Animal Care & Use

IACUC

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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.

In order to meet UGA network security requirements, off campus access to Artemis now requires the use of the UGA remote access VPN.

Information regarding the installation and configuration of the VPN client can be found at https://eits.uga.edu/access_and_security/infosec/tools/vpn/.

Once connected to the UGA remote access VPN on your device or computer, Artemis can be accessed via https://artemis.ovpr.uga.edu.

For UGA VPN support, please contact the EITS helpdesk at https://eitshelpdesk.uga.edu/ or 706-542-3106.

For Artemis support, please contact Christopher Carter at crcarter@uga.edu or 706-542-7378.

Important Information for Protocol Review

IACUC Meeting DatesLast Recommended Date for Submission for Full Committee Review
October 18thAugust 1st
November 15thSeptember 1st
December 20thOctober 1st

Animal Use CategoryAverage Number of Days to Approval
A35
B55
C90
D15
These values were last calculated 01/2023.

Inspection Schedule

Inspection Date & TimeEstimated Time CommitmentContact to Participate
Farm10/19 @ 9AM< 3 hrsES
Lab10/23 @ 10AM< 1 hrRM
URAR10/24 @ 10AM< 2 hrsES
URAR10/25 @ 9AM< 3 hrsRM
URAR10/25 @ 10AM< 3 hrsES
URAR10/26 @ 9AM< 3 hrsRM
Farm10/26 @ 3PM2 hrsES
URAR10/27 @ 11AM< 2 hrsES
URAR10/31 @ 2PM < 2 hrsRM

IACUC Primary Members

Name of Member or CodeDegree/CredentialPosition TitlePHS Policy Membership Requirements
Gaylen EdwardsDVM, PhDDepartment Head, Physiology & PharmacologyIACUC Chair
1DVM, MS, DACLAMDirector, Office of Animal Care and Use; Attending VeterinarianVeterinarian
2MPHBiosafety SpecialistScientist
3N/AFarmer, Animal Rescue OrganizerNon-Affiliated Member; Non-Scientist
4PhD, MSAssociate Professor, Animal and Dairy ScienceScientist
5PhD, MSProfessor, Poultry ScienceScientist
6BS, CHMMSenior Safety & Compliance Officer, Research SafetyScientist
7AS, RLATURAR Facility SupervisorScientist
8PhDProfessor, HistoryNon-Scientist
9PhDAssociate Professor, Cellular BiologyScientist; IACUC Vice Chair
10DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACLAM, CMAR, CPIADirector, University Research Animal ResourcesVeterinarian
11BS, ALATIACUC Coordinator, Office of ResearchScientist
12PhDAssociate Professor, Infectious DiseasesScientist

IACUC Alternate Scientists

Name of Member or CodeDegree/CredentialPosition TitlePHS Policy Membership Requirements
S1BSIndustrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety ManagerAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S2DVM, PhDAssistant Professor, Large Animal MedicineAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S3VMD, DACVAA, DACVECCProfessor, Small Animal Medicine and SurgeryAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S4PhDProfessor, Wildlife Ecology and ManagementAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S5DVM, MAM, PhDProfessor, Population HealthAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S6PhDAssociate Research Scientist, Infectious DiseasesAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S7PhDAssistant Professor, Infectious DiseasesAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S8BSBioresources, Laboratory Animal Technician BiocontainmentAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S9BS, CPIA, RLATGIACUC Specialist, Office of ResearchAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S10PhDAssociate Professor, Poultry ScienceAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S11PhDProfessor, Population HealthAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S12PhDAssistant Professor, Poultry ScienceAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S13DVM, PhDAssistant Professor, Population HealthAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S14MPHBiosafety SpecialistAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
S15PhDAssociate Professor, Population Health; Professor, Wildlife DiseaseAlternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12

IACUC Alternate Veterinarians

Name of Member or CodeDegree/CredentialPosition TitlePHS Policy Membership Requirements
V1DVM, MS, DACLAMAssistant Director, URARAlternate for 1, 10
V2DVM, PhDClinical Veterinarian, URARAlternate for 1, 10
V3DVM, DACLAMClinical Veterinarian, URARAlternate for 1, 10
V4DVM, MSClinical Veterinarian, URARAlternate for 1, 10
V5DVM, DACLAMVP for Research Integrity & Safety, Office of ResearchAlternate for 1, 10