Animal Care & Use Program
The Animal Care & Use Program at the University of Colorado Boulder is comprised of the , the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC), Occupational Health & SafetyÌýand all active researchersÌýin labs or in the field.
- The IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC consists of scientists, non-scientistsÌýand community members with the goal of facilitating ethically responsible non-human animal research and providing oversight over the entire Animal Care & Use Program.
- IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC Office Hours:ÌýThe IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC staff are working remotely with the exception of Tuesdays and Thursdays where a staff member will be present on campus. You may contact the IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC coordinator at iacucoffice@colorado.edu to schedule an appointment.
- Virtual Office Hours:ÌýThe IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC office offers Zoom meetings to assist you. You may email Mariano.olmos@colorado.edu or iacucoffice@colorado.edu to schedule a meeting.
- OAR includes our Institutional Veterinarian and all the animal care staff who see to the daily needs of our animals.
All research, teaching and testing projects conducted by faculty, staffÌýor students involving vertebrate animal subjects at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäÌýBoulder must be reviewed and approved by the IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC prior to engaging in the research or other endeavors.
If you will be performing animal research at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäÌýBoulder as a Principal Investigator, there is a great deal of information that you are responsible for knowing. We are here to help you and provide you with the information you need to conduct your work. Please use the navigation on your right to explore the resourcesÌýavailable on our website.Ìý
Deadlines for IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC Meetings
Deadlines for 2025 IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC Meetings | |
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Deadline for Protocol Submission to IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC by Principal Investigator | IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC Meeting Date/Time |
August 27, 2025 | September 17, 2025/12:30 pm |
October 1, 2025 | October 22, 2025/12:30 pm |
October 29, 2025 | November 19, 2025/12:30 pm |
November 26, 2025 | December 17, 2025/12:30 pm |
Deadlines for 2026 IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC Meetings | |
Deadline for Protocol Submission to IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC by Principal Investigator | IA¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäC Meeting Date/Time |
December 24, 2025 | January 21, 2026/12:30pm |
January 28, 2026 | February 18, 2026/12:30pm |
March 4, 2026 | March 25, 2026/12:30pm |
March 25, 2026Ìý | April 15, 2026/12:30pm |
April 29, 2026 | May 20, 2026/12:30pm |
May 27, 2026 | June 17, 2026/12:30pm |
June 24, 2026 | July 15, 2026/12:30pm |
July 29, 2026 | August 19, 2026/12:30pm |
September 2, 2026 | September 23, 2026/12:30pm |
September 30, 2026 | October 21, 2026/12:30pm |
October 28, 2026 | November 18, 2026/12:30pmÌý |
November 25, 2026 | December 16, 2026/12:30pm |
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- March 9-13th 2026
- Sept 7 - 11th 2026
- PHS Animal Welfare Assurance D16-00388
- USDA Registration 84-R-0060
- AAALAC Accreditation 001743