Research Compliance
Institutional Animal Care And Use Committee (IACUC)
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), as mandated by federal law, oversee the institution’s compliance with all aspects of the institution’s animal care and use program. The IACUC is responsible for reviewing all animal care applications using vertebrate animals, inspecting animal facilities and investigator laboratories, investigating animal concerns, and overseeing educational and training programs. The IACUC assures that animal research conducted at the Jackson State University remains in full compliance with institutional policies, federal, state and local regulations.
PHS Animal Welfare Assurance Number: A4172-01
INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES
Federal Policies
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Jacobi M. Grant
Research Compliance Officer
E-mail: jacobi.m.grant@jsums.edu
(601) 979-2457
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
The role of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to review all the proposed research involving human subjects and to ensure that subjects are treated ethically and that their rights and welfare are adequately protected.
The IRB process is administered through the Research Compliance Unit. Investigators and student researchers are not allowed to solicit human subject participation or begin data collection prior to receiving IRB approval in writing
Research Compliance
