For a quick overview of the IBCC Protocol Process please view this flow diagram.
The University of Texas at Dallas assumes responsibility for maintaining required standards of biological containment and handling for activities conducted in its facilities involving potentially biohazardous materials, including recombinant and synthetic DNA (rDNA/sDNA) molecules, as well as for research involving particularly hazardous chemicals.
As such, the University has a standing committee known as the Institutional Biosafety and Chemical Safety Committee (IBCC) that oversees the responsible conduct in these areas, both in research and teaching laboratories. The IBCC is a university-wide committee appointed by the President with the charge of reviewing all protocols that involve any of the following:
- Recombinant DNA
- Pathogenic organisms or other potentially infectious materials
- Human and non-human primate cells/tissues, blood, or other biological materials
- Research with animals/animal tissues known to be potential reservoirs of zoonotic disease (e.g. mosquitoes, bats, armadillos)
- Biological toxins or select agents
- Particularly hazardous chemicals
The standards that will be maintained by this committee either meet or exceed the current NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules, the CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), and UT Dallas policies.
Committee Meetings
The IBCC committee meets monthly on the Third Thursday of the month. A virtual Teams meeting link will be provided upon request.
Please note that this is a tentative schedule and is subject to change without notice. Please check frequently for any updates, or email ibcc@utdallas.edu for more information.
Contact Us
For more information on protocol registration or general questions regarding the committee, please contact us at ibcc@utdallas.edu.