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
- If your research involve pathogen complete the UNTHSC-Pathogen-Safety-plan.
- If your research involve any rDNA or synthetic DNAshRNA, siRNA or viral vectors please complete the UNTHSC-rDNAsDNA-Safety-plan and IBC rDNA Review Checklist.
- Changes to you approved protocols can be submitted using the UNTHSC_IBC_amendment_form.
- Clinical research involving biohazard material ( Human fluids and tissue analysis0 -complete the UNTHSC-Pathogen-Safety-plan.
- 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 protocol submission process, please contact the Bio Safety Program Office (ibc@unthsc.edu) .
IBC meets on third Wednesday of every month from 12 Noon to 1 p.m.
IBC Protocol Submission Due Date | IBC Meeting date |
January 26, 2022 | February 16, 2022 |
February 23, 2022 | March 16, 2022 |
March 23, 2022 | April 20, 2022 |
April 26, 2022 | May 18, 2022 |
May 25, 2022 | June 15, 2022 |
June 22, 2022 | July 20, 2022 |
July 27, 2022 | August 17, 2022 |
August 24, 2022 | September 21, 2022 |
September 28, 2022 | October 19, 2022 |
October 26, 2022 | November 16, 2022 |
November 23, 2022 | December 14, 2022 |
December 23, 2022 | January 18, 2023 |
Other forms and SOP for biosafety operations
Biological Safety Cabinet Laboratory equipment relocation Installation form
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