Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)

About IACUC

Role

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is to:

  • Review and approve, require modifications, or withhold approval of activities related to the care and use of animals.
  • Review and approve, require modifications, or withhold approval of significant changes regarding the use of animals in ongoing activities.
  • Review the animal care and use program at least once every six months.
  • Inspect the animal care facility at least once every six months.
  • Inspect survival surgery areas at least once every six months.
  • Prepare a report of the findings of the semi-annual reviews and inspections and submit it to the Institutional Official (IO). The report must distinguish between major and minor deficiencies and include a timetable for corrective action(s).
  • Review concerns involving the care and use of animals at Northeast Ohio Medical University.
  • Make recommendations to the IO regarding the animal care program, facilities, and/or personnel training.
  • Suspend any activity involving animals for due cause.
  • Conduct annual reviews of each previously approved, ongoing animal use activity including a complete review at least once every three years.
  • Notify investigators and the IO in writing of its decision to approve or withhold approval of the protocol.
  • The IACUC meets monthly on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of the month.  The date determined at the previous month’s meeting.  Our next meeting is scheduled for February 27, 2024
  • Our current IACUC Leadership is
    • Dr. Sheila Fleming – IACUC Chair
    • Dr. Merri Rosen – IACUC Vice Chair
    • Dr. Feng Dong – IACUC Chair Pro Tempore
    • Dr. Lauren Brierley – Veterinarian
    • Ms. Tricia Sloan – Regulatory Affairs Coordinator III

Contact

Lauren Brierley, D.V.M.
Director, Comparative Medicine Unit
Phone: 330-325-6558
Email: lbrierley@neomed.edu

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)

Research Administration at NEOMED