAALAC Accreditation Site Visit July 30 – Aug 1 Next week, representatives from AAALAC International will be visiting our campus from July 30 to August 1, 2024, for the triennial site vis…
Read MoreAAALAC Accreditation Site Visit July 30-August 1, 2024
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) 2024 AAALAC Accreditation Site Visit July 30 – Aug 1 Representatives from AAALAC International will be visiting our campus from July 30 to August 1, 2024, for the triennial site visit required…
Read MoreReminder: Updated Supplemental Heat Guidelines
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Reminder Supplemental Heat in Anesthetized Animals In December 2023, the IACUC announced changes to supplementary heating device guidelines. The announced deadline for adopting currently approv…
Read MoreIACUC Service Impact Announcement
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) IACUC Service Impact Dear Researchers, UCI’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) services is experiencing unforeseen and unavoidable staff resource constraints, as well …
Read MoreChanges in IACUC Training Requirements
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Changes in IACUC Training Requirements Laboratory Procedure Personnel Training Records & ULAR Researcher Training Class As part of quality assurance for the animal research program, the followin…
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