Forms & Resources for Biosafety and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Forms
- Biosafety Checklist (Word) (recommended that BSL-2 [Biosafety Level 2] labs conduct a self-audit on a yearly basis)
- IBC Registration Form (Word) (please complete the form and email to umric@maine.edu with IBC Registration in the subject line of the email)
- IBC Protocol Form (Word) (please complete the form and email to umric@maine.edu with IBC Protocol in the subject line of the email)
Regulations
- Federal Select Agent Program (external link)
- Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidance for Research with SARS-CoV-2 and IBC Requirements under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines (external link)
- NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (PDF) (external link)
- United States Government Policy for Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential (PDF) (external link)
Resources
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Guidelines for Biosafety in Teaching Laboratories (external link)
- NIH Biosafety Considerations for Contained Research Involving Gene Drive Modified Organisms (PDF) (external link)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (PDF) (external link)
- IBC Membership List
- IBC Registration and Protocol Submission Flow Chart: Flow Chart – Diagram (PDF); Flow Chart – Plain Text (Word)
- World Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory Biosafety Manual (December 2020) (external link)