Effective March 1, 2021 the Research Safety and Animal Welfare Administration staff and the committees they support will be merging with Research Policy & Compliance, a division of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities. With this merger, we remain committed to supporting UCLA research programs in their efforts to enhance and further improve the safety of workers and the environment, the physical security of research areas, and the welfare of laboratory animals.
For questions, contact Associate Vice Chancellor-Research, Ann Pollack or Director-Research Safety & Animal Welfare, Jennifer Klahn.
Animal Research Committee (ARC)
The ARC is an independent research review committee mandated by the Animal Welfare Act and the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy).
- Website: http://rsawa.research.ucla.edu/arc
- Online Application: http://rats.research.ucla.edu
- Faculty Chair: Nigel Maidment, PhD
Chemical & Physical Safety Committee (CPSC)
The CPSC focuses on chemical and physical hazards in research laboratories and is mandated to develop, recommend, update and maintain policies and procedures applicable to chemical and physical health and safety practices at UCLA in order to promote safe research practices.
- Website: http://rsawa.research.ucla.edu/cpsc
- Faculty Chair: Craig Merlic, PhD
Dual Use Review Entity (DURE)
The DURE is charged with oversight of, and education on, life sciences research involving the use of potential dual use research of concern (DURC) agents.
- Website: http://rsawa.research.ucla.edu/dure
- Faculty Chair: Jerome Zack, PhD
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
The IBC is responsible for establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures involving hazardous biological materials and recombinant/synthetic nucleic acids to meet applicable federal, state, local and institutional regulations and guidelines.
- Website: http://rsawa.research.ucla.edu/ibc
- Online Application: http://safetynet.research.ucla.edu/IBC
- Faculty Chair: Samson Chow, PhD
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Safety Oversight Committee (OSOC)
The OSOC is charged with promoting a safe working environment in all research and teaching laboratories on campus and serves as a mechanism for communication between existing campus Safety Committees on topics of mutual safety concerns. The Committee advises and reports to the Chancellor through the Vice Chancellor for Research.
- Website: http://rsawa.research.ucla.edu/osoc
- Faculty Chair: Martin Allen-Auerbach, MD
Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
The RSC is responsible for ensuring the safe use of radiation in the research, clinical, and academic setting at UCLA. The RSC has four subcommittees: the Academic Radiation Safety Committee (ARSC), the Clinical Operations Radiation Safety Committee (CORSC), the Medical Radiation Safety Committee (MRSC), and the Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC).
- Website: http://rsawa.research.ucla.edu/rsc
- Online Application: https://safetynet.research.ucla.edu/RSC
- Faculty Chair: Martin Allen-Auerbach, MD
Contact Us
| Committee | Administrative Contact Telephone | Administrative Contact |
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|---|---|---|---|
| ARC | Animal Research Committee | (310) 206-6308 | arc@research.ucla.edu |
| CPSC | Chemical & Physical Safety Committee | (310) 794-5639 | cpsc@research.ucla.edu |
| DURE | Dual Use Review Entity | (310) 794-9645 | jennifer.klahn@research.ucla.edu |
| IBC | Institutional Biosafety Committee | (310) 794-0262 | ibc@research.ucla.edu |
| OSOC | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Safety Oversight Committee | (310) 794-9645 | osoc@research.ucla.edu |
| RSC | Radiation Safety Committee | (310) 206-5601 | rsc@research.ucla.edu |