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The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) consists of faculty, staff, and community representatives and is charged under Federal Regulations and Regents' Policy with the oversight of all teaching and research activities involving:
- Recombinant DNA;
- Artificial Gene Transfer;
- Infectious Agents (bacteria, viruses, protozoans, fungi, etc.);
- Biologically Derived Toxins
This also includes use of biological materials at sites removed from the University of Minnesota by University faculty, staff, researchers, and non-university staff researchers under grants and contracts to the University.
Committee members are appointed by the Vice President for Research. The University Biological Safety Officer (BSO) from the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (DEHS) serves as a member of the IBC. The BSO and IBC are authorized to inspect research facilities, approve research practices and procedures, and take such actions that are necessary, including the enforcement of cessation of research activities in the event of an unresolved safety hazard.
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Membership of the IBC Committee
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