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Resources for students in the Cummings School MS Laboratory Animal Medicine program and people submitting IACUC proposals.

Recent Articles

Silverman, Jerald. “Who Has the Authority to Revoke an Approved Protocol?” Lab Animal, vol. 49, no. 5, 2020, pp. 129–129, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-020-0527-z.
Leenaars, Cathalijn, et al. “Reviewing the Animal Literature: How to Describe and Choose Between Different Types of Literature Reviews.” Laboratory Animals, vol. 55, no. 2, 2021, pp. 129–41, https://doi.org/10.1177/0023677220968599.
Frias, R. “Let’s Do It Right: Eight Steps to Competence in Laboratory Animal Science in the European Union.” Laboratory Animals (London), vol. 57, no. 2, 2023, pp. 112–16, https://doi.org/10.1177/00236772231157455.
Franco, Nuno Henrique, et al. “Education in Laboratory Animal Science and the 3Rs.” Laboratory Animals (London), vol. 57, no. 2, 2023, pp. 109–11, https://doi.org/10.1177/00236772231162166.
Costa, Andreia, et al. “An Objective Structured Laboratory Animal Science Examination (OSLASE) to Ensure Researchers’ Professional Competence in Laboratory Animal Science.” Laboratory Animals (London), vol. 57, no. 2, 2023, pp. 149–59, https://doi.org/10.

Tufts Links

Research Involving Animals, Tufts Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Tufts Institutional Biosafety Committee

Laboratory Animal Medicine Service

Animal Research Alternatives

The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations require principal investigators to consider alternatives to procedures that may cause more than momentary or slight pain or distress to the animals and provide a written narrative of the methods used and sources consulted to determine the availability of alternatives, including refinements, reductions, and replacements.

USDA APHIS Animal Care Policy Manual
Policy 12: Consideration of Alternatives to Painful/Distressful Procedures

Why Conduct Literature Searches for Alternatives? (USDA-APHIS)

Search for Alternatives (Altweb)
AltWeb is a clearinghouse for information on alternatives to animal testing.

Searching for Alternatives to Painful Procedures Used on Research Animals

National Centre for the 3Rs

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