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
June 17th	April 1st
July 15th	May 1st
August 19th	June 1st

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

Inspection Schedule

Inspection	Date & Time	Estimated Time Commitment	Contact to Participate
Lab *virtual*	6/4 @ 10AM	< 1 hr	RM
URAR *virtual*	6/5 @ 9:30 AM	~ 2 hrs	ES
Farm	6/9 @ 9AM	1-2 hrs	ES
Lab *virtual*	6/9 @ 10 AM	< 1 hr	RM
Farm	6/11 @ 10AM	< 2 hrs	RM
Satellite *virtual*	6/12 @ 10 AM	< 2 hrs	ES
Satellite *virtual*	date TBD (6/9-6/12)	~ 2 hrs	ES
URAR *virtual*	6/19 @ 10AM	~ 2hrs	ES

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	PhD, MS	Professor, Poultry Science	Scientist
5	DVM, PhD	Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases	Scientist
6	PhD	Professor, Psychology	Scientist
7	AS, RLAT	URAR Facility Supervisor	Member
8	PhD	Associate Professor, Cellular Biology	Scientist; IACUC Vice Chair
9	PhD	Professor, Wildlife	Scientist
10	DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACLAM, CMAR, CPIA	Director, University Research Animal Resources	Veterinarian
11	BS, ALAT	IACUC Coordinator, Office of Research	Member
12	MS, RBP	Biosafety Officer, Office of Research	Member
13	BA, JD	Retired Attorney, Animal Clinic Manager	Non-scientist, Non-Affiliated

IACUC Alternate Members

Name of Member or Code	Degree/Credential	Position Title	PHS Policy Membership Requirements
M1	MS, RLATG	Support Services Director, Office of Research	Alternate for Members 7, 11, 12
M2	BS	Bioresources, Laboratory Animal Technician/ Biocontainment	Alternate for 7, 11, 12
M3	BS, RLATG	IACUC Specialist, Office of Research	Alternate for Members 7, 11, 12
M4	BS, SM (NRCM)	Biosafety Manager, Office of Research	Alternate for Members 7, 11, 12

IACUC Alternate Scientists

Name of Member or Code	Degree/Credential	Position Title	PHS Policy Membership Requirements
S1	DVM, PhD	Assistant Professor, Large Animal Medicine	Alternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
S2	VMD, DACVAA, DACVECC	Professor, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery	Alternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
S3	PhD	Associate Professor, Animal and Dairy Science	Alternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
S4	PhD	Assistant Research Scientist, Infectious Diseases	Alternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
S5	PhD	Associate Professor, Poultry Science	Alternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
S6	PhD	Professor, Population Health	Alternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
S7	PhD	Associate Professor, Population Health; Professor, Wildlife Disease	Alternate for 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9

IACUC Alternate Veterinarians

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 1, 10
V2	MS, DVM, PhD	Clinical Veterinarian, URAR	Alternate for 1, 10
V3	DVM, MS, DACLAM	Assistant Director, URAR	Alternate for 1, 10