Animal Research CUE Sheet - 05.06.2025

Research and classes continue through the Summer as does daily animal care. If you have students who will be leaving for the Summer or after graduation, you must make arrangements for daily animal care and lab maintenance.

DLAR-managed facilities and animals will receive the same standard of care throughout the Summer. On Monday, May 26, 2025, Thursday, June 19, 2025 and Friday, July 4, 2025, DLAR will not be placing or receiving animal orders, and Supply Request Forms will not be processed. Please make arrangements for supply and animal ordering, as well as supply request pick-up, around these dates as needed.

The DLAR Imaging Core will also be closed on Monday, May 26, 2025, Thursday, June 19, 2025 and Friday, July 4, 2025. Only users authorized for self-use of the IVIS Spectrum and Vevo ultrasound will be permitted to schedule imaging sessions during this period. If you have any questions, please contact the imaging core staff at dlaric@umd.edu.

There is no Full IACUC meeting in August. While we continue to process submissions during this time, we urge our researchers to check:

• If the protocols expire this Summer so that they are approved by the Fall semester (especially for teaching protocols!)
• If there is a need to add or remove new personnel as students depart and new students arrive
• If other amendments need to be made
• The date by which NEW projects should be submitted if you plan to start work in the Fall

Keep in mind that the IACUC tries their best to approve protocols that are ready during meetings, but it is more common for protocols to need additional modifications that happen via Designated Member Review after the meeting. Please factor this additional time into your plans.

Please reach out to contrsubs@umd.edu to obtain verification of the fee-exempt status for both the Maryland Department of Health Office of Controlled Substance Administration (OCSA) Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) Registration/Renewals and the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Diversion Control Division Registration/Renewals. 

Denise Clark is no longer processing/responding to these requests.

DO NOT list Denise Clark on DEA or State License Applications and Renewals for controlled substances.

See https://research.umd.edu/iacuc/dea-license for more information.

• Our newly appointed Attending Veterinarian, Dr. Luis Lugo, officially joined us on April 30, 2025! We hope to provide a more formal announcement shortly, so be on the lookout. We'd also like to extend a huge thank you to Dr. Shannon Stutler for stepping in as Acting AV for the last year!
• A version of these emails and other important announcements are now archived on the IACUC website “News & Announcements” page for your reference.
• DLAR and the UAV would like to remind you to submit all animal health logs when appropriate to dlar@umd.edu.

Due to the variable nature and volume of protocols reviewed in any given month, we cannot provide exact timelines for approval. We recommend submitting your protocol 3 months prior to whenever you intend to start your work with animals.

 *NO AUGUST MEETING | The IACUC will try to send projects submitted during this time to DMR. Those called for FCR will go to the September meeting.

Due to the variable nature and volume of protocols reviewed in any given month, we cannot provide exact timelines for approval. We recommend submitting your protocol 3 months prior to whenever you intend to start your work with animals.

 *NO AUGUST MEETING | The IACUC will try to send projects submitted during this time to DMR. Those called for FCR will go to the September meeting.