IBC Agenda March 15, 2021

Meeting called to order at _______ by Chair Matson.

Approval of Minutes from September 18, 2020 IBC Meeting

Items from the Chair (Matson):

Welcome and introduction of new Biological safety Officer (BSO) Danielle Rintala

Continuing Education (Rintala):

Updated BMBL, 6th edition

New Business

Protocols for Full Committee Review (1):

PR-2013-R1 (renewal of PR-2013): Manganese Homeostasis in Bacteria (Lauren Waters)

Activities reviewed by Chair/BSO for Initiation under III-E requiring FCR (0)

Protocols reviewed via Designated Member Review (DMR) since last meeting (1) (Note: E-files available upon request for any protocols reviewed by DMR)

PR-2002-R1: Sequence and function of odorant receptor genes in beetles (Robert Mitchell)

Reviewed at 9/18/2020 meeting; revisions approved through DMR by Chair on 11/25/2020.

Modifications to Protocols (0)

Incident Reports (0)

Items from IBC Administration: (1)

Updated UWO Biosafety Manual

Contact Information: Update to biological safety officer and contact information (pg. 4)

Section 3.3: Immune Compromised Individuals in the Laboratory (pg. 17-18)

Section 4.4: Plant Biosafety Levels added (pg. 30-32)

Items from IBC Members:

Items from the floor (guests):