Research Involving Animal Subjects

Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)

• Description: A private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs.

Online Tutorial for the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Lab Animals, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW).

• Description: Explores application of the Policy on Humane Care and Use of Lab Animals.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Online Ethics Course on the Responsible Conduct of Research – Human and Animal Subjects Module, by NIH for its Intramural Research staff.

• Description: Covers the basic principles of good research ethics with scenarios, key points and concise summaries and includes: Use of Animals in Research, Responsibilities When Using Animals in Research, Policies and Regulations, and Alternatives to Animal Use.

ORI: Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research – Chapter 4: The Welfare of Laboratory Animals, by NH Steneck, PhD.

• Description: Reviews policies and guidelines, definitions, institutional, organizational, federal and voluntary oversight, principles for the responsible use of animals in research, and broader responsibilities.