Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- Biosafety Manual
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- BMBL (5th ed)
- Charter
- Forms and Applications
- Gene Therapy
- Human Cells
- Hazardous Biological Agents
- Members
- Recombinant or Synthetic DNA Molecules
- Shipping Manual
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) at the University of Montana (UM) reviews, approves and maintains a record of all research and teaching activities by faculty, staff
The IBC advises the vice president for research and recommends policies to guide principal investigators (PIs) in carrying out UM’s biosafety program for the acquisition, use, training, transfer, storage, disposal, and emergency response procedures for good biological safety practice emphasizing protection of personnel, the general public
Contact the Biosafety Officer Kathryn.heivilin@umontana.edu for further information.
Research activities and agents regulated by the IBC include:
Hazardous Biological Agents
- Infectious/pathogenic agents classified in risk groups 2 and 3 (bacterial, fungal, parasitic, viral, rickettsial or chlamydial) agents by:
- Other agents with potential for causing disease in humans, animals, or plants.
- The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of USDA has published a list of regulated plant pests. A Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement (MUA) is required if you are working with or in possession of any of these plant pathogens/pests.
- APHIS also has developed a list of regulated animal and plant pathogens in response to the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002. Possession of any of the agents published in the Federal Register also require an MUA and notification of the US Secretary of Agriculture. Further information about their Regulated Organism and Soil Permits is available at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/import-information/permits/regulated-organism-and-soil-permits.
Recombinant or Synthetic DNA Molecules*
- NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic DNA Molecules
- Molecules which are constructed outside living cells by joining natural or synthetic DNA segments of DNA molecules that can replicate in a living cell or,
- DNA molecules that result from the replication of those described in "1" above.
*ALL recombinant or synthetic DNA work be registered with the IBC, EVEN IF IT IS EXEMPT from NIH Guidelines.
Gene Therapy
- Delivery of exogenous genetic material (DNA or RNA) to somatic cells for the purpose of modifying those cells.
Human Cells
- All human cell lines, tissues and blood products will be handled under at least BSL2 containment.
- Labs working with primary human cell isolates, tissues or blood products will be offered hepatitis B vaccination and must submit a blood-borne pathogen plan in the IBC application.