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Vertebrate Animal Research Landing page - Include general information about what is required to perform vertebrate animal research at the University of Iowa.
Office of The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
The mission of the IACUC is to promote and to facilitate scientific research while simultaneously striving to reduce the number of animals required, to perform research with techniques that limit pain or distress, and to seek alternative procedures that can supply the required results but do not utilize living animals. To that end, our goal is to promote and encourage an atmosphere of attention, concern and caring for the welfare and comfort of the animals that are under our charge.
Office of Animal Resources (OAR)
The University of Iowa under the auspices of the Vice President for Research maintains a centralized animal care program with administrative responsibility by the Office of Animal Resources (OAR). The OAR facilitates the research mission of the University by meeting the animal research needs of the research community. The OAR provides veterinary expertise, care, and resources necessary for the maintenance and preservation of a quality animal research program and environment.
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Free Statistical Consulting Services Available for Spring 2017
Wed, Jan 06, 2016
There is an opportunity for statistical consulting services from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences during the spring semester of 2017. As part of a consulting course, statistics graduate students will be providing statistical consultation under the supervision of a statistics faculty member.
NIH Simplifies Vertebrate Animal Section of Grant Applications to Reduce Duplication
Fri, Oct 23, 2015
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced October 13, 2015 that the requirements of the Vertebrate Animals Section (VAS) of grant applications, cooperative agreements and contract proposals have been changed (NOT-OD-16-006) along with some features of 2016 grant application guidance, forms and instructions (NOT-OD-16-004).
