IACUC

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at John Carroll University is responsible for reviewing all research and teaching protocols involving the use of live vertebrate animals in order to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The IACUC also conducts semiannual inspections of the John Carroll animal research program and facilities.

The role of the IACUC is to ensure that all animals used for teaching and research purposes are treated in a humane and sensitive manner and that no animals are used unnecessarily for these activities. The John Carroll University IACUC currently consists of nine members, including John Carroll and Cleveland State University faculty members, a veterinarian, a community member, and a non-scientist.

James H. Krukones, Ph.D.
IACUC Chair, ex officio
Associate Academic Vice President
Professor, History
Carl Anthony, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology
Ms. Diane Brousta
Non-affiliated community member
Ralph Gibson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology, Geology, & Environmental Sciences,
Cleveland State University
Non-affiliated member
Erica M. Kennedy, MBA, CRA
Director of Sponsored Research
Carole Moran Krus, M.S., CIP
IACUC Administrator
Non-voting, ex officio
Hector Munoz-Ramirez, D.V.M., Ph.D.
IACUC Veterinarian, non-affiliated member
Helen Murphy, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychological Science
Ralph Saporito, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Chris Sheil, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, Department of Biology
Earl Spurgin, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy

Listed below are links to webpages and documents for animal researchers and IACUC members:

Regulatory Information

Websites for IACUC Members

Other Guidelines and Resources (from AAALAC International website)

AMP News Service (from Americans for Medical Progress)
APA – Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
AVMA Panel on Euthanasia Report
Centers for Disease Control
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook
Model for Performing Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee: Continuing Review of Animal Research
NetVet´s IACUC links (includes many resources and IACUCs on the Web)
NIH Timeline of Laws Related to Animal Subjects
Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

IACUC Forms and Policy Statement

All faculty and student research projects involving the use of live vertebrate animals must be submitted to the IACUC using the Protocol Review Form for Animal Care and Use below. Classroom use of live animals for teaching purposes must also be approved by the IACUC.

At the one-year and two-year marks of continuing protocols, animal researchers must submit the IACUC Protocol Continuation Review Form below. If an animal research project is to continue beyond three years, a new Protocol Review Form for Animal Care and Use must be submitted before the end of the third year.