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.