- Individuals who wish to use experimental animals at our Center for scientific research or educational purposes must first apply to the Secretariat of the Acıbadem University Local Ethics Committee for Animal Experiments (ACU-HADYEK) by fully completing the ACU-HADYEK Application Form and Letter of Undertaking, and must obtain approval.
- For projects that have received approval from ACU-HADYEK, requests for experimental animals must be submitted to the Directorate of the Center together with the ACU-HADYEK approval letter and a fully completed Experimental Animal Request Form.
- Following the evaluation and approval of the experimental animal request, the project coordinator will be informed of the fee that must be deposited into the designated bank account.
- After the payment receipt is received by the Directorate of the Center, planning for animal production will be carried out.
- In cases where an adequate number or appropriate species of experimental animals in line with the project content is not available at the Center, experimental animals may be procured by the researcher from legally authorized breeding institutions, with the knowledge and approval of the Center Director. Experimental animals obtained from other centers may be used only after being kept in quarantine for an appropriate period and after all required inspections have been completed.
If animals that are produced and raised according to the schedule specified in the Experimental Animal Request Form are not included in experiments within two months, they will be allocated to other projects.
‼ Important Notes ‼
- The documents required to be submitted for ethics committee applications are listed below. These documents must be submitted to the Experimental Animals Center (DEHAM) with wet signatures. In addition, the same documents must be sent in Word format to acuhadyek@acibadem.edu.tr
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The Experimental Animal Use Certificates of the applicant researchers must be included in the application documents. - Applications not submitted with wet signatures will not be included in the meeting agenda.
The application form must be prepared in accordance with the “ACU-HADYEK Ethics Committee Application Evaluation Guide.” Evaluations are conducted based on the criteria specified in this guide. Please review the guide provided below.
Required Application Documents:
- Application Form
- Letter of Undertaking
- Experimental Animal Request Form
Experimental Animal Use Certificates (Photocopy)
Click here for the ACU-HADYEK Ethics Committee Application Evaluation Guide.
Click here for the Acıbadem University HADYEK Application Form.
Click here for the Acıbadem University Letter of Undertaking.
Click here for the Acıbadem University DEHAM Experimental Animal Request Form.
To conduct work in the laboratory specified below, a reservation must be made by calling the contact number provided.
Contact number: +90 216 250 7712
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Before commencing work, the “service contract” from the Acıbadem University Laboratory Animal Application and Research Center must be read and signed by the Prıncıpal Investigator.
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A reservation by e-mail or phone to the ACU-DEHAM Secretariat is required for the laboratory where work would like to be carried out.
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Entries to ACU-DEHAM are controlled by authorized cards.. The cards of all the experiment team must be authorized before work is commenced. Sharing of authorized cards and their improper use are strictly prohibited.
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When entering the center, the laboratory attire or single use disposable gowns and galoshes found in the changing rooms must be worn and then left at the changing rooms upon exit.
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Researchers must carry out experiments in accordance with ethical guidelines and the approved projects.
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Video and photography within the centre is strictly forbidden without the permission of the administration.
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Instruments and equipment from one laboratory cannot be moved to another laboratory. When necessary, the veterinarian in charge must be informed.
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The name of the researcher must be written on chemical materials and other materials to be stored in the refrigerator. If inflammable, volatile, flammable etc chemicals are to be used, the authorized personnel must be informed.
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At the end of their daily work researchers must take all medical waste materials from cadavers or animals and place them in medical waste bags and place them in the freezers themselves, all other waste must be placed in household waste bins and they must clean the bench before leaving the laboratory.
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Permission is required to use the fixtures of the Center and a delivery form must be completed.
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Eating, drinking, talking loudly, smoking, listening to loud music within the center is strictly forbidden for animal welfare and to maintain appropriate experimental conditions.
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When required or in any extraordinary situation, researchers should contact the veterinarian in charge or other personnel.
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When the research conducted at the Center are published or presented, it must be stated that the laboratory animals were procured from ACU-DEHAM and / or that the laboratory work was conducted at ACU-DEHAM and a copy must be sent to the Center.
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Any researchers who wish to conduct research at ACU-DEHAM must conform with all the articles listed above.
