Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Councils, Committees and Boards

For the Protection of Animal Subjects in Research


The primary function of UNC’s  Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is to assist faculty, students and staff in upholding UNC’s commitment to providing the finest care and most humane utilization of laboratory animals. To this end, every research, testing and teaching project involving the use of vertebrate animals must be reviewed and approved by the IACUC prior to initiations. The IACUC shares with the investigator the responsibility for the ethical decisions made regarding the care and use of animals.

IACUC Chair

IACUC Members

Cynthia Hutt

Nonaffiliated, Dog Trainer

Martha Lynne Kessel

Veterinarian/Alternate