The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) ensures that every project that involves the use of vertebrate animals at Long Island University is conducted according to the highest animal welfare standards. The IACUC promotes the conduct of accurate, valid scientific research through the supervision, coordination, training, guidance, and project review. LIU uses well-established procedures (similar to those used to monitor human subjects research) to review and monitor any research, teaching, or testing projects that involve the use animals. The IACUC has four main directives:
The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare is a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the regulating body for all activities funded by the federal government, including the NIH and NSF. OLAW's primary standards are the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy), and the Guide for the Care and Use of Animals (Guide).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, APHIS, oversees activities involving the use of vertebrate animals (not including certain species of mice, rats, and birds) at government registered research institutions. The USDA receives its authority through federal law (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7 and 9). Veterinary Medical Officers enforcing the 7 and 9 CFRs inspect research organizations at least annually.
Specific funding sources, such as the Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and foundations, may require additional rules and regulations. Institutions receiving money from these organizations are responsible for following any other requirements for the humane care and treatment of any vertebrate animal used in field or laboratory research and educational training.
LIU IACUC Policies and Procedures Manual
**Faculty must be added to the CastleBranch system before they can upload their completed medical forms. Contact Dr. Lacey Sischo to get added to the system (lacey.sischo@liu.edu or 516-299-3591).
Team members not covered by another institution’s IACUC are required to complete LIU’s training. They may access the training by creating an account with CITI at www.citiprogram.org and have to select “Long Island University” as their affiliated institution when creating their institution profile. You do not need an LIU e-mail account to create an institution profile.
Various optional modules are not included in the required courses above (e.g., courses in biosafety,). Faculty researchers may require their students and others on the research team to complete the appropriate optional modules if a particular research protocol involves these topics. The Human Subject Institutional Review Board (IRB) committee or the Institutional Animal Care and Use committee (IACUC) will notify researchers of these additional requirements on a case-by-case basis.
A minimum passing score of 80 percent is required to meet the training requirement. The basic course may require 1-2 hours to complete depending on the curriculum selected. You do not have to complete the courses in one sitting and may use multiple logon sessions to complete the modules. You will need to keep a record of your login information to return to the course site.Required CITI training must be complete before new applications, amendments, continuing reviews, or requests to add research team members are approved by the IACUC.
Step 1: After setting up the account, the Main Menu page should display.
Step 2: Click "Add a Course" under the heading My Learner Tools for Long Island University.
Step 3: Under Question 2, Responsible Conduct of Research, Select “All Learner Groups - Responsible Conduct of Research” course
Step 4: Under Question 4, Laboratory Animal Research, Select the learner group based on your role working with animals (either “Researchers—Working with the IACUC” OR “Students Working with Animals—Working with the IACUC”).
Step 5: Under Question 4, Laboratory Animal Research, Select species-specific course(s).
Step 6: Under Question 7, Biosafety/Biosecurity, Select "OSHA Personal Protective Equipment"
Step 7: Select any other optional courses you would like to take (e.g., Good Clinical Practices Course, Information Privacy Security Course). Note: anyone with outside funding will also need to take the All Groups Conflict of Interest course.
Step 8: Click “Submit.”
Step 9: The Main Menu page will reappear, click the course title to access the modules.
Any technical questions or problems, please contact support@citiprogram.org. Other questions, please contact the IACUC Administrator at 516-299-3591.