Purchase College complies with all federal and state regulations regulating research done with animals. Questions should be referred to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), chaired by Jim Daly, associate professor of biology, (914) 251-6669, james.daly@purchase.edu. Before starting any research with vertebrate animals, please consult with the committee chair to determine whether the research is regulated by federal or state statutes and, as such, must be preapproved by the IACUC.