Posts Tagged ‘IACUC’

OHSU’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is committed to the humane use and care of animals in biomedical research.  To uphold the highest standards in animal research, the IACUC has implemented an innovative new resource to satisfy animal care and use training requirements.  The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Learning Library offers a wide variety of courses that are both general and species-specific.  These specialized modules can be used to help you gain … Read More

Back in December, we told you about the NIH’s revised  regulations regarding conflict of interest in research.  These regulations were enacted to manage the growing complexity of conflicts of interest for investigators receiving grants from the Public Health Service through objectivity, transparency and accountability. OHSU’s Integrity Office has developed a new Conflict of Interest (CoI) System named eCoI. This new system replaces two separate systems (CoIR Management System and the Big Brain CoI module) with … Read More

Let’s take a walk across the IACUC Webpage An excursion that might make a life a bit easier! When: Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:30am to 11:30am Where: UHS 8B60 Speaker: Bill Dale, PhD, Research Integrity Officer And from 11:30am to noon: Meet your IACUC Analyst Get your questions about eIACUC and IACUC review answered. By attending the town hall meetings you are automatically entered to win a gift basket! Visit our website for more information … Read More

Last week, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Administrative Team—Barbara Cox, Bill Dale, Leta Guptill, Scott Huff, Joanie Phillips, Odessa Riley, Wendy Stang, and Phil Streeter—were recognized with a Golden Rose Award. Only a handful of OHSU employees receive a Golden Rose Award each month for going above and beyond to provide excellent service. Way to go, IACUC! Know a researcher or research staff member who you think deserves recognition? Visit the Golden … Read More

Addressing the protection of human and animal subjects is crucial in your grant proposal—so much so that the NIH will not release funds until this section of your grant is approved. Join us for May’s Funding Focus, Managing the Compliance Sections of Your Proposal, and we’ll discuss tips for writing better grants with regard to protecting human and animal subjects. We’ll also discuss what to do when you are not sure whether your research involves … Read More

How is OHSU protecting the rights and welfare of animal research subjects? As an employee, what are my responsibilities for the safe conduct of research? The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has the answers. Join us for our first annual IACUC Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, May 4 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in UHS 8B60. The presentation will include the following topics: Introduction to the new Research Integrity Officer for Central and Waterfront … Read More

Many of you already know Barbara Cox, PhD, from her work on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) over the past 15 years. This summer, she is taking the show on the road as she transitions into her new role as Scientific Liaison to the animal research community at OHSU.  Barbara is bringing her expertise directly to the lab to educate you about IACUC polices and help you meet the standards for compliance.  … Read More

The NIH has recently revised its guidelines regarding the breeding of two different transgenic rodent strains. You can view the updated OHSU policy here. The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) office will be contacting those with existing IBC registrations covering transgenic crossings to terminate the registration, if appropriate. Additionally, the Electronic Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (eIACUC) is in the process of being updated to revise the question on transgenic breeding per the revised policy. … Read More

The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) has developed a workshop to  train members of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs). This workshop helps you fulfill training requirements in a small-group format, focusing on advanced protocol review and other issues. Join other scientists for this peer conversation about animal research on September 11, 2009. Topics include: Scientific Merit and Ethical Cost/Benefit Analysis Noncompliance Issues Institutional Security, Media and Community Relations Panel Breakout Sessions For … Read More