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Institutional Biosafety Committee

Grinnell’s IBC holds a multifaceted purview. First, the IBC oversees all research proposals involving infectious biological agents, recombinant DNA, radioactive materials and select biological agents (as classified by the CDC). Additionally, the IBC develops emergency plans for biohazards and supplies consultation with researchers on biosafety issues. Any faculty, staff or student conducting research that includes biological hazards needs to submit a proposal of the research to the IBC Chair before submitting that proposal to the college’s IRB or IACUC. Please allow an additional 14 days for IBC review. We encourage electronic submission of the proposals (send to ibc@grinnell.edu). Researchers with approval need to submit a protocol modification form to the IBC for significant modifications to research proposals (either procedures or subject populations).

Additional resources can be found under the following categories of links:

General Information

2006-2007 Board Members

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Forms

Proposal Form for Research with Biohazards

Protocol Modification form for Research with Biohazards

IBC form can be viewed as a Web page or downloaded as a Word file.

Resources for Students

Online Ethics Training

It is highly recommended that student researchers complete the “Biosafety Training Program” before initiating any biohazard research at Grinnell College.

Biosafety Training Program – University of Nebraska

Laboratory Safety Tutorial – Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Blood Borne Pathogens Training – Johns Hopkins University

Research Aids

Biohazards utilized at Grinnell (e.g. Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus) are classified as Risk Group Two – moderate individual risk, limited community risk.

Bio Basics Fact Sheets – University of Minnesota

Risk Group Classifications for Infectious Agents – ABSA

Biosafety Levels – North Dakota State University