Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Providing Oversight, Ensuring Compliance

The USDA Animal Welfare Act and the NIH Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Animals require that institutions conducting research with animals establish an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). The IACUC provides oversight and helps ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, and policies governing the care and use of research and teaching animals. The IACUC is supported by professionals within the Office of Animal Research Compliance (ARC).

Responsibilities

• Review the research facility's program at least once every six months to ensure humane animal care and use.
• Inspect all of the research facility's animal facilities, including animal study areas, at least once every six months.
• Prepare reports of these inspections and submit them to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation (OVCRI) or the chancellor.
• Review concerns or complaints involving animal care and use at the university.
• Make recommendations to the VCRI related to any aspect of the animal program.
• Review and assess proposed activities or changes related to the care and use of animals.
• Conduct ongoing reviews of activities at least once a year.
• Suspend activities involving animals that are not in accordance with guidelines and requirements approved by the IACUC.
• For suspended activities, work with the OVCRI to review the reasons for suspension, take appropriate corrective action, and report that action with a full explanation to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and any federal agency that funds the activity.

Credentials

• USDA Registration: #33-R-0029
• PHS Assurance: D16-00075 (A3118-01)
• AAALAC: #00766
• Accredited campuswide since 6/8/2001

IACUC Membership

Members of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at the University of Illinois are appointed by the chancellor and the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation (VCRI). The committee comprises voting members that include:

• DVMs with training or experience in laboratory animal science and medicine
• Non-affiliated members of the community
• Practicing scientists experienced in research involving animals
• Members whose primary interests are in a nonscientific area

Office of Animal Research Compliance (ARC)

The Office of Animal Research Compliance (ARC) serves to support the research and teaching mission of the University as it relates to the use of animals. As such, our office is composed of a director and three academic professionals specialized in assisting campus members who use animals in research and teaching activities, while also supporting the functions of the IACUC.

Contact Information

Please direct general inquiries to IACUC@illinois.edu or call 217-333-7789. Office of ARC staff members can also be contacted directly, as follows:

Office of Animal Research Compliance

Observatory Building
Room 114, MC-193
901 S. Matthews
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-7789 (phone)
217-244-7963 (fax)

Office of ARC Contacts

Ryan N. Dilger, Ph.D.
IACUC Chair and Director
186 Animal Sciences Laboratory
217-333-2006
rdilger2@illinois.edu

Judy Van Cleeff, Ph.D., CPIA
Senior IACUC Specialist
Room 109 Observatory
217-265-6482
jkvc@illinois.edu

Katherine Branson, CPIA
Senior IACUC Specialist
Room 118 Observatory
217-265-6475
labwench@illinois.edu

Daniel Clein, M.S.
IACUC Specialist
Room 114 Observatory
daclein@illinois.edu