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The risk of oversight

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A clear organizational reporting structure within the Animal Care and Use Program and a collegial working relationship between the Institutional Official, Attending Veterinarian and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee are essential to maintain the highest standards of animal wellbeing and research quality. We invited experts from The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research (Michelle Aparicio) and Rice University (Sarah Viranda and Elysse Ann Orchard), along with USDA and OLAW representatives (Louis DiVincenti and Axel Wolff), to respond to a challenging situation at Great Eastern University.

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Acknowledgements

OLAW would like to acknowledge Neera Gopee (Associate Director for Animal Welfare Policy), Jane Na (Director, Division of Assurances), Brent Morse (Director, Division of Compliance Oversight) and Nicolette Petervary (Director, Division of Compliance Oversight) for their contribution to the preparation of the response.

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  1. Associate Director - IACUC/IBC/PAM, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

    Lauren Danridge

  2. Animal Care & Use Office, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Bill Greer

  3. Director, IACUC & IBC, Animal Welfare Office & Research Policies, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA

    Michelle Aparicio

  4. Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

    Sarah Viranda & Elysse Ann Orchard

  5. Senior Veterinary Medical Officer – Research, Animal Care National Policy Staff, APHIS, USDA, Riverdale, MD, USA

    Louis DiVincenti

  6. Acting Director, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, OER, OD, NIH, HHS, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Axel Wolff

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Correspondence to Lauren Danridge.

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Danridge, L., Greer, B., Aparicio, M. et al. The risk of oversight. Lab Anim 53, 81–84 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-024-01348-9

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