Animal Care & Use Program

The UNC Charlotte Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), the Institutional Official and the Attending Veterinarian, are responsible for ensuring the protection and care of vertebrate animals used in teaching and research studies at UNC Charlotte or in the field. The IACUC, working in conjunction with the Office of Research Protections and Integrity, both ensure that animal research is conducted according to long-standing ethical principles  as well as federal, state and university regulations, guidelines and policies.

This site provides an overview of IACUC requirements and processes and access to the tools needed to successfully begin work with animals at UNC Charlotte.

On this site you will find:

Program OVERVIEW / Administration

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is committed to a program of animal care which ensures that all animals involved in research and teaching are used in ways judged to be scientifically, technically, and humanely appropriate. The University is further committed to assisting faculty and students in fulfilling their obligation to plan and conduct animal experiments with the highest scientific, humane, and ethical principles, and in accord with the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Animal Welfare Act. For further information on the University’s commitment, see University Policy 310, “Laboratory Animals Used for Teaching and Research.”

In support of this commitment, the University has established the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) that together with the University Attending Veterinarian, and the Office of Research Protections and Integrity (ORPI) administers policies and procedures related to the University’s program of animal care and use.

The ORPI provides administrative support for the IACUC, assists investigators with protocol submissions, occupational health surveillance program enrollment, IACUC meeting preparation & implementation including compiling the minutes of the IACUC meetings. The ORPI / IACUC Office also coordinates the semi-annual inspection of animal facilities and the semi-annual review of the Animal Care and Use Program.

Final authority for the Animal Care and Use Program rests with the Institutional Official, the Vice Chancellor for the Division of Research. For more information about the reporting structure of the University’s Animal Care and Use Program, see the Division of Research organizational chart.

Program Contacts

We encourage you to contact the Office of Research Protections and Integrity early in the process of onboarding and/or completing your protocol application. We are happy to assist!

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) in the Office of Research Protections & Integrity (ORPI) and IACUC Coordinator:

c/o the Office of Research Protections and Integrity
9201 University City Boulevard
Cameron Hall, Third Floor
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001

325 Cameron Hall
Email: uncc-iacuc@charlotte.edu
Phone: 704-687-1872

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Research Protections and Integrity:

Dr. Angelica Martins
300 Cameron Hall
Email: A.Martins@charlotte.edu
Phone: 704-687-1876

IACUC Chair​: Dr. Didier Dréau, Biological Sciences 

IACUC Vice Chair: Dr. Yvette Huet, Applied Physiology, Health, & Clinical Sciences

Acting Attending Veterinarian: Dr. Melissa Stair

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