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 Planning and teamwork are key to preparing a successful application.
An animal research application requires a lot of work, so start early,
leave time for unanticipated issues, and involve experts in your project
from the beginning.
Ask senior IACUC members
to validate your ideas and methods. Consult with the attending veterinarian
about available facilities, equipment, personnel, and products.
For
example, the veterinarian may know of a new analgesic that introduces
fewer variables into the research. The institutional
business official who signs your grant application should also
be comfortable with your proposal.
These early consultations protect you and your institution.
Since NIH allows just-in-time IACUC
approval of animal use protocols,
a PI can
move a research project all the way through NIH initial
peer review before an IACUC has a chance to see it.
If your IACUC
has last minute problems with your protocol, e.g., you have no biosafety
level four facilities to inject mice with Ebola virus, you might
not receive funding you otherwise could have received.
See NIAID's NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal for more tips and
advice on organizing and conveying your ideas.
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