IACUC Meeting Schedule
IACUC MEETING SCHEDULE, 2023-2024
The deadlines listed below are in place to allow the IACUC sufficient time to review submissions. Submissions requiring full committee review (FCR) should be submitted no later than the stated deadline to ensure scheduling for review at the corresponding IACUC meeting date. The IACUC has discretion to reject or table a submission that is received without sufficient time in advance of the meeting. FCR submissions received after the deadline will most likely be scheduled for review at the IACUC meeting the following month.
IACUC Meeting Date | * Deadline for Submissions |
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 1:00pm |
Monday, November 29, 2023 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 by 5:00pm |
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:30pm |
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 by 5:00pm |
The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) was first past in 1966 to address the concerns of the American public regarding the acquisition and use of animals in research. To ensure adherence to the Act, Congress established a self-oversight mechanism for all research institutions; this oversight is through the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). The 1985 Amendments to the AWA and concurrent changes in the Public Health Service Policy of Use of Animals by Awardees Institutions (PHS Policy) increased the oversight responsibilities of the IACUC. Today, every institution conducting animal-based research, teaching, or testing, must establish an IACUC to oversee the institution's Animal Care and Use Program. The IACUC's membership and responsibilities are mandated and defined by federal law and carried out through local policy.
UTA's Animal Care and Use Program encompasses all animals used by UTA for research, testing, education, or any other purpose. The IACUC is composed of UTA's attending veterinarian, a community member (non-affiliated), non-scientists, and scientists of UTA who use animals.
UTA’s Animal Care and Use Program conforms to the regulations and/or guidelines in:
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Animal Welfare Act (administered and enforced by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
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National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
The IACUC is responsible for reviewing all research involving animals, and/or modifications to existing animal research studies. No study is to begin, and no modification is to be implemented, without IACUC review and approval.
The ultimate responsibility for compliance with the regulations that affect the care and use of animals lies with the animal users themselves; thus, it is of paramount importance that each researcher has knowledge of the regulatory requirements and local policies. The use of animals in research and teaching is a privilege carrying with it unique professional and moral obligations to ensure that animals are treated humanely and in accordance with the policies of UTA, the regulations of the Animal Welfare Act, the PHS Policy, and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
For more information, please also see UTA's IACUC Policies and Procedures.
For questions relating to animal subjects research, please contact the Office of Regulatory Services at regulatoryservices@uta.edu.