Overview
The Agent/Substance Summary page includes a “view only” list of all Agents and Substances administered to animals as indicated throughout the Protocol. Changes must be made directly on the corresponding Procedure(s) pages.
For questions regarding the security, storage, and/or disposal of Controlled Substances, please contact the Controlled Substance Monitors for additional information.
eRAM
Overview
Compare functionality replaced the “View Differences” interface as of eRAM version 5.0 in May 2021.
Overview
Amendments are created for approved or suspended protocols when any part of the protocol requires a change. Depending on the type of change, the amendment may or may not need to go through the full review process.
Important Information
Personnel, Scientific, and PI Change amendments require updates to Animal Handling Details.
Overview
Laboratory animals are expected to be maintained under species-specific living conditions. Federal regulations specify the parameters for the following: a) social housing; b) temperature of room/environment; c) enrichment; d) cage size; and e) cage sanitization. Species-specific standard practices conducted by ULAM staff adhere to the federal regulations. Deviations from these standard conditions require justification.
Overview
All projects must have an internal and/or external sponsor/funding source. PIs and protocol editors will be able to associate their protocol to multiple funding sources including grants. Users can associate to any grant in the eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) system. However, there will be a confirmation that the associated grant is applicable for the protocol.
Overview
Humane endpoints, which contribute to refinement, are the earliest point at which pain or distress in an experimental animal can be prevented, terminated, or relieved.
When pain or distress is a potential or expected consequence of any animal activity, humane endpoints must be established.
Appropriate monitoring of all animals is required to address animal health and well-being before they reach their humane endpoints.
Overview
Select the procedure(s) that will be utilized. Repeat the selection for each applicable species.
Note Subsequent pages/questions only appear if the procedure selection box is checked.
All agents and substances (hazardous AND non-hazardous) that are administered or applied to an animal must be described for the activities described in this protocol.
Overview
The type of research is selected and described on the Protocol Scope and Relevance page. When responding to these questions, please:
Overview
Before providing details of individual procedures (e.g., surgery and substance administration), the IACUC must be able to understand what an animal will experience from beginning to end of a research study.
Step-by-Step Process
Click Update.
Note If no species are listed, they must first be added on the Species-Specific Animal Information page.