Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)

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Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is a standing committee responsible for ensuring the proper care, use, and humane treatment of vertebrate animals used in research, testing, and instruction at UNH.

The UNH IACUC:

  • Reviews all research, testing, and instructional projects involving vertebrate animals,
  • Conducts semiannual reviews of the UNH's animal care and use program and facilities,
  • Reviews and addresses concerns involving animals in research, testing, and instruction, and
  • Serves in an advisory capacity to the Associate Vice President and Chief Research Administration Officer.

Any research, testing, or instructional projects involving vertebrate animals that are sponsored by UNH, conducted by or under the direction of any UNH agents (faculty, staff, or student) in connection with his or her individual UNH responsibilities or involving the use of any UNH property or facility, or involving any collaborating, subgranting, or subcontracting individual or institution working with UNH, must be approved in advance by the UNH IACUC. Review and approval by another IACUC does not negate the requirement for review and approval by the UNH IACUC.

Contact the following individuals with questions about the IACUC or for more information about vertebrate animal care and use in general:

Dean Elder, Director, Animal Resources Office, (603) 862-4629
Linnea Morley, Associate Director, Animal Resources Office, (603) 862-4629
Susan Jalbert, Compliance Officer, Research Integrity Services, (603) 862-3536
Julie Simpson, Director, Research Integrity Services, (603) 862-2003

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Contact Information

Dean Elder, MS, DVM, Director
Animal Resources Office
Rudman Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-4629
Email: dean.elder@unh.edu

Linnea Morley, DVM, DACLAM, Associate Director
Animal Resources Office
Rudman Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-4629
Email: linnea.morley@unh.edu

Julie Simpson, Director
Research Integrity Services
Service Building Room 107
51 College Road
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-2003
Email: julie.simpson@unh.edu

Susan Jalbert, Compliance Officer
Research Integrity Services
Service Building Room 107
51 College Road
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-3536
Email: susan.jalbert@unh.edu