Getting Started 

New to Penn State or expanding your work to include the use of vertebrate animals or cephalopods in research, testing, or teaching? 

• Review our New PI Checklist
• Take a training on how to submit to the IACUC
• Contact the IACUC staff for more information

More Information

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
• Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations
• Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching
• Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
• Institute for Laboratory Animals Research (ILAR)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) 
• The Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange (LAWTE)

University Park IACUC Information

• USDA Registration: 23-R-0021
• Animal Welfare Assurance (OLAW) #:  D16-00086 (A3141-01)
• AAALAC Accreditation Status:  Full accreditation, Unit #001010 
• Institutional Official:  The Institutional Official for the University is Candice Yekel, Associate Vice President for Research.