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Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

The UTSA Institutional Biosafety Committee is a registered committee with the National Institutes of Health. This Committee reviews research protocols that involve potentially biohazardous materials and agents, recombinant and synthetic nucleic acids and the use of tissue isolated from vertebrates. The purpose of these reviews is to ensure that all activities involving these materials, and the facilities used to conduct such work, are in compliance with all applicable external regulations and University policies. The IBC is composed of UTSA research faculty, representatives from the UTSA Office of Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management and community members outside the University. The committee meets the first Wednesday of each month. Please refer to the important dates and deadlines drop-down menu below for specific dates of meetings and submission deadlines or click HERE to see the meeting schedule.

Protocol Submission Deadlines and IBC Meeting Dates

Fiscal Year 2019

The Meetings for FY2019 are scheduled for the FIRST WEDNESDAY of each month @ 9:00 AM, with exception(*) of January.

Application Deadline Date IBC Meeting Date
August 28, 2019 September 04, 2019
September 25, 2019 October 02, 2019
October 30, 2019 November 06, 2019
November 27, 2019 December 04, 2019
January 02, 2018 January 08, 2020*
January 29, 2020 February 05, 2020
February 26, 2020 March 04, 2020
March 25, 2020 April 01, 2020
April 29, 2020 May 06, 2020
May 27, 2020 June 03, 2020
June 24, 2020 July 01, 2020
July 29, 2020 August 05, 2020

It is essential to submit protocols by the deadline in order to give all members of the committee adequate time to do thorough evaluations of each protocol.

Submit completed Applications electronically to ibc@utsa.edu by 5:00 p.m. on the application deadline. For assistance please contact the IBC office at (210) 458-8515 or (210) 458-7733.

Forms

filetype-word IBC Appendix A – CRISPR (DOC)
filetype-word IBC Application – General Protocol (DOC)
filetype-word IBC Application – Plants (DOC)

Policies

filetype-pdf UTSA IBC Policy Approved 12-02-15 (PDF)
filetype-pdf UTSA DURC Policy 2015 Approved 09-02-15 (PDF)
filetype-pdf UTSA IBC Policy on AAV-rAAV Approved (11-06-13) (PDF)

Guidelines

external-link-list Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (5th Edition)
external-link-list OSHA Standards on Blood Borne Pathogens
external-link-list OSHA Standards on Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
external-link-list NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
filetype-pdf NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (PDF)

Bio Safety Resources

external-link-list Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management page for Material Safety Data Sheets
external-link-list American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
external-link-list CDC Select Agent Program

Bio Safety Protocol Processing Flowchart

A) Submit completed UTSA IBC protocol application form(s) electronically to the IBC Office on or before the applicable submission deadline. Print off signature page, sign it and send that to the “IBC Office” through campus mail.B) Application is placed on Agenda for next meeting and distributed to IBC for Full Committee Review.

C) Chair and Biological Safety Officer pre-review application and present for discussion by committee at regular meeting on 1st Wednesday of each month.

D) Possible outcomes of IBC review are reflected in the Score assigned to the application:
1 = Approved as written
2 = Tabled Pending Modifications and Re-review by Chairman
3 = Tabled Pending Modifications and Re-review by IBC at next convened meeting
4 = Declined (Disapproved)

E) Decision Notification. With a Score of 2, 3 or 4, the protocol application is returned to PI with written notification of the concerns of the committee.

F) Time required for subsequent actions/approval is heavily dependant upon the actions taken by the PI. A Score of “2” means that the revised application needs only to be re-reviewed by the Chairman (and any other IBC member who either specifically requests to be involved in the re-review or is asked by the Chairman to participate). That re-review can be done as soon the PI revises the application in light of the Decision Notification. If an application receives a Score of “3”, there are more substantive concerns with it, and the committee has voted to have the revision re-reviewed by the Full Committee at the meeting for which the submission of the revision meets the submission deadline. Clearly, the PI has the larger role in determining how long it takes to get his/her application approved.

G) Contact the IBC office iacuc@utsa.edu, (210) 458-8515 or (210) 458-7733 for further information.

If you need forms or information that is not on the website, you may contact the IBC Office:

Contact Staff

Amanda Haley, Ph.D.
Laboratory Compliance Manager
(210) 458-8515
Location: GSR 2.128A
ibc@utsa.edu
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