Due to activities related to ORA’s upcoming move from the Kinross Building to 10889 Wilshire Blvd, RATS will be unavailable from Friday, December 2, 2016 at 5:00PM to Monday, December 5, 2016 at 5:00AM. The last ARC meeting of 2016 will be held on December 12, 2016 and the deadline for that meeting is this Friday, December 2, 2016. If … Read More
Deadline for December IBC Meeting
Due to activities related to ORA’s upcoming move from the Kinross Building to 10889 Wilshire Blvd, the IBC online system, SafetyNet, will be unavailable from Friday, December 2, 2016 at 5:00PM to Monday, December 5, 2016 at 5:00AM. The last IBC meeting of 2016 will be held on December 15, 2016 and the deadline for that meeting is Monday, December … Read More
ARC POLICY UPDATE
The ARC recently updated the Policy, Responsibility for Monitoring Laboratory Animals (formerly: Responsibility of Principal Investigators for Monitoring Laboratory Animals). Previously, in addition to routine monitoring of animals carried out by DLAM staff in the vivaria, PIs (or their staff) were required to monitor animals daily once they entered into a study, regardless of the nature of the experiments. According … Read More
IBC Policy on Glass Pipette Usage
The IBC has reviewed a number of recent injuries/exposures involving broken glass pipettes in laboratories. Per the BSL2 standard microbiological practices described in the CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL, 5th edition), “Plastic ware should be substituted for glassware whenever possible”. As such, the Committee has determined that glass Pasteur pipettes must be eliminated from ≥ BSL-2 laboratories, … Read More
3Rs Pilot Studies Call for Proposals – Deadline for Submission: October 31, 2016
The Office of Animal Research Oversight is pleased to announce the Fall 2016 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 methods to … Read More
ARC POLICY UPDATE
The ARC recently updated the policy, Notification of Investigators with Sick or Injured Animals, to clarify requirements for PIs to report instances of sick or injured animals and responsibilities for carrying out treatments prescribed by the veterinarian. The updated policy is available at http://ora.research.ucla.edu/OARO/Pages/ARC-policies/veterinarian-notification.aspx. The ARC also recently reviewed, but did not substantively modify, the policy, Investigating Allegations of Mistreatment … Read More
Laboratory Animal Allergens – What Are the Risks?
What are lab animal allergies and occupational asthma? Laboratory Animal Allergies (LAA) and Occupational Asthma (OA) develop from exposure to animal allergens, and are among the most common, serious occupational diseases of workers exposed to animals in laboratories. Please review the Lab Animal Allergies & Occupational Asthma fact sheet to learn how to prevent LAA and OA. The ARC encourages … Read More
Change in RAC Review for Human Gene Transfer (HGT) Studies
The latest version of the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules changes the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) review process for human gene transfer (HGT) studies. RAC review was previously required for all HGT studies. The UCLA Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) also required submission of RAC documentation prior to … Read More
Mycobacterium marinum infections (Fish tank granuloma)
The following information was prepared by the UCLA Occupational Health Facility Medical Director T. Warner Hudson in an effort to educate researchers on the risks of Mycobacterium marinum infections. We recognize that the community of scientists working with zebrafish and other aquarium marine animals is still relatively small; however, as researchers explore the use of alternative models, we hope that … Read More
FAQs Regarding ARC Grant Congruence Review
In recent months, it has come to our attention that there may be some misunderstanding about the purpose and nature of the ARC grant congruence review process. In an effort to save everyone time and effort, we have prepared the attached FAQs. Please contact us if you have any questions.