{"id":501,"date":"2023-04-26T20:57:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T20:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=501"},"modified":"2024-09-09T23:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T23:20:47","slug":"institutional-animal-care-and-use-committee-iacuc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/institutional-animal-care-and-use-committee-iacuc\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue 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role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compliance, regulations, and laws<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NAU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees the university and its staff and ensures compliance with federal regulations regarding use of animals in research or education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These regulations include the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Act and Regulations (AWA), the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Public Health Services Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, NAU IACUC Policy Manual, Biological Sciences Annex (BSA) Policy and Procedures Manual, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IACUC is concerned with portions of these laws and regulations that ensure that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the number of animals used is reasonable to generate statistically significant results (when applicable)<\/li><li>research using animals does not unnecessarily duplicate previous research<\/li><li>animal distress is minimized, and animal users have contingency plans for unexpected animal injuries or death<\/li><li>animal holding facilities and procedural areas are inspected twice a year<\/li><li>risk to humans from contact with animals is minimized<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To meet these goals, the IACUC requires NAU personnel using animals to meet two obligations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>obtain IACUC approval for working with animals via an animal use protocol<\/li><li>certify that all animal users have undergone appropriate training regarding the regulatory and welfare issues involved in animal use and have become proficient in any animal-related procedures<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that \u201canimal use\u201d includes capture and observation of animals in field classes, research in NAU labs, research in off-campus labs by NAU personnel, and field research that involves animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More information and resources<\/h2>\n\n\n<!--\nPANELS LITE CONFIGURATION:\n\nLINK \/ FULL WIDTH \/ ODD \/ NO BODY-->\n\n<section\n                class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels-lite linkPanels  fullWidth bodyContentHide\"\n        data-layout_mobile=\"size16-9 layoutStack vertical headlineCenter\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"size5-2 layoutStack vertical headlineCenter\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"size5-2 layoutStack horizontal headlineCenter\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"size4-1 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