Animal Care and Use
All research at Georgia State University (GSU) that involves animal subjects must be reviewed and approved in accordance with federal law and GSU policy. GSU'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 located in the right hand column for additional information.
1. Training
First, you must complete the required online AALAS Learning Library training. To find out what training is required, please see the Required Education Document. Contact John Duktig (404-413-3508) if you need further assistance to determine which modules you need to complete.
2. Animal Use Protocol
BEFORE animals can be ordered or used, you must complete an Animal Use Protocol Application using the on-line application forms (see right hand column for DAR Application Forms) and receive approval from IACUC. All protocol applications and amendments must be submitted by the 10th of the month to be considered at the monthly IACUC meeting (see Calendar).
All protocol applications to the IACUC must now be made through a PDF or Word application (see either form in the right hand column) and submittted to the IACUC office by e-mail. This system enables the IACUC office to capture the application electronically and monitor animal research applications, renewals, amendments, animal ordering (coming soon) and census (coming soon).
If you have further questions, please contact the IACUC Office at iacuc@gsu.edu
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 (A-3914)
This Assurance is current and applicable to all research, research training, experimentation, biological testing, and related activities at GSU.
- Animal Resources Program
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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)
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Committee members and regulations governing formation and function of committee.
- IACUC Calendar
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Dates of committee meetings and submission deadlines.
- IACUC Procedures
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Detailed procedural information on how to submit a protocol, amendment, revision.
- General Program Information