The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) conducts animal care facility site visits, evaluates programs of animal care, reviews animal use proposals and ensures through staff development activities that people who work with laboratory animals are appropriately trained.

For general inquiries please contact our staff at iacuc@uga.edu

 

Animal Use Proposal Submissions

All animal use proposals are submitted through Artemis to the Office of Animal Care & Use for review by IACUC.

 

Important Information for Protocol Review

IACUC Meeting Dates	Last Recommended Date for Submission for Full Committee Review
November 20th	August 1st
December 18th	September 1st
January 15th	October 1st

Animal Use Category	Average Number of Days to Approval
These values were last calculated 08/2019.
A	38
B	57
C	70
D	24

Inspection Schedule

Inspection	Date & Time	Estimated Time Commitment	Volunteers	Contact to Participate
Satellites	11/21 @ 9 AM	~ 1 hr		RM
URAR	12/3 @ 1PM	> 2 hrs		RM
URAR	12/5 @ 8AM	> 3 hrs		ES
Farm	12/11 @ 10AM	~ 1 hr		ES
Farm	12/13 @ 9AM	~ 3 hrs		ES
URAR	12/19 @ 8:30AM	> 3 hrs	1	RM

IACUC Primary Members

Name of Member or Code	Degree/Credential	Position Title	PHS Policy Membership Requirements
Gaylen Edwards	DVM, PhD	Department Head, Physiology & Pharmacology	IACUC Chair
1	DVM, MS, DACLAM	Director, Office of Animal Care and Use; Attending Veterinarian	Veterinarian
2	PhD	Professor, Animal and Dairy Science	Scientist
3	JD	Attorney	Non-Scientist, Non-Affiliated
4	DVM, MS, DACLAM	Asst. Director, University Research Animal Resources	Veterinarian
5	PhD, MS	Professor, Poultry Science	Scientist
6	DVM, PhD	Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases	Scientist
7	PhD	Professor, Psychology	Scientist
8	AS, RLAT	URAR Facility Supervisor	Non-Scientist
9	PhD	Associate Professor, Cellular Biology	Scientist; IACUC Vice Chair
10	PhD	Professor, Wildlife	Scientist
11	BS, RALAT	IACUC Coordinator, Office of Research	Non-Scientist
12	MS, RBP	Biosafety Officer	Non-Scientist
13	BA, JD	Retired Attorney, Animal Clinic Manager	Non-scientist, Non-Affiliated

IACUC Alternate Community Members

Name of Member or Code	Degree/Credential	Position Title	PHS Policy Membership Requirements
C1	MA	Retired Librarian	Alternate for Member 3, 12

IACUC Alternate Non-Scientist Members

Name of Member or Code	Degree/Credential	Position Title	PHS Policy Membership Requirements
N1	BS	Director of EHS Technical Services	Alternate for Members 7, 10, 11
N2	BS, RLATG	Support Services Director, Office of Research	Alternate for Members 7, 10, 11
N3	BS, RLAT	IACUC Associate, Office of Research	Alternate for Members 7, 10, 11
N4	BS, SM (NRCM)	Biosafety Manager, Office of Research	Alternate for Members 7, 10, 11

IACUC Alternate Scientist Members

Name of Member or Code	Degree/Credential	Position Title	PHS Policy Membership Requirements
S1	DVM, PhD	Assistant Professor, Large Animal Medicine	Alternate for Members 2, 5, 6, 8, 9
S2	VMD, DACVAA, DACVECC	Professor, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery	Alternate for Members 2, 5, 6, 8, 9
S3	PhD	Associate Professor, Animal and Dairy Science	Alternate for Members 2, 5, 6, 8, 9
S4	PhD	Assistant Research Scientist, Infectious Diseases	Alternate for Members 2, 5, 6, 8, 9
S5	PhD	Associate Professor, Poultry Science	Alternate for Members 2, 5, 6, 8, 9
S6	PhD	Professor, Population Health	Alternate for Members 2, 5, 6, 8, 9
S7	PhD	Associate Professor, Population Health; Professor, Wildlife Disease	Alternate for Members 2, 5, 6, 8, 9

IACUC Alternate Veterinarian Members

Name of Member or Code	Degree/Credential	Position Title	PHS Policy Membership Requirements
V1	DVM, DACLAM	VP for Research Compliance, Office of Research	Alternate for Members 1, 4