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ALAT Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The goal of research is to | gain new knowledge with which to improve the future of people and animals |
| Principal Investigator (PI) | the scientist who plans and coordinates all phases of the research work |
| Co-Investigators and Research Techs | Perform the specific research tasks |
| Laboratory Animal Techs | Perform functions critical to maintenance of healthy animals |
| What does IACUC stand for? | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| An IACUC is required by... | Animal Welfare Act and Public Health Service |
| Protocol | a detailed description of the procedures involving the use of animals in a research project |
| Animal Welfare Act began in | 1966 |
| The Animal Welfare Act | regulates the use of all warm-blooded vertebrates in research except birds, rats and mice bred for research |
| The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals | helps institutions address issues that concern the humane care, use and maintenance of lab animals |
| GLPs | Good Laboratory Practice |
| ALAT | Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician |
| LAT | Laboratory Animal Technician |
| LATG | Laboratory Animal Technologist |