Recombinant DNA

The TCU Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is the institutional body responsible for oversight of activities involving biohazardous agents and recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid molecules that require approval for "biosafety activities" as described in current governmental regulatory requirements. All teaching and research activities that are conducted at, or under the auspices of, TCU, and that involve the use of Recombinant DNA (rDNA) or other biohazards must be conducted in accordance with the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules and must be registered with the IBC. All current and new research or teaching activities must be approved by the TCU IBC. Only TCU faculty or staff may serve as the principal investigator, unless otherwise approved by the TCU IBC and the Vice Provost for Research.


Resources & Forms
Biosafety at TCU
Biological Safety in Research Policy

Training
Prior to beginning work with any biohazardous materials, all personnel must complete the relevant training. Training will be administered through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program). CITI completion certificates must be provided to the IBC at the time of protocol submission. The Principal Investigator (PI) must add all project personnel to the appropriate IBC active protocol. The required training will depend on the type of activity being conducted. Additional information is available on the IBC Training site. 

Assignment of courses administered via HSI/SafetySkills is overseen by the Environmental Health and Safety department. For further information contact safety@tcu.edu or call 817-257-5395.

Biosafety Level 2 - LAB-13.2
This online course addresses the general protections and requirements for BSL-2 environments.
Assignment of this online training is overseen by the Hazardous Materials Safety Manager. For further training information contact safety@tcu.edu.