University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
DIVISION OF ANIMAL RESOURCES

Welcome to the UIUC Training Program in Laboratory Animal Care and Use. This Basic Module for Research Personnel is required for all faculty, staff, and students who use laboratory animals in research, teaching or training. If you are designated as a participant in a UIUC animal use protocol, you must complete this module as part of the IACUC approval of that protocol. It is composed of the following 15 sections:

1. Regulations and Principles Related to Laboratory Animal Use
2. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
3. Division of Animal Resources
4. Campus Policies Related to Laboratory Animal Use
5. PI Responsibilities in Identifying and Training Laboratory Personnel
6. Research Requiring Registration with the Biological Safety Committee
7. Protocol Preparation, Submission and the Review/Approval Process
8. Amending Animal Use Protocols
9. Alternatives to Painful Procedures: Database Searches
10. The UIUC Occupational Health and Safety Program
11. Procurement, Transfer, and Transport of Laboratory Animals
12. Evaluating Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals
13. Veterinary Care: Reporting Sick, Injured or Dead Animals
14. Quarantine and Isolation of Animals
15. Reporting of Animal Welfare Concerns and/or Animal Care and Treatment Deficiencies

After reviewing the material in these 15 sections, you must answer all the questions correctly at the end of this module.

Quiz Questions, Basic Module for Research Personnel:

Click here if you are ready to complete the quiz on the above material. Following review of the material, you may use the "back" or "return" button on your browser to return to the questions section. You must answer all questions correctly in order to complete the module.

Please direct questions and suggestions to the Division of Animal Resources (DAR): admin@www.dar.uiuc.edu, 333-2564.

last updated: 03/1/05