Boost Compliance Knowledge

The Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator Certification (LARCC) Program, established in September 2019, provides an opportunity for the University of Michigan research community to engage in the Animal Care & Use Program through education and networking.

The 10-week LARCC Program consists of weekly 4-hour class sessions led by leadership and experts from the Animal Care & Use (ACU) Program as well as other supplementary departments.

Applications Now Open for the 2024 LARCC Program Cohort

The 2024 LARCC Program will run every Wednesday beginning September 11 – November 13, 2024, from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the North Campus Research Complex.

Applications should be submitted by 5:00 PM on Friday, August 16, 2024, via InfoReady Review.

SUBMIT An application for the 2024 LARCC program cohort

Upon Program completion, certified Laboratory Animal Research Coordinators (LARCs) are deemed “subject matter experts” and can use their knowledge to facilitate the successful and efficient use of animals in research at the U-M.

LARCC Program Benefits

Extensive training to boost your compliance knowledge in all aspects of the ACU Program;
Forming valuable relationships with ACU Program Leadership and other departmental experts;
Learning tips and tricks to streamline administrative processes associated with compliance;
Recognition from the University of Michigan and ACU Program Leadership Team; and
Exclusive membership to the LARCC Advocacy Committee that works in conjunction with the Animal Care & Use Faculty Advocacy Committee (ACU-FAC)

About the LARCC Program

LARCC Program Topics Include:

The History of Animal Research;
Engaging with the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC);
Protocol Writing and Review;
Animal Research and the Public, with presenters from Media Relations and the U-M Division of Public Safety & Security (DPSS);
Engaging with the ULAM Veterinary Team; and
Much more!

SCHEDULE

TOPIC

Day 1

Welcome & Introduction

Boosting Your Compliance Confidence

Day 2

A History of Animal Research Compliance and How U-M Satisfies Current Regulations

Day 3

A History of Animal Research Compliance and How U-M Satisfies Current Regulations (continued)

Where the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Meets the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

The Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) Business Office

Day 4

Meet Your IACUC

Non-Compliance Scenarios

Managing an Animal Research Laboratory – A PI’s Perspective

Day 5

Engaging with the Animal Care & Use Program’s Veterinary Team

Compassion Awareness Project

Day 6

The Animal Care & Use Protocol: Submission to Approval

Day 7

Protecting Yourself from Laboratory Hazards

Day 8

The Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine

Day 9

ULAM Training Core & Technical Services

Managing Controlled Substances Used for Research

Day 10

Animal Research & the General Public

What LARCC Participants Are Saying

Well worth the time

Enjoyed every minute

Eye-opening experience

I am already using the connections I made

LARCC Program Participants

NAME	DEPARTMENT	EMAIL ADDRESS
Sara Aton	Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology	[email protected]
Maria Beamer	Pediatric Rheumatology	[email protected]
Peter (Zhengyi) Cao	Michigan Nanotechnology Institute	[email protected]
Carina Castellanos	Psychology	[email protected]
Madison Clausen	Pediatric Hematology/Oncology	[email protected]
Traci Cramer	Emergency Medicine	[email protected]
Jen Delproposto	Pediatric Pulmonary	[email protected]
Caroline Foster	Rheumatology Biobank	[email protected]
Margaret Gaca	ULAM Training Core	[email protected]
Varsha Ganesan	Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center	[email protected]
Madison Harmon	Animal Care & Use Office	[email protected]
Stace Kernodle	Surgery	[email protected]
Amy Krans	Neurology	[email protected]
Nicole Migotsky	Orthopaedic Surgery	[email protected]
Zade Moore	Michigan Neuroscience Institute	[email protected]
Patrick Robichaud	Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes	[email protected]
Karla Salgado Puga	Psychology	[email protected]
Anne Scruggs	Internal Medicine – Pulmonary/Critical Care	[email protected]
Ngai So	Internal Medicine	[email protected]
Jennifer Speth	Internal Medicine – Pulmonary/Critical Care	[email protected]
Jonah-Isabella Sta-Monica	Molecular & Integrative Physiology	[email protected]
Zhuwen Wang	Radiation Oncology	[email protected]
Liping Zhang	General Surgery	[email protected]

NAME	DEPARTMENT	EMAIL ADDRESS
Iyabode Ajayi	Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences	[email protected]
Marie Anderson	Otolaryngology	[email protected]
Timothy Cha	Michigan Neuroscience Institute	[email protected]
Ashley Cornett	Biomedical Engineering	[email protected]
Madeliene Granillo	Psychology	[email protected]
Marisa Hildebrandt	Dermatology	[email protected]
Amanda Huber	Radiation Oncology	[email protected]
Ryan Lash	Neurology	[email protected]
Kristin Lee	Michigan Neuroscience Institute	[email protected]
Kelsey Martin	Periodontics and Oral Medicine	[email protected]
Enisa Muhaxhiri	Neurology	[email protected]
Michael Newstead	Internal Medicine – Pulmonary/Critical Care	[email protected]
Diana Rigan	Neurology	[email protected]
Claudia Saveski	Pharmacology	[email protected]
Abigail Tomlinson	Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes	[email protected]
Kimberly Vendrov	Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases	[email protected]
Kristy Warner	Dental Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics	[email protected]
Kari Wilder-Romans	Radiation Oncology	[email protected]
Zhongying Yang	Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology	[email protected]

NAME	DEPARTMENT	EMAIL ADDRESS
Carol Davis	Molecular & Integrative Physiology	[email protected]
Trisha Duval	ULAM – Germ-Free Mouse Facility	[email protected]
Carlos Espinoza	Surgery Research	[email protected]
Leonor Floran Garduno	Anesthesiology	[email protected]
Diana Flores-Diaz	Internal Medicine – Hematology/Oncology	[email protected]
Nick Greer	Emergency Medicine	[email protected]
Erin Gruley	Emergency Medicine	[email protected]
Kathy Ignatoski	Surgery	[email protected]
Taocong Jin	Dentistry	[email protected]
Karen Kessell	Orthopaedic Surgery	[email protected]
Faye Mendelson	Neurology	[email protected]
Jana Moon	Plastic Surgery/Orthopaedic Surgery	[email protected]
Pamela Patterson	Michigan Neuroscience Institute	[email protected]
Carole Quesada	Radiology	[email protected]
Andrew Rasky	Pathology	[email protected]
Kelli Rule	Surgery	[email protected]
Natalie Walker	Pulmonary/Critical Care	[email protected]
Joshua West	Pharmacology	[email protected]
Jifeng Zhang	Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Medicine	[email protected]

NAME	DEPARTMENT	EMAIL ADDRESS
Kiril Chtraklin	General Surgery	[email protected]
Nicole Falkowski	Pulmonary Medicine	[email protected]
Sara Grove	Surgery, Immunology & Biology	[email protected]
Guadalupe Guerrero-Serna	Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Medicine	[email protected]
Heather Hager	Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences	[email protected]
Pam Lincoln	Pathology	[email protected]
Cathy Luke	Vascular Surgery	[email protected]
Brandon Luma	Psychology	[email protected]
Brendan McCracken	Emergency Medicine	[email protected]
Bonnie Brooker-Nolan	Orthopaedic Surgery	[email protected]
Mary Norat	Anesthesiology	[email protected]
Dilip Pawar	Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences	[email protected]
Sara Smith	Micrology & Immunology	[email protected]
Jenelle Stauff	Radiology	[email protected]
Rachel Stephenson	Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology	[email protected]
Shannon VanAken	Emergency Medicine	[email protected]
Shuang Wei	Surgery, Immunology & Biology	[email protected]
Savannah Williams	Life Sciences Institute	[email protected]
Libby Ziemke	Radiology	[email protected]

Questions?

To learn more about the LARCC Program, please contact the Quality Assurance (QA) Team in the Animal Care & Use Office at [email protected].