Research Involving Animals
Overview
Winston-Salem State University’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is the committee responsible for ensuring the protection and care of vertebrate animals being used in research studies at Winston-Salem State University. The IACUC is charged with this task while facilitating animal research in ways consistent with long-standing ethical principles and federal, state and university regulations. All research projects or instructional practices that involve animal subjects must be reviewed and approved by the IACUC prior to initiation.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Policies and Procedures
- WSSU IACUC Procedures Manual
- How to Report Your Concerns Regarding Animal Care and Use
- Table 1: Minor and Significant Program or Facility Deficiencies
- Table 2: Minor or Significant Changes to an Ongoing Protocol
- Table 3: Concerns That Must Be Reported to OLAW
IACUC Application and Inspection Checklists
Education and Training
Applicable Federal Regulations
- Guide For the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- ARENA/OLAW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, 2nd Edition
- ARENA/OLAW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, 2nd Edition - Addendum
- PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Tutorial
- USDA Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations
Additional IACUC Resources
- IACUC.org
- OLAW -- includes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- AAALAC
- USDA/APHIS
Animal Welfare Assurance
- What is the Animal Welfare Assurance?
- WSSU Assurance of Compliance with the Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
WSSU's Renewal Animal Welfare Assurance Number: A3591-01
IACUC Contact Information
IACUC Chair
Daniel B. Williams, PhD
Assistant Professor, Life Sciences
Wilveria B. Atkinson Science Bldg Rm 402
Winston-Salem State University
601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
office: (336) 750-2225
email: williamsdb@wssu.edu
Compliance Officer
Stephanie Evans
Office of Sponsored Programs and Research
Room C117B, Anderson Center
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
office: (336) 750-2982
fax: (336) 750-2412
email: evansst@wssu.edu
Veterinarian
Calvert Jeffers, D.V.M.
Boulevard Animal Hospital
930 NW Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
office: (336) 725-7524
fax: (336) 725-2322
email: cjeffers@triad.rr.com
