Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
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To access Integrated Online Research Compliance System (iORC), please click here AAALAC Townhall Presentation on 30th May 2013 please click on link for more information What Investigators Need to Know About the Care & Use of Laboratory Animals
PROTOCOL SUBMISSION Click below for:
Protocol Submission Timeline for:
June 2013 meeting:
20 May 2013, Monday
TRAINING COURSE Click below for:
Training Course on Responsible Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (RCULA):
10, 17 and 31st May 2013
Training Course on Responsible Care and Use of Fish for Scientific Purposes (RCUF):
TBA
NUS list of Genetically Modified Mice Note: The database is intended ONLY for NUS researchers
CM SOP on murine pathogen testing for biological materials NOTE: PI has to complete Appendix B and submitted it together with their samples.
NOTE: This form should be submitted by fax to the CM office by PI whenever an employee/student is terminated from a project or lab and no longer needs access to the CM Vivarium
Important notes for college students intending to work with vertebrate animals in NUS
Animal Care & Use
The use of animals for research and teaching in NUS is bound by the Singapore Animals and Birds Act, Animals and Birds (Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes) Rules 2004, and is carried out in accordance with the National Advisory Committee for Laboratory Animal Research (NACLAR) Guidelines.The prerequisites for any work involving animal care and use are:
1. Occupational Health (OH) Programme
All personnel with laboratory animal contact are required to participate in the OSHE Occupational Health (OH) Programme to determine the appropriate medical surveillance, vaccinations and personnel protective equipment (PPE).
** For more information, please contact OSHE (oshsks@nus.edu.sg on how to enrol in the programme or oshlkg@nus.edu.sg on the results of enrolment).
2. Training
Personnel handling and/or conducting procedure on live vertebrate animals must be appropriately qualified and trained, prior to the start of any animal activity. The training course on "Responsible Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" offered by the Comparative Medicine (CM) meets all the requirements for training as set forth in the Guidelines.** To attend the CM training course, please contact CM office (Tel: 6516 6654 or email: ahusec@nus.edu.sg)
3. Risk assessment
All Principal Investigators (PI) of research projects are required by the Office of Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) to complete the risk assessment exercise based on the risk assessment framework set at the University level before any new project is implemented.4. IACUC approval
Personnel shall not use any animal for any scientific purposes before written approval is given by the IACUC. Applications to IACUC have to be submitted in the appropriate IACUC forms for review.5. Other requirements
Use of human tissues requires the approval of Institutional Review Board (IRB).Animal work may commence in the AVA licensed animal facilities or IACUC approved laboratories/classroom when all the requirements above are fulfilled. In conducting all procedures on animals, the approved IACUC protocols have to be strictly adhered to.
