Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Research Submission Forms

New Users-

Steps for IACUC Submission and Review of Your Protocol:
  1. Complete the Required IACUC Training. Your protocol will not be processed until all requirements are met for each person listed on the study as of April 1, 2009.

  2. See our Protocol FAQ (Coming Soon!) or contact the IACUC Office for any additional questions.

  3. Complete the appropriate forms and email them (as Word doc attachments) to IACUC@vt.edu

  4. Do not initiate any activities involving animals until you receive your Approval Letter from the IACUC Office.

Download Applicable Forms


Important: These forms are subject to revision without notice. Please download new forms from this website prior to writing each new submission.

Research Protocol


Protocol Review Form (MS Word format)

All Research Protocol Appendices

Appendix A: Housing and Husbandry (MS Word format)
Appendix B: Antemortem Specimen Collection (MS Word format)
Appendix C: Test Substance Administration (MS Word format)
Appendix D: Surgical Procedures (MS Word format)
Appendix E: Antibody Production (MS Word format)
Appendix F: Stress Studies (MS Word format)
Appendix G: Tumor Induction and Management (MS Word format)
Appendix H: Field Studies and Wild Caught Animals (MS Word format)
Appendix I: Sedation / Anesthesia / Euthanasia / Analgesia (MS Word format)

Research Amendment


Amendment Form (MS Word format)

Amendment Form (Personnel Only) (MS Word format)

Download Supporting Documentation

The following documents have been prepared to assist you in completing the protocol forms. Please refer to them as needed when completing your protocol form.

Announcements

NEW Protocol, Appendix and Amendment forms are now available Jan 20, 2012

Personnel Amendment Form Now Available

(Download the Form)

Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (LISA) New

LISA is a free resource to the Virginia Tech community. They will help you design your experiments, analyze and plot your data, run statistical software, interpret your results, and more.

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IACUC Protocol Management System Jan 20, 2012

The Protocol Information System allows you to verify that your training and your research team's training is updated and completed as well as annual reviews.