General Information

ACC 2025-2027 Meetings & Deadlines

Month Deadline Dates to Submit New Protocol* Deadline Dates for PI to Submit the Revisions ACC Full Meeting Dates
December 2025 11/11/2025** 12/5/2025 12/16/2025
January 2026 12/9/2025** 1/9/2026 1/20/2026
February 2026 1/20/2026 2/6/2026 2/17/2026
March 2026 2/17/2026 3/6/2026 3/17/2026
April 2026 3/17/2026 4/3/2026 4/21/2026
May 2026 4/21/2026 5/8/2026 5/19/2026
June 2026 5/19/2026 6/5/2026 6/16/2026
July 2026 6/16/2026 7/6/2026** 7/21/2026
August 2026 7/21/2026 8/7/2026 8/18/2026
September 2026 8/18/2026 9/4/2026 9/15/2026
October 2026 9/15/2026 10/2/2026 10/20/2026
November 2026 10/20/2026 11/6/2026 11/17/2026
December 2026 11/10/2026** 12/4/2026 12/15/2026
January 2027 12/8/2026** 1/8/2027 1/19/2027

*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