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Why should you become an Institutional Member?
SCAW advances the development, acceptance and implementation of high standards for the responsible use of animals. SCAW's work is respected and used by government regulators, scientists, veterinarians, administrators, others interested in developing responsible animal care and use policies, practices.
NEW SECURE ON-LINE SERVICE FOR INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS ONLY. Institutional Members can view the SCAW Newsletter, conference materials, educational and scientific reference materials and timely updates. Current Members will receive a link, user name and password.
SCAW needs to continue increasing its efforts to provide information and resources to the research community, general public and the media. Please help us today by joining SCAW or by renewing membership at the highest level. Membership fees are tax deductible, according to state and Federal laws.
Programs and Services IACUC Training Workshops are one-day workshops created by SCAW to train members of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) and others involved with research animals. Training is recommended by USDA guidelines, PHS policy and AAALAC guidelines. The format lets small groups discuss specific, complex topics that are relevant to IACUC functions. Please visit the SCAW website for more information on upcoming workshops.
SCAW also sponsors an educational Winter Conference and some Seminars/Workshops each year. SCAW will continue to be a major source for fulfilling the training requirements stated in USDA/APHIS/AC Policy 15 that states ”IACUC members should be trained in understanding the Animal Welfare Act, protocol review and facility inspections.” Please visit the SCAW website at www.scaw.com to see upcoming educational programs and SCAW publications
The SCAW Newsletter includes topics likes: national polices, how to comply, industrial concerns, bio-medical research issues in all research animals, book reviews and information on national association meetings.
SCAW also has many Publications on the humane care and use of research animals. A few of which are listed below:
· Revision of SCAW’S Research Animal Anesthesia, Analgesia and Surgery
· The Well being of Animals in Zoo and Aquarium Sponsored Research (New)
· Performance Standards and Animal Welfare: Definition Application and Assessment - Parts I & II
· Genetic Engineering and Animal Welfare: Preparing for the 21st Century SCAW is a 501(c)(3) organization and contributions are tax deductible, according to federal and state regulations. Click here to join and for more Institutional Membership benefits Current Institutional MembersAbbott Laboratories Allentown, Inc. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science American Physiological Society, The American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners ANCARE Corporation AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Battelle Baxter Healthcare Corporation Bayer HealthCare Bio Medic Data Systems, Inc. Boehringer Ingleheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. California Pacific Medical Center CAL State University – Fullerton Charles River Laboratories Foundation City of Hope Clemson University Columbia University Medical Center Cornell University Covance Research Products, Inc. Creighton University School of Medicine Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dartmouth College Department of VA Office of Research Oversight Duke University East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine Edstrom Industries Inc. FDA - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition FDA - Center for Veterinary Medicine - OD Federation of Animal Science Societies Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Genzyme Corporation GlaxoSmithKline Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc. Harvard Medical School-ARCM Intervet Inc. Instech Solomon Jackson Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, The Johnson & Johnson Lab Products, Inc. Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport Loyola University Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Institute of Technology Medical College of Georgia Merck Research Laboratories National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of Health, Office of Animal Care and Use National Institutes of Health, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare National Institutes of Health, Veterinary Resources Program NorthShore University HealthSystem Research Institute Northwestern University Novartis Pharmaceuticals Oberlin College Ohio State University, The Oklahoma State University Plum Island Animal Disease Center Priority One Services, Inc. Purdue University Purina Mills - LabDiet R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Rice University Rockefeller University, The Rosalind Franklin University Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey Saint Louis University sanofi aventis Science Applications International Corporation – Frederick Scott & White Memorial Hospital Scripps Florida Scripps Research Institute, The SoBran Inc. Southern Research Institute Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital SUNY Upstate Medical University Taconic Farms, Inc. Texas A & M University Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Thoren Caging Systems, Inc. U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine U.S. Army MRMC-Fort Detrick Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, San Diego University of California, San Francisco University of Colorado Health Science Center University of Florida – Gainesville University of Georgia, The University of Iowa, The University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine University of Missouri, Columbia University of Nebraska Medical Center University of Nevada, Reno University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Texas Health Science Center University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Tennessee, Knoxville-College of Veterinary Medicine University of Tennessee Health Science Center, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University of Texas Medical Branch Research Services, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas VA Puget Sound Health Care System Virginia Commonwealth University W. L. Gore and Associates Wake Forest University School of Medicine Walter Reed Army Institute of Research/Naval Medical Research Center World Courier, Inc. |