Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

About:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees the University’s animal care and use program and is responsible for reviewing all animal care applications using vertebrate animals, ensuring compliance with federal animal welfare regulations, inspecting animal facilities and investigator laboratories, investigating animal concerns, and overseeing training and educational programs.  Continue Here

• NIH/PHS Animal Welfare Assurance Number: D16-00256 (A3410-01) expiration April 30, 2025
• USDA Animal Research Facility Registration Number: 55-R-0004
• AAALAC Institutional Number: #329 (Last re-accreditation November 2023)

Important Information:

Reporting Non-Compliance, Animal Welfare Issues, or Unanticipated Adverse Outcomes

Adverse Weather and Reduced Operations

IACUC Documents Updated in the Past Six Months:

• • Updated 9/2024 – Standard on Weight Loss in Research Animals
  • Updated 8/2024 – Standard for Administered Agents
  • Updated 4/2024 – Standard on Assignment of Animals Into Pain Categories
  • Updated 4/2024 – Standard on Animal Transport and Biosecurity
  • Updated 4/2024 – Standard on Rodent Survival Surgery