Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Last Updated: 10/25/2022Contact Name
Robin Tyndall, Director, Office of Research Compliancertyndal@clemson.edu
Description
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is committed to ensuring that animals involved in teaching, research and demonstration associated with the University receive humane care and treatment. The IACUC is charged with reviewing all faculty, staff, or student-proposed research or teaching use of animals, regardless of where the work is performed and source of funding, if any. The IACUC has set forth procedures for reporting, without fear of reprisal, concerns about the humane use and treatment of animals utilized in research and teaching at Clemson University. This committee regularly inspects and monitors the animal care and use program and animal facilities to ensure all components are in compliance with regulations and guidelines set forth in the Animal Welfare Act and Regulations, the Public Health Service Policy for the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and other regulations. The animal facilities are registered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and undergo annual inspection by that agency. The IACUC has the responsibility and authority to review, approve, withhold approval or require changes in research, teaching or testing activities involving the use of animals. The IACUC meets monthly to review research applications/protocols which involve animal use. Clemson has an Animal Welfare Assurance on file with NIH�s Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare. Committee membership is structured in accordance with federal requirements and members are appointed by the President of the University. There must be at least five members, There may be multiple members in each membership type.
This committee is authorized by the Clemson University Committee on Committees. Changes to its description or composition should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Membership Composition
The Chair of the Committee is nominated by the Office of Research Compliance, approved by the Vice President for Research, and appointed by the President. A member must have served a minimum of 6 months on the committee before being appointed to the Chair position.
Seat Type | Quantity | Term Length | Date of Term Initiation | Seat Filling Mechanism | Voting or Non-Voting | Other Factors |
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Faculty or staff member (Non-Scientist) | 1 | 1-3 years | August | Appointed by President of Clemson University | Voting | |
Faculty or staff member (Scientist) | 1 | 1-3 years | August | Appointed by President of Clemson University | Voting | |
Staff Member (Attending/University Veterinarian) | 1 | Appointed by President of Clemson University | Voting | |||
Community Member | 1 | 1-3 years | August | Appointed by President of Clemson University | Voting | |
Non-voting appointee | 1 | Appointed by President of Clemson University | Non-voting |
Membership List (Last Updated: 10/25/2022)
Changes to the current chair and membership list should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Chair
Name | Chair Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Term Start | Term End |
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John Whitcomb | Chair | jwhitco | CBSHS | School of Nursing | 8/15/2017 | 8/14/2023 |
Lisa Bain | Vice-Chair | lbain | CoS | Biological Sciences | 8/15/2018 | 8/18/2024 |
Members
Name | Seat Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Service Start | Service End |
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Heather Dunn | Faculty or staff member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | walkerd | Bioengineering | 8/15/2021 | 8/14/2024 | |
Patricia Scharko | Faculty or staff member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | pschark | CAFLS | Animal Veterinary Sciences | 8/15/2022 | 8/14/2025 |
Adam McFarlane | Faculty or staff member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | armcfar | CBSHS | Nursing | 8/15/2021 | 8/14/2024 |
John Whitcomb | Faculty or staff member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | jwhitco | CBSHS | School of Nursing | 8/15/2017 | 8/14/2023 |
John DesJardins | Faculty or staff member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | jdesjar | CECAS | Bioengineering | 8/15/2019 | 8/14/2023 |
Lisa Bain | Faculty or staff member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | lbain | CoS | Biological Sciences | 8/15/2022 | 8/14/2024 |
Megan Sheffield | Faculty or staff member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | msheff | University Libraries | 8/15/2022 | 8/14/2024 | |
John Parrish | Staff Member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | parris4 | Research | 11/1/2011 | ||
Patrick Cloninger | Community Member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | patricc | 8/15/2022 | 8/14/2024 | ||
Mike Payne | Community Member , Appointed by President of Clemson University | paynem | 8/15/2021 | 8/14/2024 | ||
William Mayo | Non-voting appointee (Alternate) , Appointed by President of Clemson University | wmayo | ||||
Kerri Kwist | Non-voting appointee , Appointed by President of Clemson University | kkwist | Finance and Operations | 11/9/2015 | ||
Angela Reid | Non-voting appointee , Appointed by President of Clemson University | apreid | CBSHS | 10/1/2018 |