Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

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Important AWP Office Information – COVID-19

To combat the spread of COVID-19, the AWP Office will be adhering to social distancing recommendations by limiting face-to-face contact and communicating primarily via email, phone or Zoom. We may also be dealing with reduced staffing or out-of-office work at times, and ask for patience during this period.

Please note that many of our IACUC committee members and staff have additional obligations during this period, which may result in a slowdown in review and processing time of protocols. To avoid delays and expirations, we highly encourage new submissions to be sent in sooner rather than later to allow for additional review time.

Please contact the AWP Office with any questions or concerns. Currently, the best way to reach us is by emailing our group email at iacuc@wsu.edu. For additional contact information, please visit our contacts page.

For more information on COVID-19, please visit WSU’s COVID-19 Update Page and the CDC Page for COVID-19.

January 2021 Updates

Updated: Policy #20: Personnel Approval for Animal Protocols

The updated policy is now available on the Policies page under Resources.

December 2020 Updates

Updated: Policy #6: Aseptic and Perioperative Surgical Technique

The updated policy is now available on the Policies page under Resources.

Updated: Policy #13: Tricaine Methanesulfonate (MS-222) Preparation, Storage and Use

The updated policy is now available on the Policies page under Resources.

November 2020 Updates

Updated: Policy #33: Animal Transportation and Animal Transport Form

The updated policy and forms are now available on the Policies page under Resources.

October 2020 Updates

SOP #3 Delivery of Inhalant Anesthetic Using a Bell Jar or Open-Drop Exposure has been updated

The updated SOP is now available on the SOPs page under Resources.

September 2020 Updates

There were no IACUC updates for the month of September

August 2020 Updates

SOP #14 Minimum Standards for Xenopus Husbandry has been updated

The updated SOP is now available on the SOPs page under Resources.

Updated: Policy #11: Expired Drugs and Medical Materials

The updated policy and forms are now available on the Policies page under Resources.

Updated: Policy #1: Adequate animal care in study area and satellite animal housing locations (and new Animal Care Plan Template)

The updated policy and forms are now available on the Policies page under Resources.

 

 

 

 

*For all questions about IACUC updates, please contact the Animal Welfare Program.