General Information

ACC 2024-2025 Meetings & Deadlines

Month Deadline Dates to Submit New Protocol* Deadline Dates for PI to Submit the Revisions ACC Full Meeting Dates
December 11/19/2024** 12/3/2024 12/17/2024
January 12/04/2024** 1/7/2025 1/21/2025
February 1/28/2025 2/4/2025 2/18/2025
March 2/25/2025 3/4/2025 3/18/2025
April 3/25/2025 4/1/2025 4/15/2025
May 4/29/2025 5/6/2025 5/20/2025
June 5/20/2025 6/6/2025 6/17/2025
July 6/17/2025 7/3/2025** 7/15/2025
August 7/15/2025 8/1/2025 8/19/2025
September 8/19/2025 9/5/2025 9/16/2025
October 9/16/2025 10/3/2025 10/21/2025
November 10/21/2025 11/7/2025 11/18/2025
December 11/11/2025** 12/5/2025 12/16/2025

*Deadlines are final.  PI is strongly encouraged to submit earlier than the deadline date(s).

**Please note that deadline differs from other months due to holiday schedule.

Should you have any questions, please contact Office of Animal Care and Institutional Biosafety (OACIB) at oacib@uic.edu

Committee Composition & Expertise

Federal Requirements

  1. AWA Regulations and Standards – Minimum three members
  2. PHS Policy- Minimum five members
  3. Minimum requirements for ACC membership
    1. Chair
    2. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with expertise in laboratory animal medicine and has direct or delegated responsibility for program authority and responsibilities for activities involving animals at the institution
    3. Practicing scientist with experience in research involving animals
    4. Nonscientific member
    5. Unaffiliated member to provide representation for the general community interests in the proper care and treatment of animals

Composition of UIC ACC

  1. Chair/Scientist
  2. Four additional scientific members in the basic sciences with expertise in a broad range of biomedical fields including endocrinology, cardiology, cell biology, physiology, neurobiology, pharmacology and psychology
  3. Two veterinarians – both are diplomats of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
  4. One affiliated non-scientific member
  5. One unaffiliated member