University of Rhode Island - Divison of Research and Economic Development

Division of Research and Economic Development

IACUC Meeting Schedule

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) will hold its Spring 2009 meetings on the following dates at 1 P.M.:

All meetings in Conference Room A in the University Library

Monday, January 5, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009 Monday, February 16, 2009: Monday, March 2, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009: Monday, April 6, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009: Monday, May 18, 2009


Projects involving the use of animals are subject to review by the IACUC. Applicants must submit application materials to the URI Division of Research and Economic Development, at 70 Lower College Road, at least two weeks prior to the date of the scheduled IACUC meeting. Any questions relating to IACUC review may be addressed to:

Dorie Lawson
Director of Compliance, (401) 874-4328

Application forms and instructions are available at the Research Compliance website. Please note that applications will only be processed if the correct forms are used; applications that do not use these forms will be returned to the applicant.

It is expected that you, or someone very knowledgeable about your study, will be in attendance at the meeting at which your protocol will be reviewed, in order to answer any questions the IACUC may have. If you are unable to attend we may re-schedule review of your proposal to a future meeting. This policy applies to all but continuing studies in which there have been no substantive changes.

If the proposed research will be used towards a student's thesis/dissertation, his/her major professor (or designee) MUST be present at this meeting.

Your presence is to your advantage and will expedite the approval process. The IACUC often requires clarification or revisions to new proposals. The principal reviewer of your proposal may also contact you prior to the meeting for clarifications.

Please call the Office of Research Compliance at (401) 874-4328 to confirm that you plan to attend a meeting or if you have any questions regarding the review process.