Frequently Asked Questions | Office of Research Compliance

An IACUC is an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. The Stony Brook University IACUC is responsible for independent oversight of the Animal Care and Use program at Stony Brook University, and monitoring its compliance with applicable federal and state regulations and appropriate guidelines.

The IACUC ensures the oversight of the animals and facilitates research and teaching. The IACUC advises and educates researchers, staff and students on animal experimentation issues, promoting best practices for the responsible use of animals. The DLAR provides high quality animal care and veterinary services. The DLAR staff are also available for education about animal issues.

Public Health Service policy requires each animal-using grantee institution to have "a committee to maintain oversight of its animal program", and defines “animal” to include all vertebrates. That committee at Stony Brook University is the IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee). Review of the animal program and each proposed use of animals is its designated role. The protocol form in IRBNet and later this year – in myResearch IACUC is the mechanism by which animal uses are proposed, reviewed and approved.