1. IACUC and IBC PROCESS

2. Office of Research Services Resource Center Building Room 206504-568-4970 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

3. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Purpose To Protect the Welfare of Animals Used as Subjects in Research

4. 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

5. IACUC Policies and Procedures developed in accordance with the following agencies. Rules and Regulations Animal Welfare Act [7 USC 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.22,2.80,371.29(g)] “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” 8 th Edition Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Regulatory agencies: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) Third Party Accreditation Association of Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)

6. IACUC & IBC Web Page

8. IACUC Applications

9. 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

11. IBC Applications

12. 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.eduIACUCoffice@lsuhsc.eduIBCoffice@lsuhsc.edu Submit applications for review by the last Monday of the month for the next committee meeting. IBC Meeting is the 2 nd Wednesday and the IACUC Meeting is the 3 rd 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!