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Review and approve, require modifications in or withhold approval of new ARPA in research and teaching in monthly meetings.
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Make recommendations to the Institutional Officer (The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research & Innovation) for any corrections or modifications needed in animal programmes or facilities.
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Review and approve, require modifications in or withhold approval of proposed significant changes of current ARPA in on-going activities.
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Suspend any animal use activities that are not in compliance with acceptable standards in Laboratory Animal Care and Use.
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Review concerns and issues involving the care and use of animals on campus.
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Keep records and maintain the confidentiality of IACUC meetings and activities.
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Quarterly inspections of animal care and use facilities and evaluation of animal care and use programmes in the animal rooms of all facilities on campus together with the relevant Safety and Health Committee.
Related Information
- Categories - ARPA
- Extension of Animal Use Application
- Policy IACUC
- Procedure of Submission of ARPA
- UM IACUC Animal Welfare Concern Reporting Form
- IACUC References (Acts)
- AUA Online (UM Portal & MYUM Portal)
Related Link
- Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
- 'The Guide' --The Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NRC 2011)
- Faculty of Medicine Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (FOM IACUC), University of Malaya
- Institutional Biosafefy Committee (IBC), University of Malaya
- Institutional Biosafefy and Biosecurity Committee (IBBC), University of Malaya
- American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) : Training Tools/Resources
- Animal Experimental Unit