Office of Research Administration - Camden

Policies and Procedures

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committeem - IACUC
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) review all research involving vertebrate animals. The committee meets approximately every 5 weeks. Click here to view the dates. No research involving such animals can be conducted until the IACUC has reviewed and approved the application. A complete application must be filed for each species. Applications must be typed and completed using the latest version of the application form or they will be returned. Click here for downloadable IACUC Forms. An original and eighteen (18) copies of the application are to be submitted to:

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Room R-109/Piscataway Campus
Phone: (732) 235-4162
Fax: (732) 235-5534

Institutional Biosafety Committee
The Biohazard/Safety Committee has the responsibility of maintaining the complete safety of the Education and Research Building. This includes biohazards, experimental materials, fire safety, general building safety, etc.

All experiments conducted in the UMDNJ/RWJMS at Camden Education & Research Building which involve materials that could be considered any type of safety issue, must have the prior written approval of the Institutional Biosafety Committee before that material is delivered to the building.

• Click Here for the Recombinant DNA Registration Form
• Click Here for the Registration Form for Pathogens, Select Agents and Human Cells/Tissues

IRB
All applications that require Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval should contact Cooper IRB (3 Cooper Plaza, Suite 504).

Material Transfer Agreements
The proper UMDNJ Officials must sign all agreements for experimental materials used in the Education and Research Building. For your convenience, a standard Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) form for transfer of UMDNJ-generated materials to other non-for-profit institutions is now available along with detailed guidelines, including identification of organizations that are signatory to the Master UBMTA Agreement.

Guidelines for issuing a Material Transfer Agreement for transfer of UMDNJ-generated materials to other non-for-profit institutions. Click Here to view the PDF.

For transfer of UMDNJ-generated materials to for-profit institutions, please contact the Office of Patents and Licensing. Material Transfer agreements for materials requested by UMDNJ faculty from other institutions should be sent to Vince Smeraglia smeragva@umdnj.edu, Esq., Director, Patents & Licensing at (732)235-9356 / Fax (732) 235-9356.

Minors
UMDNJ Policy states that in order for anyone 18 years old or younger to work in the Education and Research Building, they must first be approved by the Dean of the Campus unit and the Departmental Chair. The Laboratory Safety Plan states that the minors must be involved in an officially sanctioned educational program. Researchers must provide a letter of approval from the Dean of the campus unit, as well as from the Departmental Chair for each minor who would be working in the laboratory. Researchers may contact Lindsey Kayman, (732) 235-4058/4192 with any further questions.

For comments or questions, contact Peter W. Melera, PhD