IACUC Handbook

Mark Suckow, DVM, is currently located at the University of Kentucky where he serves as Associate Vice President for Research, Attending Veterinarian, and Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He received his DVM from the University of Wisconsin in 1987 and subsequently completed a post-doctoral residency in laboratory animal medicine at the University of Michigan in 1990. Following eight years as a clinical laboratory animal veterinarian at Purdue University, Dr. Suckow then spent 17 years at the University of Notre Dame where he served as Director of the Freimann Life Science Center and later as Associate Vice President for Research Compliance. With an interest in cancer models, biomaterials, and vaccines, Dr. Suckow has worked as an independent and collaborative investigator, and he has published on these topics in refereed journals. Dr. Suckow is a Past President of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (2006) and the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (2011). In addition, he served on the AVMA Council on Research from 2014-2020 (Chair from 2016-2018); is a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine; and is a member of the Council on Accreditation of AAALAC, International. Sreekant Murthy, PhD, is a professor of medicine, adjunct professor of biomedical engineering, and senior associate vice provost for research compliance (retired) at Drexel University. He recently joined Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, as their chief research compliance officer. He earned his doctoral degree from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, currently known as University of Sciences, Philadelphia. As a faculty member he simultaneously chaired two IACUCs in the same institution for five years. As the senior associate vice provost, he managed research compliance in human subject research, animal welfare, institutional biosafety committee, radiation safety, and research integrity. He has been the institutional official for the IACUC since 2006. At Rowan University, he continues to be responsible for all aspects of research compliance, research integrity, and export control.Julie Sharp, DVM, is the Director of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Program (IACUP) at University of California San Francisco. Leading the IACUP staff, she works with Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) in pursuit of their mission of “Advancing Health Worldwide” by promoting humane care and use of animal research subjects. In this role, she collaborates with faculty and research staff to facilitate their research endeavors while focusing on program and process improvements to reduce regulatory and administrative burden. Dr. Sharp has been deeply involved in animal care and use programs at both public and private academic medical centers since 2003, holding animal welfare leadership positions with the Duke University Medical Center, the Institute for Medical Research at Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Research Foundation for the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. She also served on the Board of Directors of the IACUC Administrators Association and actively participates with the Federal Demonstration Partnership’s Compliance Unit Standard Procedures project, as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. Dr. Sharp earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from North Carolina State University and her Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology from Westminster College. She is a Certified Professional IACUC Administrator, a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, and serves as an AAALAC International ad hoc Specialist.Troy M. Hallman, M.S., V.M.D., D.A.C.L.A.M, serves as the Director of the Office of Animal Research Support at Yale University. Earlier, he served as the Director of the Office of Animal Welfare and a clinical laboratory animal veterinarian at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hallman completed a master's degree in zoology from the University of British Columbia in 1997. He received his veterinary medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 and completed a post-doctoral residency program in laboratory animal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. He has been a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine since 2008. Dr. Hallman currently serves as a member of the AAALAC Council on Accreditation. His expertise includes regulatory oversight of veterinary, biomedical and agricultural programs, and laboratory animal welfare regulations and guidance.

• 1. Origins of the IACUC 2. Circumstances Requiring an IACUC 3. Creation of an IACUC- 4.Reporting Lines of the IACUC 5. General Composition of the IACUC and Specific Roles of the IACUC Members 6. Basic IACUC Operations 7. Frequency and Conduct of Regular IACUC Meetings 8. General Format of IACUC Protocol Forms 9. Submission and Maintenance of IACUC Protocols 10. General Concepts of Protocol Review11 Amending IACUC Protocols - Cecile Baccanale 12.Continuing Review of Protocols 13.Justification for the Use of Animals 14. Justification of the Number of Animals to Be Used 15. Animal Acquisition and Disposition 16. Animal Housing, Use Sites, and Transportation 17. Considerations for Mitigation of Pain and Distress 18. Euthanasia19. Surgery20.Custom Antibody Production and Blood Collection 21. Animals Used in Agricultural Research and Teaching 22. IACUC Considerations for Research Using Invertebrates 23. Occupational Health and Safety 24.Personnel Training 25. Disaster and Emergency Response Planning 26.Confidential and Proprietary Information 27.General Concepts of the Program Review and Facility Inspection 28. Inspection of Animal Housing Areas 29.Inspection of Individual Laboratories 30. Inspection of Surgery Areas 31. Assessment of Veterinary Care 32. Research Animal Enrichment33. Adverse Events and Protocol Noncompliance 34. Post approval Monitoring 35. The European Ethical Review and Oversight Framework: Collaborative Issues 36.Ethical Review Framework in Asia-Pacific Region: Collaborative Considerations 37.Proposed outline for Operational Communications and Workflow 38. Reducing Regulatory Burden 39.Reproducibility and the Role of the IACUC