October 26, 2004

Dear Colleagues:

The Office of the Provost and the Animal Care and Use Committee will host a Town Meeting for Animal Research 2004 in Tilghman Room, Turner Building, East Baltimore on Thursday November 4, 2004 from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Key institutional officials will provide salient updates on the state of and future directions of the animal care program at Johns Hopkins University. Please attend to learn about program developments and provide feedback.

The IACUC would like to remind principal investigators that all individuals working with animals must be listed on an approved protocol. To add an individual to a protocol download and complete the personnel amendment form located at http://www.jhu.edu/animalcare/forms1.html

Submit completed forms to the IACUC Office. Individuals requesting access to animal facilities must be on an approved protocol.

In preparation for the upcoming semiannual inspections the IACUC will present a seminar "Semiannual Inspections: What Does It Mean For You?" on Thursday Oct. 28 at noon in Ross 403.

The Inspection schedule is included below.

Date Time Location
Nov. 3 9-12 Hunterian, Woods Basic 9th floor only, PCTB
Nov. 11 9-12 Physiology, Biophysics, Woods Basic (except 9)
Nov. 1 1-4 Traylor
Nov. 3 9-12 Ross Floors 5-11
Nov. 3 9-12 Ross Floors Ground-4
Nov. 1 9-12 Jefferson Street, Woods Wilmer, Maumenee
Nov. 10 9-12 Carnegie, CMSC 12th floor, Pathology, Blalock, Meyer
Nov. 11 9-12 CMSC (except 12th floor), Park, Marburg, Nelson
Nov. 8 9-12 CRB
Nov. 8 9-12 Public Health Floors 8-4
Nov. 11 10-1 Public Health Floors Basement-3, Nursing, MRI
Nov. 5 9-12 Krieger, Ames, Jenkins, Clark, Mudd
Nov. 12 10-1 A&A, BBRC, Alpha Center, B2N, Building A
Nov. 3 1-4 Broadway Research Building (BRB), Kennedy Krieger
Nov. 9 10-1 Farm

An Animal Handling class will be held Tuesday November 9, 2004 at 9.00 in Ross 450. Class size is limited to 10 people. Registration is required. To register send an email to acuc@jhmi.edu or call 443-287-3744 or 443-287-3738.

For a complete listing of all the seminars offered by the IACUC visit http://www.jhu.edu/animalcare/training4.html

The IACUC Office is located in Reed Hall B122. For additional information call 443-287-3738; our fax number is 443-287-3747; or send an email to acuc@jhmi.edu

We are in the process of customizing the new online protocol management process known as eSirius. Online protocol submission will begin in 2005. Stay tuned for additional information.

Sincerely,

James Owiny