IACUC Protocol Review
MGH uses an on-line electronic protocol submission and review system – Insight 4.0 Animals.
A Partners username and password is required to log-in. Non-Partners Researchers must have Non-Employee status to get access to Insight. Please contact your department administrator for assistance.
LOG IN to INSIGHT – Online Protocol System
These quick reference guides will help you navigate 4.0.
- Logging into Insight: Exploring the Dashboard
- Step by Step Process for Submitting a New Protocol
- Quick Reference: How to Check the Status of a Protocol
- Submitting a Triennial Post Go-Live
- Tissue Protocols
- How to Handle Reviewer Comments
- How to Add Funding Sources
- Staff Guide
- Staff Updates: Deleting Study Staff
- Staff Updates: Adding Non-Study Staff
- How To Sign Off on Your Study Staff Certification
- Closing a Protocol
Protocols funded by the Department of Defense (DoD)/Armed Forces
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has specific requirements for the conduct of animal research studies. The MGH IACUC provides the following for consideration when conducting DoD-funded research.
- For each DoD-funded project (The Navy, The Army, DARPA), investigators must have a dedicated MGH IACUC protocol. This means that no other funding, other than sundry funds, can be listed on that protocol.
- The DoD has an additional review requirement for animal research they fund. MGH IACUC protocols must undergo a secondary review by the DoD’s own oversight committees before the animal research can be initiated (BUMED for The Navy, ACURO for DARPA and The Army).
- The DoD also requires that certain actions must be reported to, and reviewed by, the DoD oversight department, as outlined in the funding agency’s approval letter. These include most modifications/amendments, protocol noncompliance events/ adverse events/ suspensions.
ACURO Protocol Amendment Guidance
- DoD COVID-19 guidance: The following guidance is provided by the DoD regarding DoD-funded research and the COVID-19 pandemic.
MGH IACUC Review Protocols using Full Committee Review (FCR) or Designated Member Review (DMR)
Review Process Maps can be found here:
The current MGH IACUC Work Activity Report (Review Turn-Around-Times, Volumes etc.) can be viewed here
Need Help?
For protocol issues contact the IACUC office
For INSIGHT Animals navigation issues contact Marilyn Grant
For INSIGHT technical problems contact the PHS HelpDesk