Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
Office Of The Director
Nelson L. Garnett, D.V.M.
Director
Carol Wigglesworth
Senior Policy Analyst
Margaret Quinlan
Animal Welfare Program Specialist
Agnes Richardson
Program
Assistant
Division Of Compliance Oversight
Stephen Potkay, V.M.D.
Director
Division Of Assurances
Denis Doyle
Director
Axel Wolff, M.S., D.V.M.
Senior Assurance Officer
Susann Machado
Program Assistant
Diana M. Lancaster
Program Assistant
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Abbreviations
Guide ILAR
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Policy Policy PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Acronyms
A
AAALAC Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory
Animal Care International
AALAS American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
AC Animal Care, APHIS, USDA
ACLAM American College
of Laboratory Animal Medicine
AGRICOLA National Agricultural Library’s Agricultural OnLine Access (USDA)
APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA)
ARENA Applied Research Ethics National Association
ASLAP American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
AV Attending Veterinarian
AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association
AWA Animal Welfare Act
AWIC Animal Welfare Information Center
AWRs Animal Welfare Regulations (USDA)
C
CAAT Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
CCAC Canadian Council on Animal Care
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFA Complete Freund's Adjuvant
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CIRA Center for Information on Research with Animals
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
D
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DOI Department of the Interior
DVM/VMD Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or Veterinary Medical Doctor
E
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ESA Endangered Species Act
F
FASEB Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology
FBR Foundation for Biomedical Research
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FR Federal Register
G
GLP Good Laboratory Practices
GPO Government Printing Office
H
HEPA High-Efficiency Particulate Air-Filter
HREA Health Research Extension Act, Public Law 99-158
HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
I
IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IATA International Air Transport Association
IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee
ICLAS International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
IFA Freund’s Incomplete Adjuvant
iiFAR Incurably Ill for Animal Research
ILAR Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
IO Institutional Official
IOM Institute of Medicine
IRAC Interagency Research Animal Committee
L
LAMA Laboratory Animal Management Association
LAT Laboratory Animal Technician
LATg Laboratory Animal Technologist
LD Lethal dose
LD50 Lethal dose 50%
M
mAb Monoclonal Antibody
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
N
NABR National Association for Biomedical Research
NAL National Agricultural Library
NARRC National Advisory
Research Resources Council
NAS National Academy of Sciences
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIOSH National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NRC National Research Council
NSF National Science Foundation
O
OHSP Occupational Health and Safety Program
OLAW Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSTP Office of
Science and Technology Policy
P
PHS Public Health Service
PRIM&R Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
R
RSC Radiation Safety Committee
S
SCAW Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
U
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior
V
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
W
WHO World Health Organization
WVA World Veterinary Association