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IACUC announcements (Updated: December 3, 2025)

IACUC Tip of the Month

• If you have IACUC approval to breed any animal species on the Marquam Hill or South Waterfront Campuses, you must enter your breeding numbers into the DCM Ops system regularly. The frequency of this data entry will depend on how active your breeding program is, however at a minimum you should enter breeding numbers annually. DCM offers detailed guidance for this task.
• A reminder to enter breeding numbers is included in the eIACUC Annual Review form. IACUC office staff will check breeding numbers when reviewing your Annual Review submission. Not keeping current with this requirement may slow approval.

The IACUC re-reviews all existing Policies and Standard Procedures on a triennial basis

During its most recent meetings the IACUC approved updates to the following Policies and Standard Procedures (found in the eIACUC Library and in the eIACUC protocol form):

Policies:

• Blood Collection from Animals Used in Research or Teaching
  • Directs users to campus-specific DCM for required training for restraint and blood collection and removed species-specific details
  • Reorganized, moved NHP-specific considerations to end of policy
  • Updated references and campus specific SOPs
• Prevention of Macacine Herpesvirus 1 (B virus) Exposure
  • Clarified West Campus nonhuman primate access procedures in part A
  • Added definitions
  • Update broken links
• Tumor Burden in Mice and Rats; Spontaneous or Induced Solid Tumors
  • Monitoring plan should include enhanced frequency of monitoring when piloting and initiating work with new or modified cell lines, genotypes, and/or routes of inoculation.
  • Clarified that if any parameters are exceeded in part V without IACUC approval, euthanasia must occur.
  • Some reorganization, minor grammatical edits, and clarifications
• Prolonged Restraint
  • Added definitions
  • Clarified language regarding acclimation procedures, monitoring and endpoint criteria required to be in IACUC protocol
  • Clarified requirements for veterinary care

Standard Procedures:

NHP

• NEW! Ultrasound-Guided Chorionic Villus Sampling
• Short Acting Injectable Anesthesia

Rodents

• NEW! DEXA Bone Density Scan
• Animal, Instrument and Surgeon Preparation
• Bone Marrow Chimera
• Skin Transplantation