The IBC has developed a new policy titled Use of Glass Pipettes in BSL-2 or Higher Laboratories. This policy addresses the risk that glass pipettes could break and become a sharp which can lead to injury and exposure to hazardous biological materials. Below are the main points from this policy: Glass pipettes must be eliminated from all BSL2, BSL2+ and … Read More
3Rs Pilot Studies Call for Proposals – Deadline for Submission: May 5, 2017
The Research Safety & Animal Welfare Administration (RSAWA) is pleased to announce the Spring 2017 3Rs funding opportunity, provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Aim of Award: The aim of the program is to promote and support pilot studies designed to replace the use of animals in research, reduce the numbers of animals necessary, or refine … Read More
ARC POLICY UPDATE
The ARC recently updated the Policy, Tracking and Reporting Animal Numbers. You may recall that this Policy was implemented in 2015, following our 2014 AAALAC site visit, in order to address concerns from the site visit team regarding the absence of a mechanism by which the ARC could ensure that investigators do not use animals in excess of the number … Read More
UCLA’s Commitment to Research Safety
Laboratory safety is important to all of us at UCLA. A culture of safety is not only essential to the successful and responsible conduct of research, but also to our educational and training mission as a world-class university. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of maintaining the highest levels of safety in all of our research laboratories and training spaces. … Read More
Introducing Research Safety & Animal Welfare Administration (RSAWA)
In 2009, the Office of Animal Research Oversight (OARO) was established following dissolution of the Office for Protection of Research Subjects. With the creation of OARO, the ARC administrative staff separated from our human subjects oversight colleagues to focus on service to the following audiences: the public, by upholding the highest legal and ethical standards of animal care; the University, … Read More
Introducing Research Safety & Animal Welfare Administration (RSAWA)
In 2009, the Office of Animal Research Oversight (OARO) was established following dissolution of the Office for Protection of Research Subjects. With the creation of OARO, the ARC administrative staff separated from our human subjects oversight colleagues to focus on service to the following audiences: the public, by upholding the highest legal and ethical standards of animal care; the University, … Read More
Introducing Research Safety & Animal Welfare Administration (RSAWA)
In 2009, the Office of Animal Research Oversight (OARO) was established following dissolution of the Office for Protection of Research Subjects. With the creation of OARO, the ARC administrative staff separated from our human subjects oversight colleagues to focus on service to the following audiences: the public, by upholding the highest legal and ethical standards of animal care; the University, … Read More
NEW POLICY: Use of AAV Vectors in Rodents
The IBC has developed a new policy titled Use of Replication-Defective Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors in Rodents. This policy addresses the risk of recombinant DNA shed into the bedding of rodents following delivery of recombinant AAV vectors and how that bedding/caging should be handled. Below are the main points from this policy: This policy only applies to replication-defective AAV vectors that … Read More
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: IBC Amendments
Since the October 2015 launch of the IBC online system, SafetyNet, the IBC has continued to accept a limited number of amendment applications for change in personnel using the old registration forms. Effective January 1, 2017, we will no longer accept or process these amendments; as such, all changes to your IBC registration must be submitted through SafetyNet via your … Read More
ARC POLICY UPDATES
The ARC recently updated the following policies: Euthanasia of Adult Rodents by Physical Methods Changes were made to bring the Policy in line with the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition and include eliminating the ARC requirement to provide scientific justification for performing physical methods of euthanasia on unanesthetized animals. As a reminder, personnel using physical methods … Read More