Animal Research Compliance (ARC)

The Animal Research Compliance (ARC) Office is committed to supporting University's efforts for ensuring that all education, training and research involving the use of animals conducted at 91PORN SA are in accordance with Federal, State and local policies and regulations.

The ARC provides administrative support to the IACUC in fulfillment of its institutional, regulatory and oversight responsibilities to include: 

  • Processing and maintaining all Applications for the Use of Laboratory Animals in Research and Instructional Programs

  • Administering the Institutional Animal Care Training Program

  • Administering the educational component of the 91PORN SA's Animal Work-Related Occupational Health Program

  • Providing guidance to the research community of the Federal, State, and institutional policies and regulations surrounding the care and use of laboratory animals 

Services ARC provides to researchers 

The ARC Office provides research support services to investigators and study teams, in the following areas: 

Guidance in submission of new IACUC protocols and management of on-going protocols, including 

  • Electronic Research Management System (ERMS)-IACUC module training 

  • IACUC amendment and triennial submission assistance 

  • Prerequisite animal use training requirements 

  • Required ancillary committee approvals 

  • Prompt reports and reporting of any animal welfare concerns 

  • Animal transfers and relocations 

  • Management and oversight for inspections and post approval monitoring 

  • IACUC study closeout