Institutional Official (IO)
US federal law creates a statutory basis for the Institutional Official. The IO bears ultimate responsibility for the Animal Care and Use Program. The IO has the authority to allocate the resources needed to ensure the Program’s overall success. UC San Diego strives for continual and effective cooperation and coordination between the IO, Attending Veterinarian and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), the triad upon which oversight of the Animal Care and Use Program rests.
UC San Diego’s Institutional Official is Vice Chancellor for Research Corinne Peek-Asa.