All research at Georgia State that involves animal subjects must be reviewed and approved in accordance with federal law and university policy. Georgia State's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is charged with overseeing compliance with these federal regulations. The goal of these regulations is to ensure the safety, respect and dignity of animal subjects involved in scientific research, and is a cooperative effort between the IACUC, IACUC Compliance Officer, Principal Investigators (PI), laboratory staff and animal care staff. See the IACUC Policies and Procedures Manual for additional information.
1. Training
To find out what training is required, please see the Required Education Document. You must complete the required online AALAS Learning Library training. Contact the IACUC Office at iacuc@gsu.edu if you need further assistance to determine which modules you need to complete.
2. Animal Use Protocol
Renewals, protocol amendments, and personnel amendments may be made using the appropriate Word documents and submitting it to the IACUC by email.
All protocol applications and amendments must be submitted by the first business day of the month to be considered at the monthly IACUC meeting (see calendar).
If you have further questions, please contact the IACUC Office at iacuc@gsu.edu or refer to our IACUC Frequently Asked Questions.
3. Facility Access
After your protocol is approved and you have completed the required training contact Dean Blake for access to facilities containing animals.
4. Animal Welfare Assurance Number A-3914
This assurance number is current and applicable to all Georgia State research, research training, experimentation, biological testing and related activities.
Animal Resources Program
This site contains information regarding the following: Animal Resource Program mission, animal care and use service fees (per diems, technical support, equipment use, etc.), animal care and use training workshops, online forms (Animal Requisition Form, Pharmaceutical Request Form, Animal Protocol Transfer Form, Room Transfer Request Form, and Facility Access Request Form), animal husbandry standard operating procedures, Principal Investigator Animal Facility Manuals, lab calendar to be utilized to schedule the use of procedural and surgical space.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Committee members and regulations governing formation and function of committee.
IACUC Calendar
Dates of committee meetings and submission deadlines.