The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees the university's animal care and use programs, facilities and procedures ensuring the appropriate care, use and humane treatment of animals being used for research, testing and teaching.
The UML IACUC is charged with the protection of animal research and teaching subjects and reviews all activities utilizing live vertebrate animals for research, teaching and testing, ensuring compliance with federal animal welfare regulations, inspecting animal facilities and investigator laboratories, investigating animal concerns, and overseeing training and educational programs. IACUC approval is required in advance for all activities conducted by faculty, staff, students, and visiting researchers regardless of location and funding source.
The IACUC serves as a resource to faculty, principal investigators (PI), researchers, technicians, students, staff, and administrators, providing guidance in fulfilling the obligation to plan and conduct all animal use procedures with the highest scientific, humane, and ethical principles.