Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein) adheres to all applicable federal, state, local and institutional laws, standards, and guidelines designed to ensure humane use of animals in research, testing, and teaching. Such laws, standards, and guidelines include but are not limited to: The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, The Animal Welfare Act, PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and Learning Tool for PHS Policy - online tutorial developed by OLAW on Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy).

Because, many of the standards and guidelines are broad in scope, there is leeway to refine and adapt them for implementation for each program. Einstein’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) develops policies on animal research that implement the guidelines specifically for programmatic needs at this institution. Also, below please see Einstein policies/guidelines regarding animal research.

POLICIES RELATED TO ANIMAL RESEARCH

Policy Number	Policy
001	Use of Wire-Bottomed (Suspended) Cages for Rodents Policy
002	Avoiding Unnecessary Pain or Distress in Animals Policy
003	Bedding Changes for Rodents in the Immediate Post-Partum Period Policy
004	Overcrowded Cages Policy
005	Use of Hazardous Agents in Experimental Animals Policy
006	Cervical Dislocation as a Method of Euthanasia Policy
007	Intraperitoneal Drug Administration in Laboratory Animals Policy
008	Requirements for Performance of Survival Surgery in Rodents Policy
009	Euthanasia Policy
010	Exercise for Dogs Policy
011	Timetable for IACUC and PI Responses to Submissions Policy
012	Ordering, Storage, and Use of Controlled Substances in Experimental Animals Policy
013	Access to Animal Housing Facilities Policy
014	Euthanasia of Moribund Animals Policy
015	Housing Experimental Animals in the Laboratory for More than 12 Hours Policy
016	Care of Animals with Experimental Tumors Policy
017	Provision of Special or Treated Feed or Water to Experimental Animals Policy
018	Training Requirements for Animal Users at Einstein Policy
019	Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Animals Policy
020	Identification of Animals in Research, Euthanasia of Animals with Inadequate ID Policy
021	Environmental Enrichment of Rodents and Rabbits Policy
022	Use of Volatile Anesthetics for Animal Policy
023	Use of Sterile Materials for Implantation or Injection into Experimental Animals Policy
024	Status of Experimental Animals Remaining at Einstein Policy
025	Production of Transgenic Genetically Modified Mice Policy
026	Fertilized and Embryonated Avian Eggs Policy
027	Primate Enrichment Policy
028	Documents Needed for Animal Use Protocol in Which All Animal Work is Being Performed Outside Einstein Policy
029	Animal Studies Performed by Core Service Laboratories Policy
030	Recovery of Costs Associated with Satellite Rodent Housing Policy
031	Use of Core Services for Non-Einstein Animal Users Policy
032	Tail Clipping Mice and Rats for Genotyping Policy
033	Toe Clipping in Mice and Rats Policy Please also see: NIH Guidelines for Toe Clipping & NIH Guidelines for Genotyping of Mice and Rats
034	Special Monitoring Requirements Policy
035	Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds in Animal Research Policy
036	Provision of Special Husbandry and Exemptions from Standard Husbandry Policy
037	Approved Animal Numbers and Handling Animal Acquisition Requests Policy
038	IACUC & IAS Recommendations for the Use of Human- and Animal-Derived Biologicals Policy
039	Visiting Scientists Policy
040	Policy Regarding Documentation Required to Obtain Approval Letter for Experimentation Performed Outside of Einstein
041	Institutional Biosafety Committee Guidelines Applicable to Minors Working with Animals Policy
042	Grant/Proposal Application and IACUC Congruency Policy