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UW Oshkosh Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee Meeting
September 2024 –12:00 PM
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Current IACUC Members (10 voting members) Quorum=6
Colin Long, Associate Dean COLS, IACUC Chair
Peter Gasper, Attending Campus Veterinarian
M. Elsbeth McPhee, Scientist, Environmental Studies
Courtney Kurtz, Scientist, Biology
John Scheelk, Retired Cartographer, Nonaffiliated
Stephanie Spehar, Scientist, Anthropology, Global Religions, and Cultures
James Koch, Scientist, Psychology
Michael Jasinski, Nonscientist, Political Science
Kelly Schill, IACUC Administrator, Sponsored Programs/Risk & Safety
Sara Hagedorn, Laboratory Animal Manager, Biology

Alternate IACUC Members
Dana Merriman, Scientist, Biology

Animal Care and Use Program Key Personnel
Edwin Martini, Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Institutional Official for Research
Colin Long, IACUC Chair, Associate Dean of College of Letters and Science
Peter Gasper, Attending Veterinarian, One Medicine LLC
Kelly Schill, IACUC Administrator, Sponsored Programs/Risk & Safety
Sara Hagedorn, Laboratory Animal Manager, Biology

Agenda

I. Meeting called to order at ____________ (Chair Long).
a. Attendance and confirmation of quorum
II. Review of Minutes from May 16, 2024 IACUC meeting.
III. New Business
a. Animal Use Protocols
i. New Animal Use Protocols (1)
a. Via Designated Member Review (0)
b. Via Full Committee Review (1):
1. Protocol #342: Validating novel targets for treating obesity (Fauna Bio) (PI: Benjamin Sajdak, Co-PI: Ryan Sprenger)
ii. Renewal of Animal Use Protocols (1)
a. Via Designated Member Review (0):
b. Via Full Committee Review (1):
1. Protocol # 313-R2: Animals Utilized for Training Purposes (Hagedorn)
iii. Modification Requests to Animal Use Protocols (3)
a. Via IACUC Administrative Review (0)
b. Via Veterinarian Verification and Consultation (VVC) (1)
1. Protocol #330: The role of gut microbiota and immune system in adiposity and metabolic disease (PI: Courtney Kurtz): addition of short course of antibiotics in drinking water. Verified by Dr. Pete through VVC on 8/29/24.
c. Via Designated Member Review (2)
1. Protocol #337: Respiratory function in lung injury (Fauna Bio) (PI: Ryan Sprenger, Co-PI: Benjamin Sajdak): Increase in rats and description of NIAC plethysmography chamber description and procedure. Approved via DMR on 8/09/24.
2. Protocol #337: Respiratory function in lung injury (Fauna Bio) (PI: Ryan Sprenger, Co-PI: Benjamin Sajdak): Increase in ground squirrel numbers for collaborative study with CSU, Status- Approved via DMR on 8/26/24.
d. Via Full Committee Review (0)
b. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) (Hagedorn/Schill)
i. New Standard Operating Procedures (1)
a. SOP # 52: PI Status for Animal Care and Use Protocols
ii. 3-Year Renewal of Standard Operating Procedures (2)
a. SOP #46: Guidelines for Collecting Fecal Samples from Rodents
1. No changes made.
b. SOP #48: Genetically Modified Animals Policy
1. No changes made.
iii. Updated/Modified Standard Operating Procedures (5)
a. SOP #21: Abnormal Clinical Sign Reporting
b. SOP #22: Animal Caretaker Injury Reporting
c. SOP #41: Daily Checks of Animal Facility
d. SOP #49: Policy on Photography, Video and Audio Recording, and Social Media Use
e. SOP #50: Guidance for Media and Public Record Requests
c. Unexpected Event/Problem Reports (2) (Hagedorn/Merriman/Gasper/Schill)
i. Unexpected Event or Problem Report from June 25, 2024
a. Ground squirrel transportation challenges
ii. Unexpected Event or Problem Report from August 7, 2024
a. Gerbil catheter placement for IP tap procedure
d. Post-Approval Monitoring (PAM): (1) (Gasper)
i. Protocol # 246-R4: Molecular Basis of Infectivity-microfilariae and maintenance of contingency life cycles for Filariasis Research Reagent Resource Center (FR3) (Michalski)
a. PAM visit on 9/9/24
IV. Continuing Education (Schill)
a. USDA Animal Care Tech Note: Categorizing Animal Pain or Distress in Research Facility Annual Reports
i. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_welfare/ac-tech-note-categorizing-animal-pain-or-distress.pdf
V. Training Updates (Hagedorn)
a. Animal Care Training since last meeting:
b. Respirator Fit-Testing since last meeting:
VI. Animal Facility/Maintenance Updates (Hagedorn)
a. CACF Lynx Cage Washer
VII. Updated Forms/Manuals (Hagedorn/Schill)
a. Animal Transfer Agreement Form for Inter-Institutional Transfers
VIII. Occupational/Environmental Health and Safety Updates: (Long/Schill)
a. EH&S Committee: Fire department fire code safety review, evacuation drills
b. Lab Shop Studio Safety (LSSST):
c. Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC): Biosafety cabinets in Halsey Science Center and CACF bedding dump station certified June 2024, lab safety visits for Biosafety Level 2 Labs on 6/18/2024, next IBC meeting is September 25 (submission deadline is Monday, September 16).
IX. Items from IACUC Administration/Compliance (Schill):
a. USDA Inspection on 8/14/24: UWO focused inspection and Fauna Bio routine inspection
b. OLAW FAQs about Disaster Preparedness: https://olaw.nih.gov/guidance/disaster
X. Items from Chair (Long):
XI. Items from the Veterinarian (Gasper):
XII. Items from the IACUC:
XIII. Items from the floor (guests):
XIV. Meeting Adjourned at ___________ (Long).

Upcoming Meetings:
a. Monday, November 11, 2024 @ 3:00 PM (Semi-Annual Program Review and Inspections)
b. Wednesday, January 15, 2025 @1:00 PM

Protocol submission deadlines posted on website under IACUC Meetings tab on OSP website.

cc: Edwin Martini, Institutional Official for Research, submitted with Semi-Annual Review to IO

Kelly Schill

09/06/2024