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News & Announcements

An important message from Thomas C. Skalak, Vice President for Research, to Principal Investigators and Researchers occupying UVa laboratory space (NEW!)

New Hands-On Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Class!

The OAW is now offering a Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Class. This a three hour class covering the principles of rodent anesthesia and analgesia, as well as peri-operative monitoring of physiological parameters, and pre- and post-operative care. The class includes lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on learning. Participants should be comfortable in handling and restraining mice and rats. Attending the Rodent Biomethodology Class first is strongly recommended. The Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Class is a prerequisite for attending the Principles of Rodent Surgery. The Principles of Rodent Surgery Class has been reduced to two ½ days. Click here for additional information.

ACUC Policy Updates

We recommend reviewing these policies if relevant to your research. You will note a change in format to recently revised policies. A new feature, "Critical Compliance Concepts", is now included at the beginning of many policies to highlight the ACUC's key expectations for compliance with the policy. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Patricia Foley at plf6z@virginia.edu.

• Policy on Housing Two Rodent Species in One Room at ABSL-2
• Policy on Tumor Production & Cancer Research in Animals – This policy was reorganized and restructured.
• Policy on Responsible Use of Animal Images Used in Research and/or Education - This policy contains new guidelines regarding the use of photographs of animals and the use of social media.
• Policy on the Use of Toe Clipping for Animal Identification - This policy was revised with the addition of a maximum of one digit per foot is permitted and care should be taken to amputate only the last phalange.
• Policy on Genotyping of Mice by Tissue Biopsy
• Policy on the Use of Laboratory Mixtures or Dilutions of Anesthetics or Analgesics

All ACUC policies can be found here.

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Please contact Mary Riggins at msr5p@virginia.edu or 243-1480 to register for any of these training opportunities.

Animal Research Orientation Seminar [more info]

Rodent Biomethodology Class [more info]
(former title: Rodent Handling Workshop)

Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Class [more info]

Principles of Rodent Surgery Class (Two ½ days) [more info]
(former title: Rodent Aseptic Surgery Class)