IACUC: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

The NKU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) ensures that all vertebrate animal research and related instructional activities are performed in a safe, ethical and legal manner as required by the National Institute of Health's Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW). The IACUC is supported by the NKU Office of Research, Grants, and Contracts. The IACUC is committed to overseeing an animal care and use program that provides a humane and compliant environment for animals and supports the research and teaching programs of our researchers, instructors, and students. Protocols describing animal use in detail must be submitted to and approved by the IACUC before animal use can begin.

NKU IACUC's Protocol Management System

Log In To Mentor IACUC

Apply for IACUC Approval
Applying to the NKU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

IACUC Training
Tips for understanding technical knowledge and tools that improve laboratory safety practices

IACUC Forms & Protocols
Links to IACUC forms and sample mentor protocols

Managing Your Research
Information to help you manage your protocol

Policies & Procedures
Accurate and detailed steps needed throughout the project life cycle.

IACUC Resources
Links and resources from the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Northern Kentucky University
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
405 University Center
Highland Heights, KY 41099

Phone: (859) 572-5168
Email: iacuc@nku.edu

Reporting an Animal Welfare Concern

Any individual who has concerns related to the welfare of animals at Northern Kentucky University is encouraged to contact the Office of Research, Grants and Contracts (859-572-5136) or Anita Southwick, Manager of Research Compliance (859-572-5168).

Raising such concerns is a service to the University and does not, in itself, jeopardize employment.

Northern Kentucky University and Animal Welfare Regulations prohibit retaliation of any kind against a person who, acting in good faith, reports a concern or a suspected violation of animal care and use regulations or standards.

NKU's procedures for reporting an animal welfare concern

IACUC Information

OLAW Assurance Number - A4348-01

IACUC Training Requirements

FAQs

What does the IACUC Review?

University policy and federal law requires review and approval of proposed activities related to the human care and use of animals by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

IACUC approval must be obtained before initiating any research, testing or instructional projects involving the use of live vertebrate animals.

Before a person can touch, work with or have access to animal facilities, he/she must first be listed on an approved animal protocol or on an approved amended animal protocol.

When is IACUC approval required?

IACUC review and approval is required for:

Research projects involving vertebrate animals
Wildlife projects involving vertebrate animals
Classroom projects involving vertebrate animals.

When is IACUC approval not required?

IACUC review and approval is not required for:

Pre-hatched chicken eggs
Tissues obtained from an abattoir or market
Tissues from another Investigator
Invertebrates (e.g. insects, snails, nematodes)

Institutional Animal Care And Use Committee

Apply for IACUC Approval

IACUC Training

IACUC Forms & Protocols

Managing Your Research

Policies & Procedures

IACUC Resources

Reporting an Animal Welfare Concern

IACUC Information

FAQs

The Office of Research, Grants and Contracts

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