Research Integrity & Compliance:IBC – Research with Hazardous Materials
All research conducted by East Texas A&M University employees or students involving any of the agents or materials listed below must be approved by the East Texas A&M University Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) before research can begin:
- Pathogens and potential pathogens of humans, animals or plants;
- Materials potentially containing human pathogens (including human blood, tissue and cell lines; non-human primate blood, tissue and cell lines);
- Recombinant DNA (and RNA) including creation or use of transgenic plants and animals;
- Select agents and toxins, including strains and amounts exempted from the select agent regulations;
- Any material requiring a Center for Disease Control import license or a United States Department of Agriculture permit.
Biosafety Required Training
Researchers satisfy training requirements by successfully completing online training modules from the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) website. All individuals, principal investigators, co-investigators, post-docs, research assistants, undergraduate and graduate students and all other personnel engaged in research must complete the CITI training modules. Depending on the number and complexity of trainings your research area requires, the time to complete your training modules may range from 4-8 hours. You may exit and resume the training at any time. Once successfully completed, a refresher course is required every three years. A notification will be sent to you prior to your training's expiration date. At any time, you may return to the training modules and print a certificate.
IBC Meeting Schedule
The public is welcome to attend all IBC Meetings as listed in the schedule below. Fall 2025 meetings will convene from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. via Zoom.
| IBC Submission Dates for IBC Review | IBC Meeting Dates |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 |
| Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | Tuesday, October 14, 2025 |
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | Tuesday, November 11, 2025* |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025* |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
Biosafety Protocol Forms
To gain approval of your biosafety research you must complete and submit the appropriate biosafety protocol forms.
Required Protocol Forms
- Permit Application
- Biosafety Laboratory Manual Requirements
- Agent Information
- Viral Vector Information (if applicable)
- Personnel Information BSL1 (if applicable)
- Personnel Information BSL2 (if applicable)
- Select Agent Plan Review Form
Additional Protocol Forms (if applicable)
- Amendment to Protocol Form
- Annual Protocol Permit Renewal Form
- Adverse Event Form
- Laboratory-Decommissioning-Clearance Authorization
- Laboratory Decommissioning Checklist
- Equipment Decontamination Form
Please submit your protocols to Research Integrity and Compliance at [email protected].
All IBC submissions (new protocols, renewals or amendments) MAY require full board review and must be reviewed at convened IBC meetings. To ensure adequate time for review and consideration, please send submissions to [email protected] by the deadlines indicated in the schedule above. Prescreening by IBC staff may identify the need for revisions you must submit. These revisions could delay full board review, so all investigators and others are asked to please plan accordingly and submit early.
Contact Us
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- [email protected]