Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Submissions
Effective April 21, 2021, all new protocols must be submitted using DragonSPOT. Please note the submission deadlines and the review processes will remain unchanged.
All animal use protocols and amendments must be submitted for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) review.
New Protocols
Does your research involve work with live vertebra animals? If so, you will need IACUC approval before you can begin. Learn more about submitting a new protocol
Resubmission After Three Years
IACUC Protocols are approved for a maximum three years and expire no later than the three-year anniversary of the initial IACUC review.
If your study will continue after the approved three-year period, prior to expiration of the preceding protocol, a new protocol must be submitted, reviewed, and approved by the IACUC.
DragonSPOT has a “Copy from Existing” feature that allows PIs to copy and paste a protocol into a new protocol submission application. For more information, please refer to these instructions: Creating a Lab Animal Renewal in DragonSPOT [PDF].
Changes to Protocols
Changes to protocols can be made through amendments. Learn more about making a change to your protocol.
Principal Investigators (PIs) are encouraged to send any new protocols and amendments as soon as a reasonable draft is complete. Early submission helps ensure that there is no lapse in approval and that research continues uninterrupted.