Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

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LSUHSC-NO's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has oversight of all activities involving the care and use of live vertebrate animals in research. It is the policy of LSUHSC-NO that all projects involving live vertebrate animals or the use of animal tissue or parts must be presented to the IACUC for review, approval and post-approval monitoring.

How to Submit?

  • All new research applications for IACUC review are submitted through the Kuali Research (KR) electronic submission platform.
     
  • If you are not a registered user in KR, you can create an user profile by following the intructions in the Kuali QuickGuide Accessing Kuali Research.
     
  • Please click on the Kuali logo on the right to go to the Kuali login page.
     
  • Instructions for preparing and submitting initial and post-approval applications is available in the Kuali Quickguide Creating & Submitting IACUC Protocols in Kuali.

   

   
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When to Submit?

Please be mindful of the timeline for submission and review activities described below. No exceptions will be made to the application submission deadline and only complete and accurate submission materials will be assigned to a meeting agenda for review. Protocols submitted after the last Monday of the month will be reviewed in the following monthly cycle.

ACTIVITY TIME / DEADLINE
Committee meeting 1 PM, 3rd Monday of each month
Reviewer assignments 4-5 PM, 2nd Monday of the month
Pre-review of application & address any deficiencies From submission until 4 PM, 2nd Monday of the month
Receipt of application by the IACUC Office 5 PM, last Monday of the previous month

 

Submission Deadline 

For Meeting On

April 29, 2024 May 20, 2024
May 27, 2024 June 17, 2024
June 24, 2024 July 15, 2024
July 29, 2024 August 19, 2024
August 26, 2024 September 16, 2024
September 30, 2024 October 21, 2024
October 28, 2024 November 19*, 2024
November 25, 2024 December 16, 2024
December 23, 2024 January 13, 2025
January 27, 2025 February 17, 2025
February 24, 2025 March 17, 2025
March 31, 2025 April 21, 2025

*Meeting changed to November 19th (from 18th) due to Committee member conflicts
Possible Outcomes of a Full Committee Review (FCR)

There are several possible determinations that may be made for proposed research that is reviewed by the IACUC:

IACUC Office staff will help facilitate the review process and send appropriate correspondence to the Principal Investigator via Kuali of any determination made by the IACUC.
 

Post-Approval Requirements

Protocols are approved by the IACUC for a total of three years and require continuing review on an annual basis. Continuation of a project beyond the three year approval period requires de novo submission of a new protocol. No modifications can be made to an approved protocol without prior review and approval by the IACUC. Please consult the Kuali Quickguide Creating & Submitting IACUC Protocols in Kuali for instructions about submitting the following post-approval applications.

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