This policy provides a clear definition of the titles and organizations with authorities and responsibilities to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations. The legal and local consequences of ...

The NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acids (NIH Guidelines) provide details regarding "the practices for constructing and handling: (i) recombinant nucleic acid ...

All autoclave bags must be labeled with an initial and a date. Investigators may establish an IBC-approved protocol to work at either Biosafety Level (BSL) 1 or 2, and inactivate all materials to be ...

This Plan outlines the authority of the Brandeis Institutional Biosafety Committee with respect to the acquisition, authorization and use of biological agents. Authorization is given to the IBC to ...

The October 2001 anthrax event attracted considerable attention to the safety and security of microbiology research and diagnostic programs, particularly those operating at high-containment ...

William & Mary IBC is not limited to the narrow regulations on recombinant DNA technology set forth by the NIH. Most universities have mandates to oversee broader biosafety issues, particularly ...

Biosafety cabinets, an integral part of hospital, research, and industry laboratories across the globe, create a clean and/or ventilated workspace for drug preparation, diagnosis, research, and ...

St. Mary’s College of Maryland professor of biology Jeffrey Byrd recently published a paper on the “Guidelines for Biosafety in Teaching Laboratories Version 2.0: A Revised and Updated Manual for 2019 ...

Below you will find a compilation of links to a number of resources. If you cannot find something you need or have additional questions, contact the IBC office at ibc@brandeis.edu or 781-736-8136.

The World Health Organization (WHO) classified monkeypox as a zoonosis, that is, a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans. Since early May 2022, many instances of monkeypox have been ...