Research Compliance

Animal Care & Use Committee

Protocol Submission Deadline

All protocols submitted to the IACUC for review must be received ten (10) working days prior to the committee meeting. Late protocols will not be placed on the agenda and will be reviewed at the next meeting.

       Meeting Schedule      IACUC Forms               Protocols Up for Review

 Training 

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) requires that all IACUC members, researchers, students and anyone working with laboratory animals complete training prior to any involvement with animal subjects.  The IACUC supports two on-line training programs that are designed to provide the user with required information on the humane care and use of laboratory animals as mandated by federal regulations. 

The first training course can be found at http://www.citiprogram.org. Once there simply click on "New Users Register Here". Under the "Select your Institution of Organization" page select UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA in the "Participating Institutions" drop down box. Next you will proceed to create your own username and password and select the desired course.

The second training course is provided by the Laboratory Animal Training Association (LATA) and can be found at http://hazel.forest.net/latanet/client/alabama/introduction.htm.  Registration information for this course can be obtained by contacting Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) at (205) 348-5905.  This course will automatically provide UA with a record of the training you completed.

IACUC members are required to take the following annual training:     
http://www.citiprogram.org
            1)      Essentials for IACUC Members
           

 Faculty/Staff are required to take the following annual training:
            http://www.citiprogram.org
            1)      Working with the IACUC Course

            http://hazel.forest.net/latanet/client/alabama/introduction.htm  
           1)      Lab Animal Module, species appropriate
           2)      Occupational Health and Safety Module

Complete species specific module for relevant animals on either http://www.citiprogram.org or http://hazel.forest.net/latanet/client/alabama/introduction.htm    

Students are required to take the following training:
            http://www.citiprogram.org
            1)      Working with the IACUC Course
                                   OR
            http://hazel.forest.net/latanet/client/alabama/introduction.htm  
            1)      Module for lab animals

 Along with: http://hazel.forest.net/latanet/client/alabama/introduction.htm  
           1)      Module for Occupational Health and Safety

Along with: 
            1) Species specific module based on species identified in protocol.  Students may take training through either http://www.citiprogram.org or
http://hazel.forest.net/latanet/client/alabama/introduction.htm