Navigator Newsletter-November 2022

Mice Housed Singly

There must be two enrichment items in the cage when a mouse is housed by itself.

Typically, this is a nestlet and condiment cup.

Check your protocol if you think something else is required.
Refer to the species-specific Environmental Enrichment SOPs for information about social housing requirements. Exceptions to the SOP must be described and approved in your IACUC protocol.

Check Water and Food Levels

With the Winter vacation season here, many people are taking long weekends.

Don’t let the water or food get lower than 1/3 in the cage.
It is important to check the water and food levels in cages to ensure there is enough in the cage so that no animals go thirsty or hungry.

Check out the lesson: Check Water and Food.

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Grant-Protocol Congruence Review

In addition to supporting the review and approval of IACUC protocols, OAW also supports our investigators by performing the required side-by-side grant-to-protocol congruence review.

NIH and other sponsors require that, prior to award, the recipient institution provide verification of IACUC approval of those sections of the application that involve use of vertebrate animals (NIH Grants Policy Statement). This generally includes work proposed for years 4 or 5 of a grant (see OLAW FAQ).

To initiate this review, contact oawrss@uw.edu with the eGC1 number as soon as you learn that your grant application has received a potentially fundable score.

If you believe an amendment or new protocol is needed for the proposed animal use activity, be prepared to submit that in HoverBoard in parallel with your request for the congruence review.

The Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) was excited to unveil a new logo at its 2nd Scientific Symposium.

The WaNPRC distilled this fresh new look thanks to a pigtail macaque silhouette previously commissioned by core scientist Dr. Kristina Adams Waldorf from the Center’s Infectious Disease & Translational Medicine unit. The new logo vibrantly incorporates University of Washington branding, colors and fonts.

The logo will be phased in across various Center platforms and personnel are encouraged to update their signature blocks. Affiliated laboratories and departments should feel free to update it on websites where appropriate. To request a high-resolution version of the logo, please write nprcinfo@uw.edu.