Office of Research and Sponsored Projects

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

II. IACUC Forms, Guidelines/Regulations and Useful Links

TAMIU Lab Animal Safety Brochure

Researcher Forms

• TAMIU Visitor Form
• Animal Use Protocol Application (AUP)
• Animal Use Protocol Amendment
• Annual Animal Protocol Review
• TAMIU Medical History Questionnaire
• Statement of Field Research on Live Vertebrates (FRA)
• Statement of Field Research on Live Vertebrates Amendment

IACUC Member Forms

• Semiannual Program and Facility Review
• Semiannual Report to the Institutional Official
• Annual Report to OLAW

Guidelines and Regulations

Policies and Laws

• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Guidance on Use of Telecommunications for IACUC Meetings under the PHS Policy
• Guidance on Prompt Reporting to OLAW under the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th Edition
• AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia

Resources

• Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research - National Research Council
• IACUC.ORG - information resource for members and staff of institutional animal care and use committees
• Laboratory Animal Management: Rodents - National Research Council
• Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research - The Ornithological Council
• Use of Fishes in Research - American Fisheries Society
• Use of Live Reptiles and Amphibians in Research - American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists

Animal Alternatives

• ALTWEB - Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web
• FRAME - Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
• NORINA Database - Norwegian Inventory of Alternatives
• PUBMED - National Library of Medicine
• Database Guide - UC Davis Center for Animal Alternatives Information

Useful Links

• AAALAC
• USDA
• OLAW - The Office of Lab Animal Welfare
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Texas Parks and Wildlife
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife - threatened or endangered animal and plant species
• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• National Academy of Sciences Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 6th Edition

1. Guide to the IACUC Application Process - Researchers Start Here
2. IACUC Forms, Guidelines/Regulations and Useful Links
3. Training - Required
4. IACUC Members
5. Frequently Asked Questions
6. IACUC Letter of Assurance
7. Classroom Research Guidelines
8. Reporting Animal Mistreatment
9. TAMIU IACUC Policy and Procedures Manual (available from IACUC Chair)

If you have questions, please contact the IACUC Chair, Dr. Roberto Heredia, (iacuc@lists.tamiu.edu, Dr. F.M. Canseco Hall (CNS) 205BB, 956.326.2637

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