Animal Care & Use Program
The Animal Care & Use Program at the University of Colorado Boulder is comprised of the Office of Animal Resources (OAR), the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Occupational Health & Safety and all active researchers in labs or in the field.
- 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 Mariano.olmos@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.
Deadlines for IACUC Meetings
Deadlines for 2026 - 2027 IACUC Meetings | |
| Deadline for Protocol Submission to IACUC by Principal Investigator | IACUC Meeting Date/Time |
| September 2, 2026 | September 23, 2026/12:30pm |
| September 30, 2026 | October 21, 2026/12:30pm |
| October 28, 2026 | November 18, 2026/12:30pm |
| November 25, 2026 | December 16, 2026/12:30pm |
| December 23,2026 | January 13,2027/12:30pm |
| January 27,2027 | February 17/2027/12:30pm |
| March 3,2027 | March 24, 2027/12:30pm |
| March 31,2027 | April 21,2027/12:30pm |
| April 28,2027 | May 19, 2027/12:30pm |
| May 26,2027 | June 16,2027/12:30pm |
| June 23,2027 | July 14,2027/12:30pm |
| July 28,2027 | August 18,2027/12:30pm |
| September 1,2027 | September 22,2027/12:30pm |
| September 29,2027 | October 20,2027/12:30pm |
| October 29,2027 | November 17,2027/12:30pm |
| November 24,2027 | December 15,2027/12:30pm |
- March 8-12th 2027 (Subject to change to coincide with the AAALAC inspection.)
- September 7-10th 2027