Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
The UTRGV's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is specifically charged with the responsibility to assure the humane care and treatment of animals used or intended for use in all research, research training, experimentation, teaching, biological testing, or for related purposes involving live vertebrate animals.
Forms and Training
- Submit a new Animal Use Protocol (AUP) for review, amendments, yearly and triennial submissions
- Complete my CITI Program Training - Please be sure to set up your affiliation with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. See Lab Animal Welfare CITI Program Training Instructions
- Submit a Health Assessment
- Information about Financial Conflicts of Interest
All IACUC applications and forms must be submitted to IACUC electronic system, Tick@lab. Please include all supporting documentation for your research and/or request. All applications are finalized with an electronic signature. To expedite processing, ensure your AUP is signed before submission.
RCR Statement
All Principal Investigators (PIs) and the research personnel listed on their protocols must now complete Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) training. This can be completed by taking a CITI RCRtraining course, taking an RCR training (submit certificate) or submitting completion of a Research Ethics course (submit transcript).
All new protocols for Human Subjects, Animal Welfare, Biohazardous Materials and rDNA will require a completion report of RCR training that has been taken within the last four years. If there is a protocol that was already approved, then the RCR training will be required when an Annual Review is sent in to continue research.
RCR training is good for four (4) years. If you have any questions, please email at the following addresses:
Human Subjects - irb@utrgv.edu
Animal Welfare - iacuc@utrgv.edu
Biohazardous Materials or rDNA - iacuc@utrgv.edu
There are no exceptions to this new requirement. Protocols will not be approved unless completion of training is submitted.
Thank you,
The Office of Research Compliance
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Meetings FY 2017
| November 16, 2017 | Brownsville-STDOI Conference room | Edinburg-EHSRM Building |
| February 7, 2018 | Brownsville-STDOI Conference room | Edinburg-EHSRM Building |
| May 17, 2018 | Brownsville-STDOI Conference room | Edinburg-EHSRM Building |
| August 8, 2018 | Brownsville-STDOI Conference room | Edinburg-EHSRM Building |
| Semi-annual Inspections: | |
| November 15, 2017 (Wednesday) | Edinburg, Brownsville and South Padre Island |
| May 16, 2018 (Wednesday) | Edinburg, Brownsville and South Padre Island |
Resources
- Animal Resources
- Complete my CITI Program Training
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
- PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals FAQs
Protocol Submission
Many granting agencies do not need IACUC approval at the time of proposal submission, but are likely to require it prior to the release of the award monies. Check with your granting agency about when IACUC approval must be submitted to them. If your proposed research is contingent on grant funding, we ask that you submit an IACUC application as soon as possible.
All IACUC submissions should be submitted to the electronic system, Tick@lab, with all the appropriate documentation. The IACUC new application, renewal, or modification/amendments will be reviewed by the Committee Members. Principal Investigators are allowed to present an overview of their AUP’s (Animal Use Protocol), and answer any committee members’ questions.
Annual Continuing Reviews are completed annually for the first two years of any AUP. The AUP will expire after the third year; researchers must submit an entirely new application for AUP review and will receive a new AUP number.