What kinds of projects must be submitted for IACUC review?
The IACUC must review ALL projects in teaching or research endeavors that
incorporate the utilization of live vertebrate animals for any purpose to ensure
compliance with federal regulations. Course-related activities that
require the use of preserved vertebrate animal materials must also be reviewed.
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Who submits projects to the IACUC for review?
Any faculty or staff member who is the principal investigator of a research
project or course instructor may submit an IACUC animal utilization protocol for
review. Students who will be conducting research that involves live
vertebrate animal handling and use (e.g. for a thesis project) may submit
a protocol in collaboration with their faculty adviser as the principal
investigator. Any individual listed as the principal investigator of a
project that includes live animals must demonstrate appropriate training in
handling, use and care of the particular animal species for which the protocol
applies.
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What is submitted to the IACUC for project review?
The principal investigator or course instructor must complete a new research
or teaching animal utilization protocol form.
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Where can I find IACUC forms and to whom must they be
submitted?
Forms are available on the IACUC website or may be obtained by email request to the IACUC chair (louise.russo@villanova.edu).
All protocols must be submitted to the IACUC chair upon completion for committee
review. Completed forms may be sent via interoffice mail to: Dr. Louise
Russo, Dept. of Biology.
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When must protocols be submitted for review and how long does
the review process take?
All paperwork must be submitted to the IACUC for review and, the committee
must provide written notification of approval of the protocol PRIOR to the start
of any work with animals. The length of the review may vary from two weeks
to a month depending upon when the paperwork was submitted and the time required
for completion of any
requested revisions and supplements to the protocol. The IACUC chair may
provide answers to any questions regarding protocol completion and the review
timeline.
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What additional information must be provided to the IACUC?
All personnel who handle live vertebrate animals either in the field or
laboratory setting are required to submit an Animal Handler Health Form PRIOR
to the initiation of the project or course activity. This form is
available on the IACUC website or via email request to the IACUC
chair. Completion of this document is critical for the occupational health
and safety of all individuals who come in contact with live animals.
Faculty supervisors of students working with live animals must review safety
information and discuss animal hazards relevant to particular species with which
the student is working in conjunction with completion of the Health Form.
Failure to submit Animal Handler Health Documentation prior to work with live
animals is a violation of IACUC policy and may result in suspension of activity
and investigator or instructor sanctions.
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