Protocols for review at the Spring 2021 IBC meeting on Wednesday, February 3, must be received by Thursday, January 27, at 5pm.
A reminder for all faculty who use any nucleus acids in their research or classes. Federal guidelines now require registration with the Biosafety Committee even if the research is at the BSL-1 level. Initial registration requires the following forms: Registration for the Use of Biological Materials, Registration of Experiments/Activities Involving Nucleic Acids, List of Laboratory Personnel, Researcher Experience Form.
Forms and additional information may also be found on the Biosafety website (www.ithaca.edu/sponsored-research/institutional-biosafety-committee). Please direct submissions and inquiries to biosafety@ithaca.edu.
All faculty planning to conduct research or classroom activity involving any kind of nucleic acids, including genomes, plasmids, or short nucleic acid sequences, or any potentially bio-hazardous material, including pathogens, biological toxins, or human cells, tissues, organs or fluids must obtain prior approval from the Institutional Biosafety Committee before undertaking that activity. This committee provides federally mandated oversight of activities that present risk of infection or illness in humans.
Please note that research involving viruses or exposure to pathogenic viruses is NOT allowed at Ithaca College.
Faculty who have submitted forms that were approved last year need only to fill out an update form and a new laboratory personnel form.
Federal guidelines require that applicants possess prior experience with a particular agent or procedure, and those supervising the activity should be familiar with proper safety precautions, procedures involving storage, and disposal. A link to federal guidelines can be found on the Institutional Biosafety website.
If you are conducting research in the lab or other location that includes more than yourself as the PI (e.g., other faculty, students), please provide a listing of lab personnel and also a safety plan for review by the HSAG. This approved safety plan must be attached to your Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) protocol.
If you have any questions, please contact Academic Project Coordinator, Zaira Sylvain at zsyvain@ithaca.edu, or Warren Calderone, Director of Sponsored Research at wcalderone@ithaca.edu.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Zaira Sylvain at zsylvain@ithaca.edu for (607) 274-1206. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.