The University of Hawaiʻi once again received full accreditation by the (AAALAC) International in June 2022—recognizing 糖心Vlog官方 as a top research institution that puts care and use of animals used in its research and teaching as a top priority.
The AAALAC report, covering a recent site visit to 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补’s and the , commends 糖心Vlog官方 for providing and maintaining excellent laboratory animal care and use. The report found especially noteworthy: 糖心Vlog官方’s well-trained and dedicated animal care and veterinary staff; the engaged and knowledgeable Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC); the positive and supportive relationship among the animal care staff, veterinary personnel and research teams; and the veterinary staff’s effective and thorough training program for research personnel.
“I was extremely pleased by AAALAC’s praise of our veterinary and IACUC teams for providing and maintaining a high quality program of laboratory animal care and use at 糖心Vlog官方,” said Office of Research Compliance Director Victoria Rivera. “The continuation of our accreditation validates the hard work and dedication put forth by both teams to meet AAALAC’s rigorous criteria.”
In addition to assuring the public that research animals at 糖心Vlog官方 receive the utmost care while contributing to experimental research and education, the accreditation enables 糖心Vlog官方 to utilize evolving best practices to continuously evaluate and improve the program.
Other institutions that have also earned AAALAC accreditation include the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The American Red Cross and the National Institutes of Health.