Animal Care
Laurentian University maintains and supports a policy for the responsible care and use of animals in research. Animal-related research allows us to gain knowledge essential to preventing and curing human and animal disease, eliminating pain and suffering, and in teaching for the purpose of scientific and technical education. Laurentian University co-operates and complies with all agencies in Canada regulating the use of laboratory animals.
For animal care questions, please contact Casey Sigurdson at extension 2436 or at csigurdson@laurentian.ca.
Veterinarian | Rod Jouppi
Email: rjouppi@laurentian.ca
Ethics Officer | Lise Carrière
Email: lncarriere@laurentian.ca
Available in the ROMEO portal:
- Animal Use Protocol Form
- Wildlife Animal Use Protocol Form
- Application to Use Animals for Research: Management of Breeding Colony Form
Other Animal Care forms, policies and standard operating procedures are available in Google Drive.
2021-2022 Meeting Dates
Date |
Location |
Time |
August 11, 2021 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
September 8, 2021 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
October 13, 2021 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
November 10, 2021 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
December 8, 2021 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
January 12, 2022 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
February 9, 2022 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
March 9, 2022 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
April 13, 2022 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
May 11, 2022 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
June 8, 2022 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
July 13, 2022 |
Videoconference |
1:30- 3:00 pm |
Lab-Bio Safety
Safety standards are designed to reduce the inherent risks in the handling of dangerous materials and potentially dangerous procedures or practices. All laboratories can be inherently dangerous places and the attitudes and actions of those who work in the laboratory determine their own safety and that of their colleagues and, ultimately, that of the community. Different standards are set for different levels of risk. High levels of risk require more stringent standards than lower levels of risks. Laboratory equipment and design have become more sophisticated and safer, but safe operation still depends on properly trained and genuinely concerned personnel, who are safety conscious at all times.
For certification for projects using bio-hazards or radiation, please contact Gail Cowper-Benoit at ext. 3061 or by email at gbenoit@laurentian.ca.
Lab Safety Policies and Standard Operating Procedures
Available in the ROMEO portal:
- Application to Use Radioactive Material
- Biosafety Risk Assessment Form