If you are conducting animal research, there are a number of regulatory and compliance guidelines that you must follow before you can order your first animal. To facilitate the navigation through the regulatory process for animal studies, the following synopsis is grouped into two basic categories and several subcategories:
Animal Studies
Overview
Project Management
Data Collection and Record-Keeping
Research Budgeting and Tracking Expenses
Staffing the Research Project
Research Regulatory Issues
- Human Studies
- Animal Studies
- Category 1: Requirements for Most Animal Studies IACUC Protocol Submission Conflicts of Interest Compliance Training and Education
- Category 2: Requirements for Specific Animal Studies Environmental Health and Safety Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) Radiation Safety Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Cadaveric Studies
- Basic Research Studies
The Virtual Handbook for Researchers with Animal Subjects is an information tool developed and maintained by the University’s Division of Laboratory Animal Resources.
Pitt's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees programs, facilities, and procedures regarding animals used for research, testing, and education.
The Research Conduct and Compliance Office's Research Guidance Tool provides information and resources for conducting research at Pitt.
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