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This is a Campus Partner event held by the University of Arizona Research, Innovation, & Impact (RII).
Facilitators:
- Diego Celdrán-Bonafonte, DVM, MSc, PhD
Description: This Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) workshop provides an overview of the ethical considerations and regulatory framework involved in research with animal subjects. Participants will gain an understanding of the history of animal research and the federal regulations surrounding the use of animal subjects. In addition, the course will explain the role of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and it's responsibilities. There will also be consideration of the harm-benefit analysis that is conducted as part of the approval to use animals in research, as well as the importance of the 3 R's in reducing pain and distress. Finally, the responsibilities of animal researchers will be discussed.
SPECIAL NOTE: The IACUC Program has separate training requirements regarding animal subjects research that are NOT satisfied by this workshop. For more information, please visit the IACUC program webpage.