New Submission Calendar

Submission Deadlines
Submission Deadline Reviewer Comments to PI Deadline PI's Revised Protocol Deadline Meeting Date
12/10/2024 12/19/2025 1/2/2025 1/8/2025
1/21/2025 1/30/2025 2/4/2025 2/12/2025
2/18/2025 2/27/2025 3/4/2025 3/12/2025
3/18/2025 3/27/2025 4/1/2025 4/9/2025
4/22/2025 5/1/2025 5/6/2025 5/14/2025
5/20/2025 5/29/2025 6/3/2025 6/11/2025
6/17/2025 6/26/2025 7/1/2025 7/9/2025
7/22/2025 7/31/2025 8/5/2025 8/13/2025
8/19/2025 8/28/2025 9/2/2025 9/10/2025
9/16/2025 9/25/2025 9/30/2025 10/8/2025
10/21/2025 10/30/2025 11/4/2025 11/12/2025
11/18/2025 11/27/2025 12/2/2025 12/10/2025
12/9/2025 12/18/2025 1/6/2026 1/14/2026

IACUC 2025 Calendar [PDF]

Paperwork required for submission to the IACUC for pre-review

  • IACUC Protocol Form
  • Research Proposal Section of the Application to the Sponsor (Sponsored Projects)

Standard Protocol Review Process (refer to calendar for dates)

  • Principal investigator submits the application materials in DragonSPOT
  • Application is pre-reviewed by a primary and a secondary reviewer, statistician, outside member and by the veterinarian.
  • Pre-review comments are emailed directly to the Principal investigator (refer to calendar for date)
  • The principal investigator emails the revised application along with a letter summarizing responses to pre-reviewers’ comments to the IACUC coordinator(refer to calendar for due date)
  • IACUC reviews protocol at meeting
  • IACUC approves, deferred with conditions, tables or disapproves the protocol.

Additional Information

  • Industry-Sponsored Contract – please submit your contract via DragonSPOT to the Office of Research for review. Execution of one’s contract is required prior to receiving IACUC approval.
  • IACUC Application, Instructions and Certification Requirements – please visit off the Office of Research & Innovation website.
  • All personnel listed in the protocol must be certified for:
    1. Occupational Health & Safety Program (Annual Health Review)
    2. Species-Specific (hands-on) Training 3) CITI on-line training programs: Access to CITI on-line training programs can be found on the Office of Research & Innovation website.

* Documentation needs to be uploaded to the protocol in DragonSPOT.