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Submitting a Nomination
Navigate to nuramp.nebraska.edu. Using your institutional credentials, sign in to the system. You will need to use Duo two-factor authentication to sign in. In the top right corner of your screen, click the "add" button, then select "Add New Application" ...
5.7 Obtaining Informed Consent from Non-English Speaking Persons, or Persons with Additional Needs or Vulnerabilities
1.0 Purpose The purpose of this policy is to describe the Organization’s requirements for the process and documentation of informed consent for non-English speaking persons, or persons with additional needs or vulnerabilities participating in human subject res...
1.34 Emergency Preparedness for the Office of Regulatory Affairs and IRBs
1.0 Purpose The purpose of this policy is to describe the Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations Plan (EP/COOP) for the HRPP. This policy and accompanying documents focus on the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) and the IRB; the Organization ma...
Emergency Preparedness /Continuity of Operations Plan (EP/COOP)
1.0 Emergency Preparedness /Continuity of Operations Plan (EP/COOP) 1.1. Purpose The UNMC Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) and the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is committed to the safety and protection of research participants, as well as ORA ...
Submission Deadlines
The IBC meets on the second Thursday of each month. In order for a protocol to be reviewed at a meeting, it must be submitted 10 days prior to the meeting date by 12 PM CT. IBC Full Board Submission Deadline* Date of IBC Meeting December 30, 2...
Frequently Asked Questions
Click on a question below to view the answer details. For any additional questions not covered below, contact the IBC Administrative office at ibcora@unmc.edu or 402-559-6463. Do I need to fill out an IBC application? If your work involves recombinant DNA ...
About Us
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is dedicated to protecting the health and safety of everyone at UNMC who works with biohazardous agents. Some of our major responsibilities include: Reviewing and approving recombinant DNA research projects to ens...
Training
Biosafety Training Program General biosafety training is required by all individuals conducting research on the UNMC/UNO campuses that involve biohazardous materials. All training modules can be accessed through Canvas. The NIH Guidelines state it is the res...
Forms
Form Type Download Instructions Adverse Event Report Laboratory Inspection Checklist BL2 Laboratory Inspection Checklist BL3 Laboratory Inspection Checklist ABL2 Laboratory Inspection Checklist ABL3 CDC-Form 2...
Policies
Below are UNMC policies relating to biosafety (click policy number to view in PDF format): IBC-01: Autoclave Operation and Safety IBC-02: Biological Safety Cabinet Certification IBC-03: Biological Safety Cabinet Operation IBC-04: Biological Spill Clean-U...
Resources
Guidelines CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) (6th edition; June 2020) Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets, Appendix A (see page 395 of BMBL) Health Canada Laboratory Biosafety Guideline...
Application Process
Experiments using Biosafety Levels 1-3 (BL-1, BL-2 or BL-3) containment must be reviewed and approved prior to the initiation of experiments. Experiments using BL-4 are not authorized for conduct at UNMC. The application process is as follows: For the revi...
Dual-Use Research of Concern
According to the National Institutes of Health, dual use research of concern (DURC) is "life sciences research that, based on current understanding, can be reasonably anticipated to provide knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be direct...
Experiments Requiring IBC Approval
Experiments that require IBC approval include those that involve: the deliberate transfer of a drug resistance trait to microorganisms that are not known to acquire the trait naturally, the deliberate transfer of recombinant DNA or DNA or RNA derived from ...
Federal Mandates for the Institution
Per NIH Guidelines "As a condition for NIH funding ... institutions shall ensure that research conducted at or sponsored by the institution, irrespective of the source of funding, shall comply with the NIH Guidelines." (Section 1-D of the NIH Guidelines) "(...
Definition of Biohazardous Agent
The purpose of the definition is to identify individuals who must take the Biosafety Training. Biohazardous materials are defined as materials of biological origin that have the capacity to produce deleterious effects on humans or animals. They include: rec...