Animal Care & Use Program

Contact CU Boulder IACUC  Report an Animal Welfare Concern

• The IACUC consists of scientists, non-scientists and community members with the goal of facilitating ethically responsible non-human animal research and providing oversight over the entire Animal Care & Use Program. 
• IACUC Office Hours: The IACUC staff are working remotely with the exception of Tuesdays and Thursdays where a staff member will be present on campus. You may contact the IACUC coordinator at iacucoffice@colorado.edu to schedule an appointment.
  • Virtual Office Hours: The IACUC office offers Zoom meetings to assist you. You may email althea.lantron@colorado.edu or iacucoffice@colorado.edu to schedule a meeting.
• OAR includes our Institutional Veterinarian and all the animal care staff who see to the daily needs of our animals.

All research, teaching and testing projects conducted by faculty, staff or students involving vertebrate animal subjects at CU Boulder must be reviewed and approved by the IACUC prior to engaging in the research or other endeavors.

If you will be performing animal research at CU Boulder as a Principal Investigator, there is a great deal of information that you are responsible for knowing. We are here to help you and provide you with the information you need to conduct your work. Please use the navigation on your right to explore the resources available on our website. 

ATTENTION: The IACUC is pleased to announce the launch of our new protocol software, eProtocol by Key Solutions. We will be hosting two, townhall style training sessions and all current Topaz users are encouraged to attend. You may RSVP to either, or both, training sessions using your CU login information at this link. For more information, current animal users should've recieved an email already, otherwise please contact the IACUC office.