Animal Care and Use

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Winter Recess Reminder Even during the holidays, your research animals remain in your care! During the Winter Administrative Recess, it is crucial for laboratory staff to prioritize the well-being of their animals by adhering to all necessary monitoring and care procedures according to the approved IACUC protocols. It […]

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) AAALAC Full Accreditation The Office of Research is pleased to announce that AAALAC has continued its accreditation of UCI’s laboratory animal care and use program.  When AAALAC conducted its triennial site visit in July 2024, it noted the exemplary commitment of the UCI research community to the highest

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Thanksgiving Holiday Reminder Even during the holidays, your research animals remain in your care! During the Thanksgiving holiday break, it is crucial for laboratory staff to prioritize the well-being of their animals by adhering to all necessary monitoring and care procedures according to the approved IACUC protocols. It

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) 2024 AAALAC Accreditation Site Visit July 30 – Aug 1 Next week, representatives from AAALAC International will be visiting our campus from July 30 to August 1, 2024, for the triennial site visit required to maintain UCI’s accreditation.    For more information about the site visit including a tentative

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) 2024 AAALAC Accreditation Site Visit July 30 – Aug 1 Representatives from AAALAC International will be visiting our campus from July 30 to August 1, 2024, for the triennial site visit required to maintain UCI’s accreditation.    For more information about the site visit including a tentative schedule, please

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Reminder Supplemental Heat in Anesthetized Animals In December 2023, the IACUC announced changes to supplementary heating device guidelines. The announced deadline for adopting currently approved supplementary heat devices was February 15, 2024. If you have not yet acquired and installed approved devices, please proceed to do so without further

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)   IACUC Service Impact Dear Researchers,   UCI’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) services is experiencing unforeseen and unavoidable staff resource constraints, as well as heightened resource demands associated with an upcoming AAALAC site visit.  As a result, you may experience delays in the usual timelines

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)   Changes in IACUC Training Requirements Laboratory Procedure Personnel Training Records& ULAR Researcher Training Class As part of quality assurance for the animal research program, the following changes have been made regarding personnel training requirements when working with live animals in research, teaching, and training: Researchers are required

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Reminder Supplemental Heat in Anesthetized Animals Recently, the guidelines for providing supplemental heat in anesthetized animals to prevent hypothermia were updated: Human/home-use electric heating pads MUST NOT be used for any species, as these are not designed for use during animal anesthesia.  These heating pads have uneven gradients