{"id":25,"date":"2015-01-12T20:04:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T20:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/researchcompliance\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:39:04","slug":"iacuc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/researchcompliance\/iacuc\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), as mandated by federal law, oversee the institution\u2019s compliance with all aspects of the institution&#8217;s animal care and use program. \u00a0The IACUC is responsible for reviewing all animal care applications using vertebrate animals, inspecting animal facilities and investigator laboratories, investigating animal concerns, and overseeing educational and training programs.\u00a0 The IACUC assures that animal research conducted at the Jackson State University remains in full compliance with institutional policies, federal, state and local regulations.<\/p>\n<p>PHS Animal Welfare Assurance Number: A4172-01<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Institutional Policies<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/researchcompliance\/iacuc\/\">PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\">IACUC Policy for Procuring Animals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/research\/files\/2013\/01\/IACUCProtocolForm.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\">Training in the Use of\u00a0Animals in Research\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/research\/files\/2013\/05\/Training_In_The_Use_Of_Animals_In_Research-3.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/research\/files\/2014\/02\/OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH-AND-SAFETY-POLICY.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Occupational Health and Safety Policy<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\"><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Federal Policies<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/animal-health-and-welfare\/animal-welfare-act\">USDA Animal Welfare Act and implementing regulations\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/grants1.nih.gov\/grants\/olaw\/olaw.htm\">Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/olaw\/Guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals.pdf\">Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;vertical-align: baseline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/olaw\/references\/phspol.htm\">PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/researchcompliance\/files\/2016\/01\/Reporting-IACUC-Animal-Concerns.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporting IACUC Animal Concerns (Whistleblower 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