Yale University Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee New Haven CT USA 06510 |
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General Information:
Approval by the IACUC does not, in and of itself, constitute approval for implementation of this project. Other levels of review and approval may be required (e.g. Environmental Health and Safety, Radiation Safety), and the project should not begin until all required approvals have been obtained.
Animal work to be conducted at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System must have the appropriate VA approval before animals can be ordered or used. You may contact Mary Sobczak at 932-5711 x3968 for more detailed information regarding the VA approval requirements.
The use of hazardous agents in animals may only be initiated after approval from YARC and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS).
Who Can I Contact for Help?
A Veterinarian from Veterinary Clinical Services (VCS) should be consulted in the planning of procedures involving more than minimal pain and or distress (e.g. surgery, death as an endpoint, restraint, etc.). VCS can be reached at 785-2501.
Submission Information:
Any protocol received later than the deadline day will be held until the next month's meeting.
Three-year updates and annual continuations received later than the required submission deadline could be in jeopardy of expiring. No animals may be used or ordered under protocols, which have expired and charges may no longer be made against the protocol. Please note it is against federal regulations to use or breed animals without an active, approved protocol.
Time Sensitive Issues:
PHS policy (IV.D.2) requires verification of IACUC approval be submitted to
funding agencies no later than 60 days after submission of the proposal
(competing or non-competing). Delay in obtaining IACUC approval may adversely
affect the processing of funding proposals and puts Yale in jeopardy of
being in non-compliance with PHS policy.
Based upon Federal Regulations all research, teaching and/or testing on live vertebrate animals, regardless of funding, requires approval by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) prior to implementation.
Contact the IACUC Office for assistance with any questions concerning completion of the forms, what forms are needed and when, and deadline information.
The original protocol plus 4 copies must be submitted to the IACUC Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date in order to ensure their review at the next IACUC meeting.
Investigators should consider that additional time might be necessary after IACUC review to clarify specific issues before the protocol is approved. These possible delays should be kept in mind when estimating approval dates necessary for funding proposals.
Last Modified: February
25, 2004
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