Biological Safety
Institutional Biosafety Committee
- About the IBC
- Committee Chairs
- Research Project Registration
- New! Registration Forms & Instructions
- Registration Deadlines
- Committee Meeting Schedule
- Reviewer Forms
- Project Approval and Updates
- Questions
About the Institutional Biosafety Committee
The Institutional Biosafety Committee serves as the Institutional Biosafety Committee for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as required by the NIH Guidelines. The committee is advisory on matters relating to the safe handling, transport, use and disposal of biological materials, including recombinant DNA molecules, on the Urbana-Champaign campus. The committee reports to the Vice Chancellor of Research through the Division of Research Safety.
Committee Chairs
Co-chairs of the IBC are Carol W. Maddox and Joanna L. Shisler.
Research Project Registration
In order to maintain safe conditions and regulatory compliance in research areas, work done with any of the following biological materials must be registered with the IBC:
- Human materials (e.g., human cell lines; blood or blood products; semen or vaginal secretions; fluids surrounding internal organs, the joints or a fetus; any body
- fluids contaminated with visible blood; any tissues)
- Any plant, animal or human pathogen
- Transgenic animals (use or creation)
- Transgenic plants
- Nonhuman primate materials
- Biotoxins
- Wild mammal materials
- Recombinant DNA (even work that is exempt from the NIH Guidelines must be registered*)
* The University is responsible for ensuring that all rDNA research, irrespective of funding source, is conducted "in full conformity with the provisions of the NIH Guidelines". In order ensure compliance with the Guidelines, campus policy requires that all rDNA work must be registered with the IBC. Penalties for University/Principal Investigator noncompliance may result in: (i) suspension, limitation, or termination of NIH funds for rDNA research at the university, or (ii) a requirement for prior NIH approval of any or all rDNA projects at the University.
New! Registration Forms & Instructions
The following instructions and Research Project Registration Forms are in Microsoft Word Format. Please note that previous versions of registration forms will no longer be accepted.
All completed forms should be submitted electronically to ibc@illinois.edu.
- Research Project Registration Process (updated 07/01/2009)
- FORM 1 - General Information (must be completed) (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 2 - rDNA Section A Non-Viral Host Vector Systems (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 2 - rDNA Section B Commercial Viral Host Vector Systems (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 2 - rDNA Section C Non-Commercial Viral Host Vector Systems (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 2 - rDNA Section D Large Scale Fermentation (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 3 - Pathogens Section A Human and Animal (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 3 - Pathogens Section B Plant (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 3 - Pathogens Section C Insects or Arthropods under Permit (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 4 - Biotoxins (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 5 - Human Materials/Nonhuman Primate Materials (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 6 - Work Involving Vertebrates (updated 06/24/2009)
- FORM 7 - Work Involving Whole Plants (updated 06/24/2009)
Registration Deadlines
The IBC meets once per month. Deadline dates were created to allow adequate time for reviewers to assess submitted research project registrations. In order to ensure review of your research project at the next committee meeting, complete registration information must be submitted by 5:00 PM on the dates listed below.
Deadline Dates for Submission of Registration Materials
- Friday, June 19, 2009
- Friday, July 17, 2009
- Friday, August 14, 2009
- Friday, September 18, 2009
- Friday, October 16, 2009
- Friday, November 13, 2009
- Friday, December 18, 2009
- Friday, January 15, 2010
- Friday, February 12, 2010
- Friday, March 19, 2010
- Friday, April 16, 2010
- Friday, May 14, 2010
- Friday, June 18, 2010
- Friday, July 16, 2010
Committee Meeting Schedule
Committee members - please note that you will be informed via email of any schedule changes.
| Date | Location | Room No. |
| Tuesday, June 9, 2009 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, October 13, 2009 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, April 13, 2010 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, June 8, 2010 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, July 13, 2010 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
| Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | Edward R. Madigan Laboratory | 350B |
All meetings will be held from 10:00 AM until Noon.
Project Approval and Updates
Once a project has received approval from the IBC the Biological Safety Section will issue an approval letter and a copy of the final registration documents via e-mail. The project registration will be valid for five years from the date of approval. If work is continuing beyond that time, new project registration forms will need to be submitted.
During the five year approval administrative updates should be made by e-mailing ibc@illinois.edu. The update request should include what needs to be updated (i.e. personnel changes, room changes, etc.) along with the title of the project and the original approval date. Project updates will not extend the original five year expiration of the project.
Reviewer Forms
The following is the most recent Project Assessment form. This form is for use by faculty reviewers on the IBC. (Microsoft Word format)
- Project Assessment Form (updated 01/19/06)
Questions
If you have questions about the IBC or research project registration, please email the Institutional Biosafety Committee, or call 333-2755 during regular business hours.
