DARWIN Animal Care and Use Software
Darwin Web site
- To REQUEST ACCESS TO DARWIN, please use the ON-LINE WEB FORM.
- Consult the MANUALS and VIDEOS or see if a DROP IN INFORMATION CLINIC is planned. or the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Troubleshooting Tips reference resources.
- For instructions about submitting an AMENDMENT to a protocol in Darwin, click here.
- If unable to FIND AN ANSWER to your question or if you need to REPORT AN ISSUE, please contact darwin [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Darwin Support).
Darwin is a new on-line Animal Use Protocol and animal facility management software powered by eSirius. It is used by researchers, Committee members, animal facility staff, veterinarians and administrators at McGill University and Research Institutes of Affiliated Hospitals. Submissions and approvals are now fully electronic and centralized.
Roll out (go live) timeline:
- Done = Douglas FACC – October 20 2011
- Done = JGH FACC – November 15 2011
- Done = MGH FACC – December 22 2011
- Done = MCH FACC – January 18 2012
- Done = RVH FACC – February 10 2012
- Done = MNI FACC – February 28 2012
- Done = Macdonald FACC – March 14 2012
- Done = Downtown A FACC – April 16 2012
- Done = Downtown B FACC – May 9 2012
- Done = Shriners FACC – May 16 2012
The acquisition was the result of a comprehensive evaluation and selection process in which many investigators, committee members, animal facility managers, veterinarians, animal health technicians, administrators and information technology experts participated. We are confident that the software will meet our animal care program and Faculty/Research Institute’s requirements as delivered, and as such, our objective is to implement the software across the program to better serve our community.