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Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator Certification Program

2022 LARCC graduationThe 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 (ACU) Program through education and networking.

The 10-week program consists of weekly 4-hour class sessions led by leadership and experts from the ACU Program as well as other supplementary departments.

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.

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 Program

Program Topics

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!
Sample Curriculum

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

Quotes from 2019 LARCC Program participants

Program Participants

2023 Cohort – Certified Laboratory Animal Research Coordinators
NAME DEPARTMENT EMAIL ADDRESS
Sara Aton Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology saton@umich.edu
Maria Beamer Pediatric Rheumatology mbeamer@med.umich.edu
Peter (Zhengyi) Cao Michigan Nanotechnology Institute zhengyi@umich.edu
Carina Castellanos Psychology carinalc@umich.edu
Madison Clausen Pediatric Hematology/Oncology clausema@umich.edu
Traci Cramer Emergency Medicine crtraci@umich.edu
Jen Delproposto Pediatric Pulmonary jlbodzin@umich.edu
Caroline Foster Rheumatology Biobank fcarolin@med.umich.edu
Margaret Gaca ULAM Training Core gacama@med.umich.edu
Varsha Ganesan Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center ganesava@med.umich.edu
Madison Harmon Animal Care & Use Office madiharm@umich.edu 
Stace Kernodle Surgery kernodle@umich.edu
Amy Krans Neurology kransa@umich.edu
Nicole Migotsky Orthopaedic Surgery migotskn@umich.edu
Zade Moore Michigan Neuroscience Institute zadem@umich.edu
Patrick Robichaud Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes probicha@med.umich.edu
Karla Salgado Puga Psychology ksalgado@umich.edu
Anne Scruggs Internal Medicine – Pulmonary/Critical Care hartmann@med.umich.edu
Ngai So Internal Medicine songai@med.umich.edu
Jennifer Speth Internal Medicine – Pulmonary/Critical Care jspeth@umich.edu
Jonah-Isabella Sta-Monica Molecular & Integrative Physiology stamonic@umich.edu
Zhuwen Wang Radiation Oncology zhuwenw@med.umich.edu
Liping Zhang General Surgery zhanglp@umich.edu
2022 Cohort – Certified Laboratory Animal Research Coordinators
NAME DEPARTMENT EMAIL ADDRESS
Iyabode Ajayi Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences oabatan@med.umich.edu
Marie Anderson Otolaryngology marieand@umich.edu
Timothy Cha Michigan Neuroscience Institute chatim@umich.edu
Ashley Cornett Biomedical Engineering arieck@umich.edu
Madeliene Granillo Psychology ayoubma@umich.edu
Marisa Hildebrandt Dermatology mahildeb@umich.edu
Amanda Huber Radiation Oncology hubera@umich.edu
Ryan Lash Neurology rylash@med.umich.edu
Kristin Lee Michigan Neuroscience Institute strydhkg@umich.edu
Kelsey Martin Periodontics and Oral Medicine kelsmart@umich.edu
Enisa Muhaxhiri Neurology menisa@umich.edu
Michael Newstead Internal Medicine – Pulmonary/Critical Care newstead@umich.edu
Diana Rigan Neurology drigan@umich.edu
Claudia Saveski Pharmacology saveskcd@umich.edu
Abigail Tomlinson Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes abto@umich.edu
Kimberly Vendrov Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases kvendrov@umich.edu
Kristy Warner Dental Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics kawarner@umich.edu
Kari Wilder-Romans Radiation Oncology kariwi@med.umich.edu
Zhongying Yang Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology yangzy@umich.edu
2021 Cohort – Certified Laboratory Animal Research Coordinators
NAME DEPARTMENT EMAIL ADDRESS
Carol Davis Molecular & Integrative Physiology csdav@umich.edu
Trisha Duval ULAM – Germ-Free Mouse Facility tdenike@umich.edu
Carlos Espinoza Surgery Research ceespino@umich.edu
Leonor Floran Garduno Anesthesiology floranlg@umich.edu
Diana Flores-Diaz Internal Medicine – Hematology/Oncology dianafl@umich.edu
Nick Greer Emergency Medicine nlgreer@umich.edu
Erin Gruley Emergency Medicine egruley@umich.edu
Kathy Ignatoski Surgery kwi@umich.edu
Taocong Jin Dentistry tcjin@umich.edu
Karen Kessell Orthopaedic Surgery karenich@umich.edu
Faye Mendelson Neurology fayemend@umich.edu
Jana Moon Plastic Surgery/Orthopaedic Surgery fjana@umich.edu
Pamela Patterson Michigan Neuroscience Institute pmaras@umich.edu
Carole Quesada Radiology cquesada@umich.edu
Andrew Rasky Pathology arasky@umich.edu
Kelli Rule Surgery klerule@umich.edu
Natalie Walker Pulmonary/Critical Care nataliew@umich.edu
Joshua West Pharmacology jlwest@umich.edu
Jifeng Zhang Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Medicine jifengz@umich.edu
2019 Cohort – Certified Laboratory Animal Research Coordinators
NAME DEPARTMENT EMAIL ADDRESS
Kiril Chtraklin General Surgery kchtrak@umich.edu
Nicole Falkowski Pulmonary Medicine nrobson@umich.edu
Sara Grove Surgery, Immunology & Biology sargrove@umich.edu
Guadalupe Guerrero-Serna Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Medicine gpegros@umich.edu
Heather Hager Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences hlindner@umich.edu
Pam Lincoln Pathology plincoln@umich.edu
Cathy Luke Vascular Surgery cluke@umich.edu
Brandon Luma Psychology bdluma@umich.edu
Brendan McCracken Emergency Medicine bmccrac@umich.edu
Bonnie Brooker-Nolan Orthopaedic Surgery bnolan@umich.edu
Mary Norat Anesthesiology mnorat@umich.edu
Dilip Pawar Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences dpawar@umich.edu
Sara Smith Micrology & Immunology sarazak@umich.edu
Jenelle Stauff Radiology jrstauff@umich.edu
Rachel Stephenson Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology restep@umich.edu
Shannon VanAken Emergency Medicine shanbrew@umich.edu
Shuang Wei Surgery, Immunology & Biology shuawei@umich.edu
Savannah Williams Life Sciences Institute sywill@umich.edu
Libby Ziemke Radiology eziemke@umich.edu

Questions?

To learn more about the LARCC Program, please contact the Quality Assurance (QA) Team in the Animal Care & Use Office at ACUO-RCAs@umich.edu. 

Posted on: Monday, April 1, 2024 - 08:08