Animal Care & Use Program

The Animal Care & Use Program at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is comprised of the , the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Occupational Health & Safety and all active researchers in labs or in the field.

  Contact CU Boulder IACUC    Report an Animal Welfare Concern 

  • The IACUC consists of scientists, non-scientists and community members with the goal of facilitating ethically responsible non-human animal research and providing oversight over the entire Animal Care & Use Program. 
  • IACUC Office Hours: The IACUC staff are working remotely with the exception of Tuesdays and Thursdays where a staff member will be present on campus. You may contact the IACUC coordinator at iacucoffice@colorado.edu to schedule an appointment.
    • Virtual Office Hours: The IACUC office offers Zoom meetings to assist you. You may email althea.lantron@colorado.edu or iacucoffice@colorado.edu to schedule a meeting.
  • OAR includes our Institutional Veterinarian and all the animal care staff who see to the daily needs of our animals.

All research, teaching and testing projects conducted by faculty, staff or students involving vertebrate animal subjects at CU Boulder must be reviewed and approved by the IACUC prior to engaging in the research or other endeavors.

If you will be performing animal research at CU Boulder as a Principal Investigator, there is a great deal of information that you are responsible for knowing. We are here to help you and provide you with the information you need to conduct your work. Please use the navigation on your right to explore the resources available on our website. 

Deadlines for 2024/2025 IACUC Meetings

Deadline for Protocol Submission to IACUC by Principal Investigator

IACUC Meeting Date/Time
October 2, 2024October 23, 2024/12:30pm
October 23, 2024November 13, 2024/12:30 pm
Novermber 27, 2024December 18, 2024/12:30 pm
December 23, 2024January 15, 2025/12:30 pm
February 5, 2025February 26, 2025/12:30 pm
February 26, 2025March 19, 2025/12:30 pm
March 26, 2025April 16, 2025/12:30 pm
April 30, 2025May 21, 2025/12:30 pm
May 28, 2025June 18, 2025/12:30 pm
June 25, 2025July 16, 2025/12:30 pm
July 30, 2025August 20, 2025/12:30 pm
August 27, 2025September 17, 2025/12:30 pm
October 1, 2025October 22, 2025/12:30 pm
October 29, 2025November 19, 2025/12:30 pm
November 26, 2025December 17, 2025/12:30 pm

 

IACUC 2024 Semi-Annual Inspections
  • March 3-7th 2025
  • Sept 8-12th 2025

Research Administration

  • PHS Animal Welfare Assurance D16-00388
  • USDA Registration 84-R-0060
  • AAALAC Accreditation 001743

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