About the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)


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The purpose of the Augusta University (Augusta University), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is to ensure institutional compliance with laws and regulations governing research with biohazardous materials to include pathogenic microorganisms, infectious materials, recombinant and synthetic nucleic acids (r/s NA), and select agents/toxins and to establish policies, procedures, and practices to ensure that research at Augusta University does not present unacceptable risks to the health or safety of faculty, staff, students, visitors, or the general public.

The IBC implements CDC guidelines published in Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 6th ed, 2020; NIH guidelines published in NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA, April 2016; and federal regulations governing CDC/USDA Select Agents published in DHHS 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 73, Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Biennial Review, Proposed Rule.

All research and instruction at Augusta University involving the following materials below, requires registration with the Biological Safety Office and approval from the IBC. The IBC reviews Biosafety Protocol (BSP) applications once per month. BSPs involving r/s NA must be submitted to biosafety@augusta.edu by the 1stof the month, to be considered for IBC review during that month's meeting. To assist you in completing the process of gaining approval, download the Application Checklist

 
 
IBC Chairperson  
Stuart A. Thompson, Ph.D.
706-721-7277
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IBC Alternate Chairperson
Tiana Curry-McCoy, Ph.D.
706-721-9330
NOTE:  IBC Meeting dates have been changed from the
3rd Wednesday of each month to the 3rd Tuesday of each
month, beginning at 12:00 Noon.  Most meetings will be hybrid 
meetings with Virtual Access as well as Physical Locations.
 

Dates

Locations

Times

January 16, 2024

GB-1220/Virtual via TEAMS

12:00 p.m.

February 20, 2024

GB-1220A/Virtual via TEAMS

12:00 p.m.

March 19, 2024

GB-1220A/Virtual via TEAMS

12:00 p.m.

April 16, 2024

GB1210-B/Virtual via TEAMS

12:00 p.m.

May 21, 2024

GB1210-B/Virtual via TEAMS

12:00 p.m.

June 18, 2024

TEAMS Virtual Meeting/Location TBD

12:00 p.m.

July 16, 2024

TEAMS Virtual Meeting/Location TBD

12:00 p.m.

August 20, 2024

TEAMS Virtual Meeting/Location TBD

12:00 p.m.

September 17, 2024

TEAMS Virtual Meeting/Location TBD

12:00 p.m.

October 15, 2024

TEAMS Virtual Meeting/Location TBD

12:00 p.m.

November 2024 TBD

TEAMS Virtual Meeting/Location TBD

12:00 p.m.

December 2024 TBD

TEAMS Virtual Meeting/Location TBD

12:00 p.m..