IACUC Review & Approval

 

The concluding step in the approval of a protocol submission is the approval by the Institution Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).  Approval is contingent upon approval of the IACUC and all relevant ancillary committees.  The IACUC review process involves one or many board meetings, depending on the path that SRAC determined the protocol should take. The IACUC board status is reported back to SRAC.  Based on the board’s action, SRAC will approve the protocol, send the protocol back to the PI for modifications (requires modification) or to answer questions/provide clarifications (defer), or disapprove the protocol.

 

Board Review

The SRAC Office will schedule a board review.  A board review requires the review from a board of individuals.  Protocols are assigned to a specific full board review based on the availability of upcoming meetings.

 

The full board will make a determination of the next steps based on their review of the protocol.  They can take many actions including disapprove, approve, hold, defer or requires modification.