{"id":2,"date":"2021-07-14T16:51:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T16:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/iacuc\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:10:44","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/iacuc\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The College of Wooster\u2019s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is a federally mandated committee that oversees the college\u2019s animal programs, facilities and procedures to ensure the appropriate care, use, and humane treatments of animals being used for research, testing and education. The IACUC serves as a resource to faculty, students, and staff, providing guidance in meeting applicable guidelines for animal care and use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In accordance with the United States Public Health Service Policy, the College of Wooster IACUC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reviews the College\u2019s overall program for humane care and use of animals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspects the College\u2019s animal facilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reviews and approves animal research proposals and modifications to approved protocols.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reviews concerns involving the care and use of animals at the College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All college students and personnel participating in animal research should complete IACUC training, and all research protocols involving the use of vertebrate animals must be reviewed and approved (or classified as exempt) by the committee before they can be implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IACUC Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:k4g1c5@aol.com\">Greg Cantrell<\/a>, Attending Veterinarian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:ajstavnezer@wooster.edu\">Amy Jo Stavnezer<\/a>, Chair 330-263-2215<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:slynn@wooster.edu\">Sharon Lynn<\/a>\u00a0330-263-2437<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:jpringle@wooster.edu\">Julie Pringle<\/a>, Animal Caretaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allison Anderson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submission deadlines for students<strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall&nbsp;2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Submit your completed IACUC, with your faculty mentor\u2019s statement of support, to ajstavnezer@wooster.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis during spring semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/about.citiprogram.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Training<\/a>&nbsp;(must be completed prior to beginning work with vertebrates).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please go to the CITI Program website and click Register, type \u201cThe College of Wooster\u201d into the Select your Organizational Affiliation box, click both associated check boxes and Create an Account.&nbsp; Move on to creating an account and you will eventually come to a page that allows you to see the \u201ccourses\u201d the College of Wooster will allow you to complete.&nbsp; Choose the Working with Rats or Working with Mice \u2013 which ever species you plan to engage with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IACUC Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/IACUCCommittee\/EQJURLShoclCppSRAIB9DeQBwd1KEw_S_EdsoTDXK5ZKQQ?e=BmAhBm\" target=\"_blank\">Application to Perform Research Involving Vertebrate Animals<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(.docx)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/IACUCCommittee\/ERFbJIQ8EfFPj5lz-tPlzEUBzbX8QMyVwdc9-8FlkTlqWg?e=t66X5P\" target=\"_blank\">Animal Research Health and Allergies Questionnaire<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(.pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/iacuc\/allergy-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"30\">Allergy Fact Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/IACUCCommittee\/EX8k2s2NfjBEppkReT6c1zsBN2hveIOwxOITtx_rEzonCQ?e=DpYrWo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Animal Facility Injury\/Symptom Report Form<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(.pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IACUC Policies and Guiding Documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/iacuc\/concern-reporting-policy\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Animal Welfare Concern Reporting Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/olaw\/references\/phspol.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Edition:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK54050\/\">HTML<\/a>&nbsp; .<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/olaw\/guide-for-the-care-and-use-of-laboratory-animals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">pdf<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College of Wooster\u2019s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is a federally mandated committee that oversees the college\u2019s animal programs, facilities and procedures to ensure the appropriate care, use, and humane treatments of animals being used for research, testing and education. 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