Chikungunya virus Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Chikungunya virus is an arthropod-borne single stranded RNA alphavirus transmitted by mosquitoes that causes an acute febrile illness with polyarthralgia and arthritis. Disease/Infection 70% of people infected develop febrile illness with polyarthralgia of small joints. Up to 30% remain asymptomatic. Pathogenicity Usually self limited with ? […]
Deadline for IACUC submissions approaches
If you have a protocol expiring in July, please submit your renewal by June 1. All other submissions that cannot wait until after Click goes live must be submitted by June 1. If you cannot make the June 1 deadline, please contact the IACUC office. Submissions received after June 1 may have to be reentered in Click. In […]
Animal Science Center
New IACUC software scheduled for June launch
As Research Compliance readies to launch Click, the new IACUC software that will replace the INSPIR system, it is asking researchers to remember the following deadlines: If you have a protocol expiring in June, renewals to the IACUC were due May 15 to ensure approval prior to the expiration date. If you have a protocol […]
Radioisotope use (RAM) permits will be migrated to BioRAFT
Radiation Safety has begun the process of migrating RAM permits from the Research Information Management System (RIMS) to BioRAFT. Permits will be migrated in order of upcoming permit expiration dates. Once a permit has been migrated to BioRAFT, the permit holder will receive a notification through the BioRAFT messaging system asking them to review the […]
RIMS system to undergo upgrade June 4
Users of the Research Information Management System will soon note the following new features as part of an upgrade: A new dashboard that makes navigation simpler upon login. Users are now able to use the browser’s back button. Improvements to look and feel. Please submit any questions or comments through the Contact Us link on […]
Facility Governance
Cost Analysis & Rate Setting for Research Facilities While fiscal administration at the ASC is largely shaped by federal regulation, the university looks for every opportunity to mitigate impacts to the costs borne by researchers. This approach can be seen most readily in the pricing of special services; before FY2018, the cost to PIs had […]
Updated Consent Form for Use of Research Videos or Recordings
The Charles River Campus (CRC) Institutional Review Board recognizes that that investigators may wish to use videos or recordings that were obtained during a research study for other purposes which are not related to the research study. This may include any of the following use in future research studies; educational or presentation purposes; scientific conferences; […]
Usutu virus (USUV) Agent Information Sheet
Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) Boston University 617-358-7647 Agent Usutu virus (USUV) is an African mosquito-borne flavivirus belonging to the Japanese encephalitis virus serocomplex and is closely related to the Murray Valley encephalitis virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, and West Nile virus. Disease/Infection Usutu virus symptoms can include fever, rash, and neurological disorders Pathogenicity A flavivirus […]
Sindbis virus (SINV) Agent Information Sheet
Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) Boston University 617-358-7647 Agent Sindbis fever is a self-limiting, mild, febrile disease with vesicular exanthema and arthralgia. Many infections cause no symptoms. Acutely symptoms consist of headache, fever, arthralgias (small joints). An M-P rash, fatigue, and muscle pain may develop. Rash including vesicular rash can affect trunk, limbs, palms, and […]