| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.67 |
| Liaison | Aurora Sharrard |
| Submission Date | Feb. 13, 2024 |
University of Pittsburgh
IN-23: Laboratory Animal Welfare
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.00 / 0.50 |
Emily
Potoczny Sustainability Engagement Manager Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a written policy explicitly prohibiting laboratory animals in its care from being subjected to severe and unrelieved pain and distress?:
The written policy explicitly prohibiting laboratory animals in the institution’s care from being subjected to severe and unrelieved pain and distress:
A copy of the written policy explicitly prohibiting laboratory animals in the institution’s care from being subjected to severe and unrelieved pain and distress:
Website URL where information about the laboratory animal welfare program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The University of Pittsburgh’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees the University's animal programs, facilities and procedures, ensuring the appropriate care, use, and humane treatments of animals being used for research, testing and education. The IACUC serves as a resource to faculty, investigators, technicians, students, staff, and administrators, providing guidance in fulfilling the obligation to plan and conduct all animal use procedures with the highest scientific, humane, and ethical principles.
The most recent version of The University of Pittsburgh’s Animal Welfare Assurance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is number D16-00118 (A3187-01); it was reviewed and approved by The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare and became effective on April 27, 2020. The Assurance will expire on May 31, 2024.
The University of Pittsburgh is registered with the United States Department of Agriculture as a Class R Research Facility under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.). The University’s registration certificate number is 23-R-0016. The registration will expire on January 1, 3000.
Learn more: https://www.iacuc.pitt.edu/about
By Federal regulation, the IACUC has a mandate to assure that pain and distress is minimized in animal studies. As such, every IACUC protocol submission requires investigators to justify why the use of animals in their study is necessary.
There is research ongoing at Pitt related to finding alternatives to animal testing, including organ-on-chip technologies (i.e., three-dimensional platforms on which living tissues and and cells can be grown).
1) University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute’s Tissue Chip Testing Center = https://upddi.pitt.edu/tissue-chip-testing-center/
2) University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute’s Tissue Chip Testing Center announcement = https://inside.upmc.com/national-tissue-chip-testing-center-established-at-pitts-drug-discovery-institute/
3) Liver 'organ on a chip' in Experimental Cell Research by Colin Beckwitt = http://www.mdphd.pitt.edu/publications/liver-organ-chip-experimental-cell-research-colin-beckwitt
4) Pitt Receives NIH Grant to Develop 3-D Tissue Chips that Mimic Human Joints = https://mirm-pitt.net/news-archive/pitt-receives-nih-grant-to-develop-3-d-tissue-chips-that-mimic-human-joints/
The University of Pittsburgh’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees the University's animal programs, facilities and procedures, ensuring the appropriate care, use, and humane treatments of animals being used for research, testing and education. The IACUC serves as a resource to faculty, investigators, technicians, students, staff, and administrators, providing guidance in fulfilling the obligation to plan and conduct all animal use procedures with the highest scientific, humane, and ethical principles.
The most recent version of The University of Pittsburgh’s Animal Welfare Assurance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is number D16-00118 (A3187-01); it was reviewed and approved by The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare and became effective on April 27, 2020. The Assurance will expire on May 31, 2024.
The University of Pittsburgh is registered with the United States Department of Agriculture as a Class R Research Facility under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.). The University’s registration certificate number is 23-R-0016. The registration will expire on January 1, 3000.
Learn more: https://www.iacuc.pitt.edu/about
By Federal regulation, the IACUC has a mandate to assure that pain and distress is minimized in animal studies. As such, every IACUC protocol submission requires investigators to justify why the use of animals in their study is necessary.
There is research ongoing at Pitt related to finding alternatives to animal testing, including organ-on-chip technologies (i.e., three-dimensional platforms on which living tissues and and cells can be grown).
1) University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute’s Tissue Chip Testing Center = https://upddi.pitt.edu/tissue-chip-testing-center/
2) University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute’s Tissue Chip Testing Center announcement = https://inside.upmc.com/national-tissue-chip-testing-center-established-at-pitts-drug-discovery-institute/
3) Liver 'organ on a chip' in Experimental Cell Research by Colin Beckwitt = http://www.mdphd.pitt.edu/publications/liver-organ-chip-experimental-cell-research-colin-beckwitt
4) Pitt Receives NIH Grant to Develop 3-D Tissue Chips that Mimic Human Joints = https://mirm-pitt.net/news-archive/pitt-receives-nih-grant-to-develop-3-d-tissue-chips-that-mimic-human-joints/
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