Biological Safety

This document outlines the UW Institutional Biosafety Committee's working definition of 3rd generation lentiviral vectors.

The Vaccinia Virus Research Safety Policy outlines the safety and occupational health requirements for work with vaccinia virus.

The charter for the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) describes the purpose, function and operation of the University's IBC.

The BUA Application Submission Dates document lists the submission due dates for the Biological Use Authorization (BUA) application.

Submit BUA applications at least four weeks prior to the IBC meeting to ehsbio@uw.edu.

The UW Biosafety Manual provides students, staff, and faculty at UW with information that is necessary to protect them and the surrounding community from possible hazards associated with the use of biohazardous agents and recombinant or synthetic DNA/RNA (rDNA) molecules.

This manual is updated annually. If you have questions about the manual or its contents, please contact EH&S Biosafety at ehsbio@uw.edu or 206.221.7770.

This document details the types of experiments involving biohazards covered by the NIH Guidelines.

Complete the Biological Use Authorization (BUA) application for new and renewal projects to obtain approval for research involving biohazards. Submit BUA applications at least four weeks prior to the IBC meeting. Electronic submissions to ehsbio@uw.edu are preferred. Submit via campus mail to EH&S at Box 357165 or by fax to 206.221.3068.

The IBC Project Review Flowchart illustrates the Biological Use Authorization (BUA) approval process for projects with biohazards.