Colorado State University is committed to safe and responsible use of potentially biologically hazardous materials in all research and teaching activities. The Institutional Biosafety Committee oversees these activities and ensures they are conducted in accordance with CSU, local, and federal policies and regulations.

CSU IBC Policies

Request Approvals

Request Approval

• Submitting Approval Requests
• Use of Human & Non-Human Primate Samples
• Rapid/Tentative Approvals

Noncompliance and Incident Reporting

• Biosafety and Biohazardous Noncompliance 
• Reporting Incidents Involving rDNA to the NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP)

IBC Operations

• Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Agreement
• Redacting Protocols Prior to Release
• Public Comment
• IBC Occupational Health Policy

CSU Biosafety Policies

• University Biosafety Policy 
• Biosafety Manual
• BSL1/BSL2 Laboratory Audit Policy
• Select Agent Program

Federal Regulations and Guidelines

• National Institutes of Health
  • NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid 
  • Dual Use Research of Concern
• Centers for Disease Control
  • Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 6th Edition
  • Federal Select Agent Program
  • Import Permit Program for Infectious Biological Materials
• United States Department of Agriculture
  • Biotechnology Regulatory Services
  • Biological Control Program