United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Portland VAMC Research and Development Service

IACUC Forms

Animal Component of Research Protocol (ACORP)
The ACORP should be completed when a VA PI is submitting a study/grant which uses animals AND requests VA funds (i.e., Merit Review, Career Development) AND/OR the VA PI wishes to house the animals at the Portland VA Medical Center's Veterinary Medical Unit (VMU). Visit the VA Office of R&D Animal Documents and Resources web page for further information.

Deadline for consideration at next meeting is 15th of the month (or next business day).

Please note: Effective January 1, 2005, only Version 3 of the ACORP will be accepted by VA Central Office. This most recent version is available below.

After completion, all documents should be attached to an e-mail and sent to Amber Toombs.

ACORP (277KB, MSWord)
ACORP Appendix 1: Use of Non-VA Animal Facility (20KB, MSWord)
ACORP Appendix 2: Antibody Production (110KB, MSWord)
ACORP Appendix 3: Test Substances (109KB, MSWord)
ACORP Appendix 4: Antemortem Specimen Collection (66KB, MSWord)
ACORP Appendix 5: Surgery (119KB, MSWord)
ACORP Appendix 6: Special Husbandry and Procedures (53KB, MSWord)
ACORP Appendix 7: Request to Use Patient Care Procedural Areas for Animal Studies (52KB, MSWord)
ACORP Appendix 8: Request to Use Explosive Agent (46KB, MSWord)
ACORP Appendix 9: Additional Local Information (55KB, MSWord)

Pilot Study - Animal Component of Research Protocol
The ACORP - Pilot Study form is intended for use with small studies that will be performed using animals housed in the Portland VA Medical Center's VMU to generate preliminary data for grant preparation. Pilot studies expire 6 months after IACUC approval.

After completion, all documents should be attached to an e-mail and sent to Amber Toombs.

Pilot Study cover page (39 KB, MSWord)
Pilot Study ACORP (79KB, MSWord)

Amendments to ACORP and ACORP - Pilot Study
The ACORP and Pilot Study ACORP may be amended to reflect significant changes in experimental procedures.

After completion, all documents should be attached to an e-mail and sent to Amber Toombs.

Amendment for ACORP (28KB, MSWord)