The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) welcome Dr. Tara Cotroneo to West Virginia University. Dr. Cotroneo will serve as the new Attending Veterinarian at WVU, as of July 1, 2020. She joins WVU from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, where she recently served as Clinical Veterinarian. In addition to her veterinary responsibilities for all animals housed on the numerous WVU campuses, Dr. Cotroneo will share responsibilities with the IACUC for all regulatory compliance with federal laws and policies governing humane use of animals for research, teaching and maintenance. She will also direct the Office of Laboratory Animal Resources (OLAR), and will serve on the IACUC. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Cotroneo to the Mountaineer family! If you have questions or issues related to animal research, you can contact her at OLARvetstaff@hsc.wvu.edu or 304-293-2721.
August 2020 Newsletter