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IBC

  • NIH Guidelines Training Module
  • IBC Guidance for Viruses and Vectors
  • IBC Review Timeline/Process Chart (PowerPoint) ​
  • Sample Application

Internal Links

  • Office of Research Protections (ORP)
  • Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)
  • Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Materials Transfer Agreement Information 
  • Department of Environmental Health and Safety Home Page
  • Department of Environmental Health and Safety - Biosafety Page
  • Health Sciences Pitt
  • Vector Core Facility: MWRI 

External Links

  • IBC-  NIH/OSP: NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
  • IBC -Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th edition (BMBL)
  • Information about Select Agents
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
  • Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
  • American Biological Safety Association
  • hSCRO - NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research
  • hSCRO - National Academies Guidelines & Amendments
  • hSCRO - NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry
  • hSCRO - NIH Resource for Stem Cell Research
  • hSCRO - International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
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Guidance & Forms

  • Investigator Responsibility
  • Clinical Trial Research Submissions
  • Virus & Vector Standards
  • Forms
  • Membership
  • Helpful Links

My IBC

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Incident Report

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Helpful Links

Multiple internal and external resources, from IBC tools to NIH guidelines, are available to assist you in your work. 

Meeting Dates

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Institutional Biosafety Committee
University of Pittsburgh
Institutional Biosafety 
Suite 401 Hieber Building
3500 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
412-383-1768
ibc_support@pitt.edu

Work Partners

Environmental Health and Safety
412-624-9505
 
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Office 
412-383-2008
 
Institutional Review Board
412-383-1480
 
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