Marshall University
Institutional Biosafety Committee

Chair: Donald A. Primerano, Ph.D.
304-696-7338
primeran@marshall.edu

Committee Members: D. Davis, W. Douglas, T. Fenger, T. Green, E. Keville, W. McCumbee, E. Murray, V. Reichenbecher, D. Seibert, J. Valluri, A. Withrow,
Abid Yaqub, H. Yu

 

Biosafety Committee Policy Statement
 [ MS Word | PDF ]

Biosafety Guidelines

1. Office of Biotechnology Activities: rDNA and Gene Transfer: 

2. NIH Guidelines for rDNA research: 

3. "Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories"  (BMBL) 4th Edition"  http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/bmbl4toc.htm

4. Risk Group Classification for Infectious Agents http://www.absa.org/resriskgroup.html

5. State of WV Infectious Medical Waste Program

6. Safe Handling of Cell Lines - PDF

7. Infectious Waste Management Plan - PDF

Recombinant DNA Infectious Agent  Form
[ MS Word | Web page ]

Biohazardous Spill Occurrence Form
 [ MS Word | Web page ]

Safety Contacts

Brian Carrico,
Safety and Health Officer, 304-696-3432

William D. McCumbee,
Radiation Safety Office, 304-696-7366

 

Infectious  Waste management:
  Power Point Presentation - HTML 
Power Point  file - PPT

NIH Workshop Presentations (2/20/2003)

  1. Welcome
  2. Intro to OBA and IBCs
  3. History Evolution
  4. Overview of NIH Guidelines
  5. IBC Requirements
  6. Review RAC Process

Training Seminars

  1. Introduction to Biosafety
  2. NIH Recombinant DNA Guidelines
  3. MEB Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan
  4. MEB Infectious Medical Waste Management
  5. Biosafety in Biological and Biomedical Laboratories

Useful Links

Howard Hughes Laboratory Safety Program, Online Course and Exam: 

MU Office of Research Integrity (ORI / IRB)

National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity

National Security and Biological Research:  What Are the Boundaries?

Biotechnology in the Age of Terrorism: Confronting the Dual Use Dilemma:
   
   

Forms and instructions are available in a 
Word document format or a web page
 to print and mail.
 All forms must be typed and mailed to:
Donald A. Primerano
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
1542 Spring Valley Drive
Huntington, WV 25704
 
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