Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Administratively, the IACUC is appointed by and reports to the Dean of the Graduate School. The Committee recommends general internal policies and procedures governing the care and humane treatment of animals during their use in research and instruction programs.

The Committee consists of eight members, including four scientists with specific knowledge and use in the care and treatment of research animals, one consulting veterinarian, one university research administrator, and a member from outside the university community.

The specific responsibilities of the committees are to:

• Conduct a full review of all new protocols involving vertebrate animals. Protocols that receive annual renewal for three subsequent years must be submitted as new protocols on the third year, and will require full review.
  
  
• Review and approve annually all protocols requiring renewal.
  
  
• Provide consultation to personnel at all levels regarding animal care matters.
  
  
• Prescribe procedures to be followed for the proper care and humane treatment of animals consistent with regulatory agency requirements and institutional policies, and review such procedures at least semi-annually.
  
  
• Make recommendations to correct noncompliance matters.
  
  
• Inspect, at least semiannually, the animal quarters on campus and issue recommendations for protocol change, if appropriate.
  
  
• Supervise the management of all emergency situations pertaining to animal protocols.
  
  
• Maintain records of Committee activity.
  
  
• Review Semi-annual Inventory Reports, Annual Operating Cost Reports and per diem costs.
  

In addition to the IACUC, the Graduate Dean also appoints a Director of the Animal Care Facility. The Director's general responsibility is to insure that all animals receive proper care and humane treatment consistent with USDA and NIH requirements as well as Marquette University policies. S/he serves as a full member of the IACUC.