What restrictions are there to doing animal work at sites other than UTHSC?
UTHSC, through its PHS Assurance and AAALAC accreditation, guarantees that all work performed will be in accordance with federal, state and local regulations and laws. Because this assurance and accreditation cannot be extended to sites outside of the university, and because the IACUC does not oversee these sites, it is university policy not to approve protocols that involve work performed at sites outside of the university. For those studies in which investigators collaborate with others outside the University, the portion of the study performed at university facilities can be reviewed and approved.
