Institutional Biosafety Committee
All experiments involving recombinant DNA, biological toxins, and other biohazards must be approved by the Biological Safety Committee.
- Purpose
- Review and approved proposed research involving biohazards to ensure compliance with NIH Guidelines
- Providing guidance to UHD safety functions
- Collaborate with other UH System components to facilitate protocol review and approval
- Imposing necessary actions to assure regulatory compliance with biological safety requirements
- Composition
Laboratory Biosafety Guidance
Required Training
- Lab training with Principal Investigator on operations/techniques/equipment specific to that group
- Online CITI Training
Forms
- Faculty working with biological hazards must complete:
- Project Hazard Assessment Form (PHA)
- Depending on the responses given in the PHA and the assessment by the IBC, it may be necessary to complete a Memorandum of Understanding with UH (provided by IBC)
Links- UHD Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) - Biological Safety in Laboratories page