Animal Research Ethical Committee

This form is developed in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Criminal Code Act, Cap C38 LFN 2004, the Animal Diseases (Control) Act, Cap A17 LFN 2004, and the Veterinary Surgeon Act, Cap V3 LFN 2004. It is also guided by international standards, including “The Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes”, which defines an animal as:

A live, sentient non-human vertebrate, including eggs, foetuses and embryos, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, and encompassing domestic animals, purpose-bred animals, farm animals, wildlife, and higher invertebrates such as the advanced members of the Cephalopoda and Decapoda.

Instructions

• All applications must be typed.
• Each application must be signed by the Principal Investigator (applicant) and all persons providing expert input in specialized areas of the research (e.g., statistician, safety officer, supervisor of scheduled medicinal substances). Unsigned applications will not be considered.
• Applications must be written clearly, concisely, and within the specified length limits.
• Completed applications should be submitted electronically to the BioRTC Secretariat at: mahmoud.maina@edu.biortc.com and copy ddao@edu.biortc.com
  Submissions are due a weeks to the monthly BioRTC AREC meeting. The submission date will determine when an application will be reviewed.
• Approved projects are subject to annual progress reporting in line with BioRTC and AREC requirements.
• All enquiries related to BioRTC AREC matters should be directed to the coordinator/Secretary, BioRTC AREC.