Since 1998, over 15,000 people have attended IACUC 101™ Series programs. Core faculty consists of nationally recognized subject experts in the field of animal research compliance and derive from and/or provide consulting services to academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, research animal breeders, biotechs, contract research organizations, non-profit research organizations, hospitals, and government agencies that engage in or support animal research programs in the United States. In addition, all programs include at least one expert each from NIH OLAW (e.g. Office Director; Directors of Division of Compliance Oversight, Division of Assurances, or Division of Policy and Education; or Animal Welfare Program Specialists), USDA Animal Care (e.g. Eastern Regional and Western Regional Directors; Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officers; Supervisory Animal Care Specialists) and AAALAC (Executive and Senior Directors, and Council Members)..

The NIH-supported, IACUC 101™ Series 501(3)(c) nonprofit presents educational programs to promote understanding of federal laws, regulations and policies governing the care and use of animals in research, teaching and testing, and the roles and responsibilities of individuals active in institutional animal care and use programs. Its programs which are supported by 1R13OD018401-01 from the NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) are specifically designed to educate individuals from a variety of biomedical research entities including, but not limited to academia, government, and industry.

Funding for this workshop was made possible in part by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. The views expressed in written workshop materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

These entities are most often federally funded by the Public Health Service (PHS), regulated under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Regulations, and/or accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International. Program goals are to help ensure responsible and humane animal care and use; meet a significant portion of training expectations as mandated by the Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animal (Guide) and USDA Animal Welfare Regulations; help Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members, animal research scientists, veterinarians, animal care personnel, administrative personnel and others engaged in the animal research oversight to understand their regulatory and ethical obligations; and ultimately help preserve a forward momentum for quality, compliant and responsible animal research in the United States.