As of January 1, the IACUC Compliance Team has begun to ask for documentation of procedure-specific training for individuals on protocols.  The team has prepared faculty over the past year for this requirement, which is based on regulation. Information about the requirement that was communicated over the past year is outlined below, along with a [...]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure offers 2 funding opportunities: Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants Provides up to $180,000 over 3 years to expand the skills and expertise of breast cancer researchers and position trainees for independent careers in breast cancer research. The Fellowships seek to (a) attract scientists into careers addressing important research questions about breast [...]

The IACUC leadership is working to continually facilitate and improve efforts to meet regulatory obligations.  One of those obligations is for the IACUC to ensure that all personnel listed on protocols are properly trained for the species they will be using and the animal procedures they will be conducting. As part of this effort, IACUC [...]

Join Harvey M. Arbit, PharmD, MBA, with the Research Integrity and Oversight Programs (RIOP) and adjunct associate professor in the College of Pharmacy, for a presentation and discussion about roles and responsibilities for clinical researchers that is entitled “I Want to do Clinical Research but the FDA Wants me to do What?!?” Tues., June 29, [...]