Subcommittee on Research Safety

The Subcommittee meets every last Thursday of the month (see Meeting Schedule) in the VA Research Conference Room 3C-138. The protocols have to be submitted at least a week in advance to allow for the careful review by the Subcommittee. Protocols submitted later than seven days before the meeting may be postponed for a review at the following meeting of the SRS.

Please read the Biohazard Instruction Memo before filling out the forms and submitting your protocol.

Forms:

• Research Protocol Safety Survey
  
  
• Appendix A - Radioactive Material Use in a VA Facility
  
  
• Annual Research Biosafety Update/Amendment
  
  

Useful Links:

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 4th Edition
  
  
• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
  
  
• UMB Environmental Health and Safety*
  
  

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