New Submission Calendar

IACUC 2026 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.