Research Compliance News
ASC: Pathogen screening of mice from non-approved vendors
What’s changing? The BU Animal Science Center (ASC) recently updated our biosecurity program to allow the importation of mice from institutions positive for previously excluded pathogens. As a result, the ASC is introducing testing for mouse norovirus (MNV) and Helicobacter upon receipt of new colonies from non-approved vendors, which includes all... More
ASC: Mouse norovirus and helicobacter no longer excluded pathogens on W8
As part of an ongoing operational review of policies and procedures at the BU Animal Science Center, research leadership has decided to no longer pursue the eradication of two excluded pathogens—mouse norovirus (MNV) and Helicobacter—among the conventional colonies on W8. They will remain excluded from all other housing spaces managed... More
IBC Public Meeting
Public Meeting Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Biological Laboratory Regulation, the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) of Boston University (BU) will hold its annual public meeting on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from 1:00 PM -4:00 PM at the Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, More
Guidelines for submissions, triggering events in Click
During the implementation of Click (the new IACUC software), protocol shells were created for all IACUC-approved protocols. These protocol shells consist solely of the required fields that could be mapped from the approved protocol, all other fields of the protocol form were left blank. As there are several acceptable ways... More
IACUC launch delayed due to technical issue
Today's planned launch of the University's new IACUC software, Click, has been delayed due to a technical issue. We are hoping to have the issue resolved by tomorrow. Please contact us at iacuc@bu.edu if you are impacted by this delay.
Training sessions announced for new IACUC system
Initial training sessions on how to use Click will be held on both campuses as follows. SPACE IS LIMITED, please contact IACUC@bu.edu to register. Date Time Campus Format Topic Wed. 6/6/18 10am-12pm BUMC classroom How to use Click Wed. 6/6/18 2-4 pm CRC classroom How to use Click Thurs. 6/7/18 10 am – 12pm BUMC classroom How to use Click Thurs. 6/7/18 2-4pm CRC computer lab How to submit a new protocol (hands on) Fri. 6/8/18 10am-12pm BUMC computer lab How... More
Effective June 18, all BUMC, CRC IACUC submissions will go through new software
Researchers and their staff should be aware of the following deadlines leading up to the launch of Click, the new IACUC software: June 1: Deadline for all IACUC submissions. Submissions made after June 1 may have to be reentered into Click June 11 – 15: INSPIR data freeze: no changes may be... More
New IACUC software is coming
The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee is implementing a new electronic protocol management system, Huron Click, to replace INSPIR and paper CRC protocols. Benefits of the new software include: Easy visualization of workflow and protocol status Library of our own approved standard procedures from which to select Prepopulated with anesthetic administration procedures ... More