The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

IACUC

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is responsible for reviewing protocols for research involving animal subjects. The IACUC must approve all research and educational use of live, vertebrate animals.

Current members of the IACUC:

• Dr. Dionisio Amodeo, IACUC Chair, Professor Department of Psychology
• Dr. Cynthia Crawford, Ex-Officio, Interim Associate Provost for Research, Professor Department of Psychology
• David Wolf, D.V.M., IACUC Member/Veterinarian
• Mr. Michael Gillespie, IACUC Member, Sr. Research Compliance Officer, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
• IACUC Members from the Department of Biology
• IACUC members from the Department of Psychology
• One Alternate IACUC member from the Department of Psychology
• One IACUC Member from the Community

To submit a protocol for use of animals, complete the application available below and email to both Dr. Dionisio Amodeo at dionisio.amodeo@csusb.edu and Michael Gillespie at mgillesp@csusb.edu. 

Applications to Use Animals for Research or Teaching

• IACUC Application Form
• IACUC Protocol Amendment Form
• IACUC Protocol Renewal Form
• IACUC Guidelines Use of Avian and Reptilian Embryos
• IACUC Surgical Procedures Form

Links to Policies, Laws, and Regulations

• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• OLAW/ARENA IACUC Guidebook
• PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• NRC Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia
• Reporting Animal Use Deficiencies/Abuse
• OLAW Non-Compliance Reporting Requirements

Assurances:

• OLAW Domestic Assurance