Update to Emory University’s IBC Policies and Procedures

The Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHSO) updated the Policies and Procedures of the Emory University Institutional Biosafety Committee. The current version is on the EHSO website under Forms/Documents. This document outlines the responsibilities of the Emory University Institutional Biosafety Committee in accordance with NIH Guidelines, which includes the review of research that involves recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids. 

A highlight of the changes includes updates to: 

• Appendix 1 Guidelines for Experiments Covered by the NIH Guidelines, 
• Appendix 2 IBC Review of Studies Involving Emergency Use Authorization, 
• NIH Office of Science Policy contact information.
       

Contact EHSO or your EHSO Research Building Liaison if you have any questions.