Institutional Information
Overview
The University of Illinois is registered as a research facility in accordance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Act (Public Law 89-544) and the Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
The U of I holds the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) of the National Institutes of Health assurance for vertebrate animals used in research, teaching, and outreach on the Urbana campus and other university facilities.
In accordance with the Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the U of I works with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) of the National Institutes of Health to assure the welfare of animals used in research and teaching.
The U of I is accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).
Credentials
- USDA registration number: 33-R-0029
- NIH animal assurance number: D16-00075 (A3118-01) (expiration 6/30/25)
- AAALAC: #00766
- Accredited campuswide since 2001
Institutional Officials
Agricultural Animal Care and Use Program
Dennis French
Interim Attending Veterinarian, Agricultural Animals
217-244-2702
ddfrench@illinois.edu
Division of Animal Resources
Lyndon J. Goodly, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Institutional Veterinarian
goodly@illinois.edu
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Ryan N. Dilger, PhD
IACUC Chair and Director
217-333-2006
rdilger2@illinois.edu
Occupational Health and Safety Programs
Sara Myers
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
217-244-0781
sjmyers@illinois.edu
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation
Susan A. Martinis, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Fourth Floor, Swanlund Administration Building, MC-304
601 E. John Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-0034
ovcri@illinois.edu