About


The Emory University Institutional Care and Use Committee (IACUC) provides oversight over the humane and ethical animal care and use of animals in research. The IACUC ensures compliance with federal regulations, reviews and approves all animal projects, inspects animal facilities and laboratories, investigates animal concerns, and performs reviews of the University’s animal programs.

IACUC Chair
Dr. Jeffrey Boatright

The IACUC Office supports the Committee in fulfilling its functions according to the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Act.

Our office:

  • Provides excellent customer service to assist researchers through the protocol submission and review process, provides oversight and continued compliance
  • Supports the research community to enable research to be conducted in the most efficient, productive, and timely manner possible
  • Fosters cutting-edge scientific animal research, while maintaining the highest standards of animal welfare

Director

Esmeralda Meyer - (evargas@emory.edu)

Research Protocol Analysts (RPAs)

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New Principal Investigators: please send email to iacuc@emory.edu 

Research Compliance

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Training and Annual OHS Screening

Please send email to iacuc@emory.edu 

Need to Contact the IACUC?

Contact the IACUC Office first if you plan to use laboratory animals for any purpose related to research.

Office number: 404-712-0734

Email: iacuc@emory.edu 

PHS Assurance: A3180-01
Dates: April 3, 2024 - March 31, 2028

Emory Campus: Full Accreditation received in 2023
Emory National Primate Research Center: Full Accreditation received in 2023

Last AAALAC site visit: February 2023

OSP compiled institutional information needed when submitting grants in this Fact Sheet.