IACUC and IBC PROCESS

Office of Research Services

Resource Center Building Room 206 504-568-4970• Kenneth Kratz, PhD –Director• Staff:• Nicole Barron – Pre-award Grants and Contracts• Amanda Dietz – Conflict of Interest, Grants/Contracts• Charlene Walvoord – IRB• Dyan Melson – IRB• Lynn Arnold – IRB• Rose Castay – IACUC/IBC• Thanh Vu – Student Worker• Katharine Buckley – Student Worker

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee(IACUC)

Purpose

To Protect the Welfare of Animals Used as Subjects in Research

How does the IACUC provide protection?

By ensuring compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the use of animals.

• IACUC Policy and Procedure Guidelines• IACUC application – Review and approval by full committee

• Annual reviews, amendments, personnel changes

•Semi-annual Animal Care Facility Inspection • Includes investigators’ laboratory and any other area where live animals are taken.

•Semi-Annual Program Review• Includes IACUC and institutional policies, education and occupation health surveillance

• Review concerns and advise the Institutional Official • Suspend PHS-supported activities if necessary

IACUC Policies and Procedures developed in accordance with the

following agencies.Rules and RegulationsAnimal Welfare Act [7 USC 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.22,2.80,371.29(g)]“Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” 8th EditionPublic Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory

Animals

Regulatory agencies:U.S. Department of AgricultureOffice of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)

Third Party AccreditationAssociation of Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care

(AAALAC)

IACUC & IBC Web Page

IACUC Applications

Institutional Biosafety Commitee(IBC)

Purpose

• To protect individuals and research animals from potential dangers in the use of or exposure to such things as pathogens, organs or tissues of biological origin, genetic therapy products, transgenic genes, bacteria, viruses, prions and chemicals and toxins that may affect health.• To assure that the Institution is in compliance with all state and federal regulatory agency bio-safety requirements, e.g. rDNA research as described in the NIH GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULES (NIH GUIDELINES)

• To review projects for use of “Select Agents” under the Select Agents Program of DHHS and USDA and/or “Dual use items” under export control regulations of the Department of Commerce

IBC Applications

Best way to navigate through the process• Always download forms from the websites for the latest version.• Follow the instructions• Answer each question completely or enter “N/A” where appropriate• Email applications/forms to IACUCoffice@lsuhsc.edu or IBCoffice@lsuhsc.edu• Submit applications for review by the last Monday of the month for the next

committee meeting. IBC Meeting is the 2nd Wednesday and the IACUC Meeting is the 3rd Monday of the month

• Make sure every participate completes all training for activities to be performed.

• Need help with forms or have questions, call or email me. • If you have animal care questions, the veterinarians and the animal care

technicians and managers are also available to assist you.• Reply by email when you receive IACUC or IBC annual or expiration notices.

A certain person will nag you until you do!