Office of the Institutional Animal Care Program

Supports the IACUC to ensure the humane care and use of laboratory animals.

Services provided to researchers by the OIACP include:

Assistance with online animal use applications, amendments, and progress reports, as well as management of study personnel, administrative changes and animal transfers via the Online Research Compliance Assistant (ORCA)
Assessment and refinement of research protocols that include the use of animals
Guidance on regulatory requirements
Guidance on IACUC policy and institutional procedures
Assistance with training for study team members involved in animal protocols