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 all … Read More
Transporting Animals in Public Access Areas and Off Campus
This document contains information concerning animal transport through public access areas and off campus. For specific requirements regarding transporting rodents to and from campus, please see the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Rodent Transport (available at https://portal.dlam2.ucla.edu/VeterinaryServices/QualityAssurance).
Animal Research Committee (ARC)
The ARC administrative office works with the UCLA institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC), known locally as the Chancellor’s Animal Research Committee (ARC), to oversee the use of animals in research, teaching, and testing.
ARC POLICY UPDATE
The ARC recently revised the Policy, Breeding Colony Management. Those of you who have or intend to breed rodents at UCLA should review the updated policy with your teams. The revised Policy is available at the ARC Breeding Colony Management web page. Please do not hesitate to contact us at 310-206-6308 or arc@research.ucla.edu if you have any questions.
Certified Laboratory Trainer (CLT) Program
The Chancellor’s Animal Research Committee (ARC) and Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) are pleased to announce the launch of the Certified Laboratory Trainer (CLT) Program. The CLT Program is a voluntary, self-referral program by which well-qualified individuals working with mice and rats may be certified by DLAM to train other individuals to handle these species. Personnel trained by a … Read More
NIH Request for Comments – Laboratory Animal Welfare: Coordination and Harmonization of Regulations and Policies
NIH published a request for comments, Laboratory Animal Welfare: Coordination and Harmonization of Regulations and Policies, in the Federal Register today. Per the notice the agency is “seeking information to improve the coordination of regulations and policies with respect to research with laboratory animals as required by the 21st Century Cures Act” in coordination with USDA and FDA to reduce … Read More
3Rs Pilot Studies Call for Proposals – Deadline for Submission: April 13, 2018
The Research Safety & Animal Welfare Administration (RSAWA) is pleased to announce the Spring 2018 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
DLAM SOP Update: Rodent Cage Population Limits
The Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) is adopting a new version of its SOP on Rodent Cage Population Limits, which will go into effect on February 1, 2018. This new version replaces the old SOP, entitled “Rodent Overcrowding.” The new SOP was reviewed and approved by the ARC on November 27, 2017. A notice regarding the effective date of … Read More
ARC RATS Replacement Project
At the time of its deployment in 2002, RATS, the online database by which you manage your ARC protocols, was considered revolutionary, but it no-longer provides the degree of flexibility and ease of use that we have all come to expect from modern systems. So, not without some trepidation, we are embarking on a complete replacement project. The purpose of … Read More
CITI Animal User Training and SSO Integration
As you know, UCLA uses the nationally recognized Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) program to train animal users on regulatory guidelines and individual responsibilities. We are pleased to share two announcements about CITI: Effective January 11, 2018, CITI will integrate with UCLA Single Sign-On (SSO), allowing users to access CITI through their UCLA Logon credentials. Upon your first login after … Read More