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According to U.S. federal law, institutions that use laboratory animals for research or instructional purposes must establish an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to oversee and evaluate all aspects of the institution's animal care and use program. At Stanford, the IACUC is appointed by the University Vice Provost and Dean of Research, and is know as the Administrative Panel on Laboratory Animal Care (APLAC). Stanford's APLAC membership is comprised of faculty, public members, students, and senior staff. The APLAC reports to the Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research. Stanford's APLAC has received AAALAC accreditation.

All research and teaching activities involving live or dead vertebrate animals use must be reviewed and approved by the APLAC prior to activity commencement. In order to obtain approval for your activities, you'll need to complete and submit an electronic protocol application form, detailing your intended use of animals. In general, protocol applications received by the first of the month will be reviewed at the APLAC meeting that month. Please see the schedule for a complete list of deadlines and meeting dates.


Resolution of Animal Care Concerns
Persons may contact (anonymously, if they wish) the Veterinary Service Center (VSC) at (650) 723-3876 or the Research Compliance Director at (650) 723-4697.
For further information, go to: http://med.stanford.edu/compmed/animal_care/concerns.html.


Animal Welfare Assurance Number: A3213-01, 4/12/2005 - 5/31/2009
AAALAC Accreditation Date: March 13, 2007
USDA License Number: 93-4R-00
VA Animal Welfare Assurance Number: A3088-01