Animal Care Program for Laboratory Animals

Ensuring High-Quality Animal Care

The Animal Care Program for Laboratory Animals (ACP-LAB) is responsible for ensuring high-quality animal care and for providing training in and consultation on the safe, humane use of laboratory animals in research and education in compliance with federal regulations and campus policies, in partnership with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, researchers, students, and regulatory agencies.

Pharmacy

Controlled Substances

Principal investigators who require controlled substances for their research must obtain their own State of Illinois and Federal controlled substances licenses. Information on obtaining these licenses is listed below. Please contact DRS-drugcompliance@illinois.edu if there are any questions about this process.

Obtaining a Controlled Substance License

State of Illinois

Illinois Controlled Substances License
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
ATTN: Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 W. Washington Street
Springfield, IL 62786

217-785-0800
https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/contsub.asp

Federal

Researcher Controlled Drug Registration- DEA Form 225
Kluczynski Federal Building
230 South Dearborn Street
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60604

312-353-1236 (New Applications)
800-478-7630 (New Applications in state only)
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/index.html (select “New Applications Online” in quick links section)

Non-Controlled Drug and Supplies

Many distributors have applied restrictions that no longer allow persons who do not hold a DVM license to place orders. ACP-LAB has implemented procedures to assist researchers in obtaining non-controlled drugs and supplies needed to facilitate research. 

Investigators can request non-controlled drug and supplies to be ordered by ACP by submitting this form. All supply order requests will be charged a $15 fee per order form submission starting 7/1/2026.

Please complete this form if you would like to place a diluted carprofen order. All diluted carprofen requests will be charged a $15 processing fee + cost of supplies. 

All requests will be processed twice a month (on or about the 15th and 30th). Items may take up to two weeks for delivery. The person requesting the order will be contacted to schedule a pick up at the ACP main office.

If you have any questions or concerns please email acp-researchsupport@illinois.edu, or call 217-333-2564. 

Per Diem Rates

The Animal Care Program per diem rates are based on an actual annual cost. View the per diem rate table here.

Animal Orders, Import and Exports

For information about Animal Orders, Imports and Exports, please view this information.

Contact Information

Main ACP-Lab Office
1901 S. 1st. Street, Z Building
Champaign, IL 61820

217-333-2564 (phone)
217-244-7963 (fax)
acp-admin@illinois.edu

Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - Noon, 1pm - 4pm.

ACP-Lab Administration

Helen Valentine, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Attending Veterinarian
Director, Animal Care Program
helen@illinois.edu

Josephine Lawrence, DVM, DACLAM
Assistant Director
jmlaw@illinois.edu

Ix Marquez, DVM, MS
Assistant Director
imarqu4@illinois.edu

Chris Learned, BS, LAT
Associate Director of Operations
clearned@illinois.edu

Holly Clem, LATG
Facility Operations Coordinator
hclem@illinois.edu

Jamie Ludwig, BS, CVT, LAT
Assistant Director of Animal Support Operations
jjocksch@illinois.edu

Jamie Price
Assistant Director of Business and Finance
emberton@illinois.edu

Mary Delaney
Office Manager
med4@illinois.edu

Faith Houston
Office Support Specialist
fhouston@illinois.edu

Veterinary Clinical Staff

Group contact for veterinary technicians: acp-techs@illinois.edu.

Cher Cain, BS, CVT, LAT
Veterinary Technician I
bugclc@illinois.edu

Phaedra Hutchison, CVT
Veterinary Technician II
phutchis@illinois.edu

Christine Stroink-Pickering, MS, CVT
Veterinary Technician I
stroink1@illinois.edu

Occupational Health and Safety Staff

Sara Myers, BS
Program Director of Occupational Health and Safety
sjmyers@illinois.edu

Animal Facility Supervisory Staff

Beckman
Reid McClure, RLAT
Animal Care Coordinator
jmcclure@illinois.edu

Edward R. Madigan Laboratory
EJ Eastin, BS, ALAT
Animal Care Coordinator
eastin@illinois.edu

Institute for Genomic Biology
EJ Eastin, BS, ALAT
Animal Care Coordinator
eastin@illinois.edu

Psychology
Reid McClure, RLAT
Animal Care Coordinator
jmcclure@illinois.edu

Psychology
Marc Mitchell
Animal Caretaker
lmm2607@illinois.edu

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Jamie Reed, LAT
Animal Care Coordinator
jfreed@illinois.edu

Veterinary Medicine Animal Facility
Dylan McAllister, LATg
Animal Care Specialist
dmcallis@illinois.edu