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The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ("IACUC") reviews all research involving animal subjects at MTSU as defined under the USDA and PHS."

The Application Submission process has changed!
The compliance office is now accepting online submissions only! Faculty may simply email their application and forms as attachments to compliance@mtsu.edu. Students must first email to their faculty mentor, then the faculty member will email to the compliance office with a statement showing that they approve of the application. If possible, please only submit Full Review applications during the Fall and Spring semesters." Due to scheduling conflicts during the summer, applications are reviewed quicker during the Fall and Spring semesters. 

New Docushare Site for committee use : http://cgsapp01.fsa.mtsu.edu/docushare/dsweb/Login

Online IACUC Training:"" https://www.citiprogram.org/ "
-Register and affiliate to MTSU." In question #4 choose working with IACUC. If there is a specific species you are working with check any applicable boxes."

All IACUC meetings are typically scheduled for the first Friday of every month.

USDA Definition: ** Can ONLY be approved for one (1) year.
Animal means any live or dead dog, cat, nonhuman primate, guinea pig, hamster, rabbit, or any other warm blooded animal, which is being used, or is intended for use for research, teaching, testing, experimentation, or exhibition purposes, or as a pet. This term excludes: Birds, rats of the genus Rattus and mice of the genus Mus bred for use in research, and horses not used for research purposes and other farm animals, such as, but not limited to livestock or poultry, used or intended for use as food or fiber, or livestock or poultry used or intended for use for improving animal nutrition, breeding, management, or production efficiency, or for improving the quality of food or fiber." With respect to a dog, the term means all dogs, including those used for hunting, security, or breeding purposes.

PHS Definition: ** Is approved for three (3) years.
Any live, vertebrate animal used or intended for use in research, research training, experimentation, or biological testing or for related purposes.

If you have any questions, need to report an adverse event, and/or seek further clarification, please do not hesitate to call (615) 494-8918 or e-mail compliance@mtsu.edu. The Whistleblower Protection Act ensures that the identity of the informant will be kept confidential." If you have any questions, need to report an adverse event, and/or seek further clarification, please do not hesitate to call (615) 494-8918 or e-mail compliance@mtsu.edu or kellie.hilker@mtsu.edu ." Working together, we will promote the highest standard of integrity and ethics in research and scholarship.

Kellie Hilker
Compliance Officer
Office of Compliance
Sam H. Ingram Bldg. 011B
Murgreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615-494-8918
Fax: 615-898-5028
Email: kellie.hilker@mtsu.edu