What kinds of projects must be submitted for IACUC review?
The IACUC must review ALL projects involving the use of ANY vertebrate animals for ANY purpose (including, but not limited to, agricultural, biomedical, and behavioral research, teaching, testing, and exhibition projects) to ensure compliance with MMC/MMCRI policy and federal regulations. Who must submit projects to the IACUC? Any faculty or staff member who is the Principal Investigator or Director for any animal activity must submit an IACUC protocol. Students who will be conducting an animal project (e.g. for a thesis project) should submit the project in collaboration with their faculty adviser. Such student protocols should be submitted with the adviser listed as the Principal Investigator and the student listed as the Co-Principal Investigator. What must be submitted to the IACUC? Either a new protocol form or an amendment form may be submitted for review. Amendment forms are only submitted to seek approval for changes to a previously approved IACUC protocol. Each person involved
