Chemical Hygiene Plan
To Print or Save: Download the guidance below as a PDF. Approved Mar 1, 2023 Introduction Purpose Boston University (BU) is committed to the safe and compliant use of chemicals in the laboratory. The Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) sets forth the policies, procedures and guidelines in place to protect laboratory workers (and those supporting laboratories at […]
Kevin Tuohey
Huron COI to Replace SharePoint FCOI Disclosure System
BU’s SharePoint site for Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosures retires this spring and transitions to Huron COI. The switch to Huron COI should improve user experience and the disclosure process for investigators. BU researchers who work with animals will already be familiar with Huron from the IACUC and AOps modules. What’s new On the new […]
Memo: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes, June 3, 2022
TO: Boston University Deans, Department Chairs, Principal Investigators, Department Administrators, and Grant Administrators FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Karen Antman, Provost, Medical Campus, and Dean, School of Medicine DATE: June 3, 2022 SUBJECT: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes Boston University is committed to efficiently managing its animal care facilities […]
PyroTox Gases SOP Template
All laboratories at BU that work with PyroTox Gases must complete the standard operating procedure template below and submit to the Chemical Safety Officer via oehs@bu.edu (please send to the attention of the Chemical Safety Officer in the body of the email). Labs are also encouraged to contact EHS (oehs@bu.edu) for further assistance adopting and working […]
Institutional Biosafety Committee Charter
Approved May 17, 2022 Scope of Committee Oversight The Institutional Biosafety Committee’s (IBC) scope extends to BU and Boston Medical Center (BMC) and to all laboratories affiliated with, served by, owned, or controlled by BU. Committee Responsibilities The IBC is an institutional committee created under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines to review research involving recombinant […]
Kyle Grosz
M. Mazur
M. (Michelle) Mazur is a multidisciplinary lab animal veterinarian who completed her veterinary degree at Kansas State University in 2013. She spent three years in a BSL-3 lab studying immunopathobiology and virology in collaboration with the Australian Animal Health Laboratory of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Geelong, Victoria. In 2016, Dr. M […]
Jessica Captain Novick
Jessica supports BU healthcare providers and health plans on both the Charles River and Medical Campus in complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, and is responsible for compliance with other health privacy laws and healthcare compliance generally, including billing compliance, federal and state fraud and abuse laws, civil […]
Japanese Encephalitis Virus Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a single stranded, enveloped RNA virus which is about 40-50 nm in diameter, and belongs to the Flaviviridae family. Also referred to as JE, JEV, Japanese B Encephalitis, Arbovirus B, and Mosquito-borne encephalitis virus. Disease/Infection Japanese encephalitis may present as […]