Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Updated March 12, 2024


The IBC is a faculty-led committee appointed by the UCI Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR) and consists of experts in various fields, including biosafety, infectious disease, and recombinant/synthetic nucleic acids, etc. The IBC is responsible for establishing, monitoring and enforcing requirements for the safe use of hazardous biological materials and recombinant/synthetic nucleic acids to meet applicable regulations and guidelines.

The IBC reviews and approves protocols for research and teaching laboratories involving the following materials:

  • Recombinant/synthetic nucleic acid molecules, viral vectors, CRSPR/CAS9, ZFN, etc.
    • (Basically, anything that is genetically modified or used to create genetic modifications)
  • Infectious agents that can cause disease in humans and/or has significant environmental or agricultural impacts.
  • Specific toxins listed on the Federal Select Agent website as Permissible Toxins.
  • Human materials, blood, tissue, other specimens used in research and not clinical diagnosis.
  • Non-human primate materials from old world monkeys of the genus macaque /Macaca.
  • Genetically-modified animals, whole plants, and insects, etc.
  • Animals or animal specimens known to be reservoirs/vectors of zoonotic diseases.

Deadlines and Meetings

All applications must be received by 2 p.m. on submission deadline date.

Submission Deadline Meeting Dates
Dec. 21, 2023 Jan. 17, 2024
Jan. 26, 2024 Feb. 21, 2024
Mar. 1, 2024 Mar. 20, 2024
Mar. 29, 2024 Apr. 17, 2024
April 26, 2024 May 15, 2024
May 24, 2024 Jun. 20, 2024
Jun. 28, 2024 Jul. 17, 2024
Jul. 26, 2024 Aug. 21, 2024
Aug. 30, 2024 Sep. 18, 2024
Sep. 27, 2024 Oct. 16, 2024
Oct. 25, 2024 Nov. 20, 2024
Nov. 26, 2024 Dec. 18, 2024
Dec. 20, 2024 Jan. 15, 2025
Jan. 24, 2025 Feb. 19, 2025
Feb. 28, 2025 Mar. 19, 2025

2024 HGT IBC Meetings occur the 4th Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. These are held as needed for submissions sent by the 1st of each month.

  • January 25, 2024
  • February 8, 2024
  • February 22, 2024
  • March 28, 2024
  • April 25, 2024
  • May 23, 2024
  • June 27, 2024
  • July 25, 2024
  • August 29, 2024
  • September 26, 2024
  • October 24, 2024
  • November 14, 2024
  • December 19, 2024

Please direct any questions about the HGT IBC meeting to Wendy Parrish (wparrish@clinicalbiosafety.com).