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The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBCInstitutional Biosafety Committee The IBC is an instituti... Full Definition) was created under National Institutes of Health guidelines to review research involving recombinant DNA and synthetic nucleic acid research. The IBCInstitutional Biosafety Committee The IBC is an instituti... Full Definition also reviews all research involving biohazardous materials and has oversight and responsibility for the biosafety program at BU and Boston Medical Center.
Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Boston Public Health Commissions Biological Laboratory Regulations, the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBCInstitutional Biosafety Committee The IBC is an instituti... Full Definition) of Boston University (BU) will hold its annual public meeting on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, from noon – 2 PM. The meeting will be held online (via Zoom) and […]
Mentored summer research experiences provide tremendous learning opportunities for students. University Policy requires that all individuals working in laboratory research, including summer research students, complete and have an up-to-date training, medical clearance, be added to IBCInstitutional Biosafety Committee The IBC is an instituti... Full Definition or IACUCInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee IACUC oversee... Full […]
BU's Biosafety Manual was updated in March 2023. Please download the latest version for your records. The policies and procedures located within this document are designed to safeguard personnel and the environment from biologically hazardous materials and to comply with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. All BU and BMC Principal Investigators (PIs) and laboratory […]