Laboratory Animal Research at SBU
Stony Brook University operates under Assurance #A3011- 01, approved by the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW).
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Proposals for review by the IACUC are due the first of each month.
UNIVERSITY POLICIES and PROCEDURES
• Policy on Vertebrate Animals - P204
• Policy on Tours of Animal Facilities - P205
• Policy on Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns
• Guidelines for Completing Amendments to Vertebrate Animal Protocols
• Guidelines for Rodent Survival Surgery
APPLICATION FORMS
• Approval Form, Amendment Guidelines, Occupational Health Clearance and other related Forms (Revised 11/07/07)
RELEVANT FEDERAL POLICIES and PROCEDURES
• HHS/NIH
(1) NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
(2) PHS Grants Policy Statement on Laboratory Animals and Institutional Animal Committees
(3) OLAW publishes second edition of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook
• USDA
(1) APHIS Home Page
(2) Animal Welfare Information Center at USDA
(3) Animal Welfare Act
• OTHER
(1) PRIM&R Home Page
(2) National Association for Biomedical Research Mission Statement (NABR)
(3) Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
(4) Report of the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) Panel on Euthanasia
Training
• http://www.osa.sunysb.edu/dlar/VeterinaryServices/Training/training.htm
Relevant SBU Sites
Division of Animal Resources (DLAR)