Biosafety Program Policies

Endorsed by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Institutional Biosafety Committee (VUMC IBC)

Programs by Specific Material

• Human-Derived Materials & Bloodborne Pathogens in Basic Research Applications
• Biological Toxins and Venoms
  • Toxin SOP Template
  • Toxin Trainee Record Template
• Macaque Tissues, Body Fluids and Cells in Basic Research Applications
  • Macaque-Derived Materials Notification Letter
• Biosafety Level 2 with Enhanced Practices (BSL2+) for Basic Research Applications

Policies for Specific Situations

• Responding to Personnel Exposures and Spills Involving Biological Materials
• High Risk Biological Agents: Safeguarding Against Accidental Exposures
• Expedited Institutional Biosafety Approval: Testing/Analyses Requested by Public Health Authorities
• Temporary Trainee Researchers Working with Infectious Agents
  • Undergraduate Infectious Agent Project Profile

See also:

• Biological and Animal Care Safety
• Institutional Biosafety Committee