IACUC Grant Information

IACUC information often requested for research grants and contracts:

• Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
• Accreditation Approval Letter
• AAALAC: Date of most recent site visit: March 15-17, 2011
• AAALAC: Accreditation number: 00008
• Initial Date of Accreditation:  04/08/1966
• Public Health Service (PHS)
  • PHS Assurance Approval Letter
  • PHS expiration date: March 31, 2015
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • USDA Registration Certificate
  • For the most recent Inspection Report contact David Lyons dlyons@wakehealth.edu
• General Questions
  • How does the IACUC assure that grants and contracts are covered under IACUC Protocols?
    Grant/Contract concordance is conducted at the time of IACUC protocol reviews.
  • How does the IACUC assure that subcontractors adhere to appropriate rules and regulations?
    In most cases..."All animal work at subcontractors will be reviewed and approved by an appropriate Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).  Wake Forest University (WFU) will provide the oversight monitoring of the animal research performed at its direct subcontractor (SUB), as required by the granting agency, federal regulations and accrediting bodies.  The WFU Principal Investigator (PI) will confirm that the project has been reviewed and approved by the SUB's IACUC, or other appropriate body, at the outset of the project and at least annually thereafter.  Protocol amendments will be reviewed and approved by the SUB's IACUC prior to the start of work.  Any significant deficiencies noted by the SUB's IACUC or SUB's PI at semi-annual inspections or any other time that directly affects the study protocol or welfare of the study animals will be communicated in a timely manner to the WFU PI.  SUB will communicate serious and continuing noncompliance with U.S. federal animal welfare regulations to the WFU PI in a timely manner.  Changes in status of Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) accreditation or Public Health Service (PHS) Assurance must be provided to the WFU PI in a timely manner.  SUB will ensure that secondary subcontractors to SUB, under this subaward that perform research on live vertebrate animals, are accredited by the AAALAC.  If secondary subcontractor is not AAALAC accredited, then SUB will treat the secondary subcontractor as an offsite facility and provide appropriate oversight, including consideration of site visits to secondary subcontractor."