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Animal Care Committee (ACC/IACUC)

The University of Connecticut Health Center’s Animal Care Committee (ACC) is the Health Center's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). The ACC is committed to the humane care and use of laboratory animals. The ACC has oversight of all animal-related activities performed at the Health Center. It is the responsibility of the ACC to ensure that all work performed with research laboratory animals used at the Health Center complies with all applicable federal, state, and institutional laws, policies, and guidelines.

The University of Connecticut Health Center is fully accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) and has been since 6/21/77. Our last full accreditation was given on 7/10/07.

Our PHS assurance number is A3471-01 and the effective dates are 4/10/06 - 4/30/10.

Our USDA Registration Number is 16-R-0025

NOTICES:

	Alison D. Pohl	Joseph Lorenzo	Len Paplauskas	Theresa Digiulio
Position	Research Compliance Monitor / ACC Coordinator	ACC Chairman	Institutional Official	Interim Attending Veterinarian
Telephone	679-4129	679-8199	679-3173	679-2731
Fax	679-2670	679-1040	679-2670	679-1300
Mail Code	2806	5456	2806	3980
Office	B20-G-031	MARB N-4054	B20-G-017	LB-016

2006 Assurance of Compliance with the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Additional Institutional/Program Documentation for Granting Agencies (e.g., DOD grants)

A Guide to the Administration of Substances and Removal of Blood, Including Routes and Volumes

ACC Connection Newsletter

Animal Care Committee Meeting Schedule 2008

Animal Users- List of Animal Users with Training Dates and OHS Enrollment Dates- Please note: to use this database, you must have a valid UCHC username and password. The following must be placed immediately before your user name in order to access the document: UCHC\

Animal Users Training Handbook

Animal Users Initial Training Schedule

Animal Users Refresher (on-line) Training Information

Approved ACC Policies

Deadlines for protocol and modification submissions

Drug Dosage Reference Guides

Ethics of Animal Use

Examples- help for filling out the animal care and use protocol

Federal, State, Local, and Institutional Polices Governing Animal Use at UCHC

Forms- New Protocol Application, Modification, and Animal Training Record for individuals using USDA regulated species

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Submit New Animal Care and Use Protocol Applications and Modifications to Approved Protocols