Ahn N, Roh S, Park J. The status and issues of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Seoul National University: from its establishment to the present day.
Exp Anim 2021;
70:532-540. [PMID:
34193732 PMCID:
PMC8614008 DOI:
10.1538/expanim.21-0066]
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Abstract
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of Seoul National University (SNU) plays a key role in monitoring and managing the humane use of animals in scientific research.
Here, as one of the pioneers of the IACUC in Korea, we reported SNU-IACUC operations and activities including committee establishment and legal formulation, protocol review, and
post-approval monitoring of protocols, which the IACUC has undertaken in the last decade. In addition, legal regulations and improvements were also discussed, and encompassed the limited
number of committee members and the single IACUC policy in Korea. As of December, 2020, amendments are on the table at the National Assembly. We also emphasized the independent nature of the
IACUC in protecting activities, including approval and monitoring animal experiments, and its public role in narrowing the knowledge gap between society and scientists. Thus, the aim of this
report is to help society and scientists understand the operations of the SNU-IACUC and its role in animal welfare.
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