{"id":45233,"date":"2026-04-17T10:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/?page_id=45233"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:09:12","slug":"biosafety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/integrity-security\/biosafety\/","title":{"rendered":"Biohazardous Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The University of Rhode Island Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) reviews and approves Biological Research protocols, where Biological Research is defined as any laboratory research or teaching activity involving:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules (r\/sDNA),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biological agents (i.e., viable infectious microorganisms (including prions) regardless of their pathogenicity to&nbsp;humans)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human or nonhuman primate materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biological toxins subject to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectagents.gov\/sat\/list.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Select Agents Registry Program<\/a>&nbsp;managed by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to commencing Biological Research, investigators must submit a registration for review by the IBC. The IBC is established to ensure that Biological Research is conducted safely, and that compliance is maintained with applicable guidelines and regulations. The IBC is governed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/uri0.sharepoint.com\/sites\/DREDPolicyRevisions\/Shared%20Documents\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FDREDPolicyRevisions%2FShared%20Documents%2FWebsite%20Documents%2FORI%20Biosafety%20IBC%2FIBC%20Governance%20and%20Operation%20Document%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fsites%2FDREDPolicyRevisions%2FShared%20Documents%2FWebsite%20Documents%2FORI%20Biosafety%20IBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institutional Biosafety Committee Governance and Operation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/ibc-meeting-minutes\/\" title=\"\">IBC Meeting Minutes<\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/ibc-process-and-forms\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>IBC Process and Forms<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Learn More<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/guidance-topics\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>IBC Guidance and Resources<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Learn More<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ehs\/training_schedule\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>IBC Training<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Learn More<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/biosafety-reporting-incidents\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Reporting Incidents<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Learn More<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Rhode Island Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) reviews and approves Biological Research protocols, where Biological Research is defined as any laboratory research or teaching activity involving: Prior to commencing Biological Research, investigators must submit a registration for review by the IBC. 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