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Committees and Meeting Dates

Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (HSIRB)

The HSIRB meets monthly during the academic year and at least once during the summer. The point of contact for the HSIRB is Dr. Tracey L. Poston, Director of Research Compliance and IRB Administrator of the HSIRB. She can also be reached at (574) 631-1461.

Protocols in no later than:
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

For meeting on: (generally the 3rd Wednesday of the month)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

The IACUC meets monthly during the academic year (generally every third Thursday of the month) and at least once during the summer. The dates of upcoming meetings are below. Other information can be obtained from Tracey Poston , Director of Research Compliance. She can also be reached at (574) 631-1461.

Protocols in no later than:
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009

For meeting on (generally the 3rd Thursday of the month):
Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.

A protocol must be submitted to the Director of Research Compliance at least one week prior to the scheduled meeting. After the protocol has been reviewed, the Director of Research Compliance will notify the PI in writing as to the status of the protocol. Any changes recommended by the IACUC must be incorporated into the protocol and implemented.

Amendments to an approved protocol may be submitted in writing to the Director of Research Compliance. Amendments will be reviewed by the Attending Veterinarian and IACUC chair to determine if the amendment represents a significant change from the approved protocol. If deemed significant, a new protocol must be submitted for full IACUC review. Procedures considered a significant change may include, but are not limited to:

  • Proposal to use an isotope in a living animal.
  • Use of an infectious agent that would require BSL-2 or greater containment.
  • Use of a mutagen or carcinogen.
  • Administration of agents at dosages likely to cause toxicity to animals or humans.
  • Restraint of an unanesthetized animal for longer than 1 hour.
  • Non-survival surgery if none is approved in the original protocol or if surgery will be performed on a species not originally described in the original protocol.
  • Survival surgery even if other survival surgical procedures are approved in the original protocol.
  • Multiple survival surgery.
    Water or food restriction for purposes other than pre-surgical preparation.
  • Electric shock
  • Use of a paralytic on an unanesthetized animal.
  • Induction of more than momentary pain or distress to animals without administration of an appropriate anesthetic or analgesic.
  • Administration of corrosive agents to animals.
  • Acquisition of animals from sources other than commercial vendors of laboratory animals, if the original protocol is approved for such sources.
  • Use of exotic, wild, or unusual animals/species.
  • Use of spontaneous or induced models which might experience significant pain or distress as a result of the condition.
  • Studies in which death is used as an end-point.This list is not necessarily exhaustive; other proposed studies requiring deliberation of the IACUC may also be flagged for full-committee review.