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IBC Policies & Procedures

How to Submit an IBC Application or Registration Form:
All completed application or registration forms should be sent to ibc@mailbox.sc.edu and signature pages may be faxed to the IBC administrator at 777-2849. All applications must be submitted at least 2 weeks before the next scheduled committee meeting. The table below includes additional biosafety resources with information on a diverse range of topics that may be useful in completing IBC applications and achieving full compliance.

What Type of Work Must Receive IBC Approval?
All work involving recombinant DNA, materials derived from humans/primates, biosafety level 2 agents, or biological toxins must be approved by the IBC before work is initiated. The appropriate application and/or registration form described below should be completed and submitted to the IBC based on the type of biological materials used in your laboratory.

Recombinant DNA:
Recombinant DNA Application Form
All work involving recombinant DNA must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) by submitting this form. These experiments must be approved by the IBC before work is initiated.

Human/Primate Materials:
Biosafety Registration Form for Human or Non-Human Primate Materials
This form must be completed for each human/primate material used in the laboratory. For example, work involving human or primate blood, cell lines, body fluids, or unfixed tissue samples. If these materials are used as part of a project involving recombinant DNA, you must complete the Recombinant DNA Application Form, but this additional form is not required.

Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) Agents:
Biosafety Registration Form for Biosafety Level 2 Agents
This form must be completed for each biosafety level 2 agent used in the laboratory. For example, work involving BSL-2 bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.
If the BSL-2 agent(s) are used as part of a project involving recombinant DNA, you must complete the Recombinant DNA Application Form, but this additional form is not required.

Biological Toxins:
Biosafety Registration Form for Biological Toxins
This form must be completed for work involving toxins of biological origin. This would include toxins such as Botulinum neurotoxins, Staphylococcal enterotoxins, Ricin, or Tetrodotoxin.

Next Committee Meeting
June 17 , 2009, 3:00 PM, 306 Benson Sch, Columbia, SC
Archive Minutes

Additional Biosafety Resources
NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
Biosafety Considerations for Research with Lentiviral Vectors
Safety Considerations in Recombinant DNA Research with Pathogenic Viruses
Transgenic Animals and the Use of Recombinant DNA in Animals
Animal Experiments Covered Under the NIH Guidelines
Biological Spill Clean-up & Personnel Contamination Procedures
Material Safety Data Sheets for Infectious Substances
List of Select Agents and Toxins
Select Agent Biological Toxin Inventory Form (Excluded Quantities)
National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) – Review of “Dual Use” Research

 

Committee Minutes Archives
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July 26, 2006 March 19, 2007 March 19, 2008 March 18, 2009
August 1, 2006 June 16, 2007 June 4, 2008 June 17,2009
August 7, 2006 September 19, 2007 September 24, 2008  
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