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Welcome that community member

Lab Animal volume 49, pages 184–185 (2020)Cite this article

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This scenario is regarding whether a nonscientific member of the IACUC of one academic institution (Great Eastern University) can serve as the nonaffiliated (community/public) member of another academic institution (Starling College), of which the person is a former employee.

Assuming Starling College is subject to USDA, OLAW, and AAALAC oversight, the requirements for the nonaffiliated member are:

  • Not affiliated with the institution in any other way than as a member of the IACUC1,2,3,4,5

  • Not in any way obligated to the institution5

  • Not a member of the immediate family of a person who is affiliated with the institution1,2,3,4,5

  • Not a current or former laboratory animal user4,5 (this restriction only applies if Starling College does not receive PHS funding and is not seeking AAALAC accreditation)

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  1. PHS Policy IV.A. 3. b. (4) Public Health Service. Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals IV.A. 3. b. (4) (US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, 1986; amended 2002).

  2. Animal Welfare Act (7 USC, Ch. 54, §2143 (b)(1)(B) (p.13 in Blue Book)

  3. Animal Welfare Regulations 9 CFR, §2.31 (b)(3)(ii) (p. 56 in Blue Book)

  4. Institute of Laboratory Animal Research. Guide for the care and use of laboratory animals p24 (The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2011).

  5. National Institutes of Health. NOT-OD-15-109 - Guidance on Qualifications of IACUC Nonscientific and Nonaffiliated Members. June 9, 2015.

  6. Silverman, J., Suckow, M. A., Murthy, S. (eds.). The IACUC Handbook Section 5:35. (CRC Press, Washington, DC, 2014).

  7. Animal Welfare Act (7 USC, Ch. 54, §2157 (p.25 in Blue Book)

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    Raja Sriperumbudur & Cheryl Cheney

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Sriperumbudur, R., Cheney, C. Welcome that community member. Lab Anim 49, 184–185 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-020-0577-2

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