Ithaca College

 Sponsored Research has worked with the college's three federal compliance committees to secure the following meeting schedules and protocol due dates

 Sponsored Research has worked with the college's three federal compliance committees to secure the following meeting schedules and protocol due dates

 Institutional Review Board (IRB)

·         The IRB has begun to meet for the spring 2020 semester.

·         Submission and meeting dates are as follows:

Submission Dates

January 17

January 31

February 14

March 6

March 27

April 10

April 24

Meeting Dates

January 27

February 10

February 24

March 23

April 6

April 20

May 4

·         Standard and Delegated Review Applications MUST be received on the SUBMISSION DATES by 5:00 pm to be reviewed by the committee at the next scheduled meeting.

·         Expedited and Exempt Applications may be sent at any time. Committee members have 10 business days to review and respond (in the summer this may vary).

·         Send all applications electronically through Axiom Mentor.

·         See https://www.ithaca.edu/sponsored-research/irb/meeting/ for more information.

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

·         Protocols for review at the Friday, February 28, 2020, meeting must be received by Friday, February 21, 2020, at 5pm.

·         A reminder for all faculty who use any nucleus acids in their research or classes. Federal guidelines now require that anyone that uses any nucleus acids must register with the Biosafety Committee even if the research is at the BSL-1 level. Initial registration requires the following forms: Registration for the Use of Biological Materials, Registration of Experiments/Activities Involving Nucleic Acids, List of Laboratory Personnel, Researcher Experience Form.

·         All faculty planning to conduct research or classroom activity involving any kind of nucleic acids, including genomes, plasmids, or short nucleic acid sequences, or any potentially bio-hazardous material, including pathogens, biological toxins, or human cells, tissues, organs or fluids must obtain prior approval from the Institutional Biosafety Committee before undertaking that activity. This committee provides federally-mandated oversight of activities that present risk of infection or illness in humans.

·         Please note that research involving viruses or exposure to pathogenic viruses is not allowed at Ithaca College.

·         Faculty who have submitted forms and been approved last year need only to fill out an update form and a new laboratory personnel form.

·         Federal guidelines require that applicants possess prior experience with a particular agent or procedure, and those supervising the activity should be familiar with proper safety precautions, procedures involving storage, and disposal. A link to federal guidelines can be found on the Institutional Biosafety website.

·         Forms and additional information may also be found on the Biosafety website. Please direct submissions and inquiries to biosafety@ithaca.edu.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

·         Protocols for review at the Friday, March 6, 2020, meeting must be received by Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at 5pm.

·         The IACUC protocol review process is managed through the Mentor IACUC system.

·         All faculty planning to conduct research or classroom activity involving live vertebrate animals for research and/or teaching must obtain prior approval from the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee before undertaking that activity. This committee provides federally-mandated oversight of all activities that have a direct impact on the well-being of animals.

·         If you have questions about animal care and use policies, specific reviews, procedures, or other technical matters, please contact iacuc@ithaca.edu or see https://www.ithaca.edu/sponsored-research/iacuc/

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Patrick Luker at pluker@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1206. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.