Office of the Institutional Animal Care Program

The Office of the Institutional Animal Care Program (OIACP) is an administrative support office for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). These entities, in concert with the Designated Animal Research Officers (DARO) and the Department of Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) work to ensure that the University remains in compliance with federal and institutional guidelines and regulations regarding the humane care and use of laboratory animals. UT Health SA is accredited with the AAALAC.

Services provided to researchers by the OIACP include:

• Assistance with online animal use applications, amendments, and progress reports, as well as management of study personnel, administrative changes and animal transfers via the Online Research Compliance Assistant (ORCA)
• Assessment and refinement of research protocols that include the use of animals
• Guidance on regulatory requirements
• Guidance on IACUC policy and institutional procedures
• Assistance with training for study team members involved in animal protocols

Office Staff

    
Rudy Trevino, MS, CPIA
Director, Animal Research Compliance
TrevinoR3@uthscsa.edu | (210) 567-8263

Angelique Colby, LVT, RLATG, CPIA
Research Compliance Coordinator-Sr.
Colby@uthscsa.edu | (210) 567-8261

Prajjal Singha, PhD, ASCP-MBcm
Research Compliance Coordinator-Sr.
SinghaP@uthscsa.edu |   (210) 567-8262