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SPONSORED RESEARCH HAS WORKED WITH THE COLLEGE'S INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB), INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE (IBC), AND INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE (IACUC) TO SECURE THE FOLLOWING MEETING SCHEDULES AND PROTOCOL DUE DATES:

CHAIR:  PATRICK MCKEON 

Submission Date           Meeting Date
January 24, 2022           February 3, 2022
February 7, 2022            February 17, 2022
February 21, 2022          March 3, 2022
March 11, 2022               March 24, 2022
March 28, 2022             April 7, 2022
April 11, 2022                 April 21, 2022
April 25, 2022                May 5, 2022

• Standard and Delegated Review Applications MUST be received on the SUBMISSION DATES by 5:00 pm to be reviewed by the committee at the next scheduled meeting.
• Expedited and Exempt Applications may be sent at any time. Committee members have 10 business days to review and respond (in the summer this may vary).
• Send all applications electronically through Axiom Mentor.
  • See https://www.ithaca.edu/sponsored-research/institutional-review-board-irb for more information

CHAIR:  JAMIE ELLIS

Protocols for review at the Monday, February 14, 2022, meeting MUST be received by Monday, February 4, 2022, at 5 pm.

• A reminder for all faculty who use any nucleus acids in their research or classes. Federal guidelines now require that anyone that uses any nucleus acids must register with the Biosafety Committee even if the research is at the BSL-1 level. Initial registration requires the following forms: Registration for the Use of Biological Materials, Registration of Experiments/Activities Involving Nucleic Acids, List of Laboratory Personnel, Researcher Experience Form.
• All faculty planning to conduct research or classroom activity involving any kind of nucleic acids, including genomes, plasmids, or short nucleic acid sequences, or any potentially bio-hazardous material, including pathogens, biological toxins, or human cells, tissues, organs, or fluids must obtain prior approval from the Institutional Biosafety Committee before undertaking that activity. This committee provides federally mandated oversight of activities that present a risk of infection or illness in humans.

PLEASE NOTE: RESEARCH INVOLVING VIRUSES OR EXPOSURE TO PATHOGENIC VIRUSES IS NOT ALLOWED AT ITHACA COLLEGE.

• Faculty who have submitted forms that were approved last year need only to fill out an update form and a new laboratory personnel form.
• Federal guidelines require that applicants possess prior experience with a particular agent or procedure, and those supervising the activity should be familiar with proper safety precautions, procedures involving storage, and disposal. A link to federal guidelines can be found on the Institutional Biosafety website.
• Forms and additional information may also be found on the Biosafety website. Please direct submissions and inquiries to biosafety@ithaca.edu.