{"id":6450,"date":"2024-06-21T18:24:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T22:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/?page_id=6450"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:11:52","slug":"biosafety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/biosafety\/","title":{"rendered":"Biosafety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{background:rgba(171,184,195,0.24);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;}.kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:0px;margin-right:15px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;}.kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-infobox-textcontent h3.kt-blocks-info-box-title{font-size:17px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-right:12px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}.kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#000000;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-blocks-info-box-text{padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box6450_079bc4-d6\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-left\"><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h3 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/2025\/06\/24\/biosafety-new-nih-dangerous-gain-of-function-research-requirements-for-notification-suspension-or-termination\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/2025\/06\/24\/biosafety-new-nih-dangerous-gain-of-function-research-requirements-for-notification-suspension-or-termination\/\"><strong>New NIH \u201cDangerous Gain-of-Function\u201d Research Requirements<\/strong><\/a> (6\/24\/2025)<\/h3><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued new requirements for notification, suspension, or termination of \u201cdangerous gain-of-function research.\u201d Please see the news post linked above for more information.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6450_be7fcc-44\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to ensure all biosafety spaces are inspected and that the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) has a record of&nbsp;<em>all<\/em>&nbsp;biosafety work being conducted on campus, IBC registration is required for all labs (research and\/or educational) using biological materials of any kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IBC protocol approval is required&nbsp;<em>prior<\/em>&nbsp;to the use of biohazards in research or teaching. Under 91±¬ΑΟ policy, \u201cbiohazard\u201d includes recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules (including plants), biological materials\/biospecimens (human and animal blood, bodily fluids, and\/or tissues), infectious agents<sup>*<\/sup>,&nbsp;or select agents\/toxins. (<sup>*<\/sup>The 91±¬ΑΟ has defined \u201cinfectious agents\u201d as all bacterial, parasitic, fungal, viral, and prion, included within Class 2 or higher classes; see Appendix B of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/osp.od.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/NIH_Guidelines.pdf\">National Institutes of Health [NIH] Guidelines [PDF] [external link]<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For guidance on whether your biohazards work requires IBC or other approvals, view the IBC Registration and Protocol Submission Flow Chart: <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/ibc-submission-flow-chart-diagram\/\">Diagram IBC Flow Chart (Word)<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/ibc-submission-flow-chart-plain-text\/\">Plain Text IBC Flow Chart (Word)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions regarding the IBC may be directed to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:umric@maine.edu\">umric@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Up Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/biosafety\/ibc-policy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/biosafety\/policy\/\">Policy<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6450_70d1d5-5b .kt-block-spacer{height:27px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6450_70d1d5-5b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6450_70d1d5-5b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\">Contact for IBC Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:umric@maine.edu\">umric@maine.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box5952_f33500-89 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\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h4 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Andrew Holmes, Ph.D.<\/h4><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Institutional Biosafety Officer<br \/><a href=\"mailto:andrew.p.holmes@maine.edu\">andrew.p.holmes@maine.edu<\/a><br \/>207.581.3827<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box6085_5b7396-3d .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box6085_5b7396-3d .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#ffffff;}.kt-info-box6085_5b7396-3d.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box6085_5b7396-3d .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box6085_5b7396-3d .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container 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951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/445\/2023\/03\/Amanda-Ashe-Portrait-1268x1900.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1709px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h4 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Amanda Ashe, CRA, ECoP\u00ae\u2013 EAR\/ITAR<\/h4><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Director of Research Compliance, Export Control Officer <br \/><a href=\"mailto:amanda.l.ashe@maine.edu\">amanda.l.ashe@maine.edu<\/a><br \/>207.581.1480, 310 Alumni Hall<\/p><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore info-box-link\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/people\/amanda-ashe\/\">Ashe Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box6286_f0e8fe-51 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634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/445\/2021\/07\/PaulaPotrait2-846x1267.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/445\/2021\/07\/PaulaPotrait2-951x1425.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h4 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Paula Portalatin, CIP, CPIA<\/h4><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Associate Director of Research Compliance<br><a href=\"mailto:paula.portalatin@maine.edu\">paula.portalatin@maine.edu<\/a><br>207.581.2657, 311 Alumni Hall<\/p><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore info-box-link\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/people\/paula-portalatin\/\">Portalatin Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Institutional Biosafety 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