IBC Meeting Schedule and Protocol Submission
Who needs to be registered with Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)?
All work involving biohazard agents, recombinant and/or synthetic nucleic acid molecules, use of human blood, body fluids or tissues, gene therapy, use of USDA agents or CDC select agents must be registered and, in some cases, approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) prior to initiation of work. It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to submit a completed IBC application/registration to the Institutional Biosafety Committee
IBC Protocol submission process (NEW)
PI Guide to IBC
IBC Protocol submission forms (NEW)
- If your research involves pathogens, complete the UNTHSC IBC protocol submission 2024
- If your research involves any rDNA or synthetic DNAshRNA, siRNA or viral vectors, please complete the UNTHSC IBC protocol submission 2024
- Changes to your approved protocols can be submitted using the UNTHSC_IBC_amendment_form.
- Clinical research involving biohazard material ( Human fluids and tissue analysis -complete the UNTHSC IBC protocol submission 2024
- Clinical research involving ONLY sample collection by trained professionals – complete Clinical Research Registration form.
IBC meeting schedule
The deadline allows sufficient time for revision of the draft submission to ensure an administratively complete application is available to the committee in an effort to expedite review and approval. Incomplete submissions may necessitate a delay in consideration to a subsequent meeting. For questions regarding the protocol submission process, please contact the Bio Safety Program Office (ibc@unthsc.edu).
IBC meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 12 Noon to 1 p.m.
IBC Protocol Submission Due Date | IBC Meeting date |
January 22, 2025 | February 19, 2025 |
February 20, 2025 | March 12, 2025 |
March 26, 2025 | April 16, 2025 |
April 23, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
May 28, 2025 | June 18, 2025 |
June 25, 2025 | July 16, 2025 |
July 23, 2025 | August 20, 2025 |
August 27, 2025 | September 17, 2025 |
September 24, 2025 | October 15, 2025 |
October 22, 2025 | November 19, 2025 |
November 26, 2025 | December 17, 2025 |
December 24, 2025 | January 15, 2025 |
Other forms and SOP for biosafety operations:
Biological Safety Cabinet Laboratory equipment relocation Installation form
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