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Two x two for USDA semiannual inspections

Lab Animal volume 53, pages 255–257 (2024)Cite this article

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IACUC professionals depend on conferences and webinars as a primary source of regulatory information; what happens if they walk away with different interpretations of the regulations? We invited experts from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Jillian Hash and Denise Ancharski-Stutler) and University of Pennsylvania (Joanna Fried and Ines Rodriguez), along with USDA representative Louis DiVincenti, to respond to a scenario about the regulatory requirements for seminannual inspections.

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  1. Associate Director - IACUC/IBC/PAM, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

    Lauren Danridge

  2. Animal Care & Use Office, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Bill Greer

  3. Post-Approval Monitor, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Jillian Hash

  4. Director – Office of IACUC Administration, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Denise Ancharski-Stutler

  5. Office of Animal Welfare, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Joanna Fried & Ines Rodriguez

  6. Senior Veterinary Medical Officer – Research, Animal Care National Policy Staff, APHIS, USDA, Riverdale, MD, USA

    Louis DiVincenti

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Danridge, L., Greer, B., Hash, J. et al. Two x two for USDA semiannual inspections. Lab Anim 53, 255–257 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-024-01442-y

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