The Boise State Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is a compliance committee established to oversee funded and unfunded research and academic activities involving biohazardous materials such as:
- Blood, body fluids or tissues (including cell lines)
- Infectious materials
- Recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids
- Biological toxins
- Select agents
InfoEd related changes to IBC Process
The university is using InfoEd for biosafety protocol submissions and review processing.
Boise State’s InfoEd Web Portal
New protocols must be developed and submitted within InfoEd. Research Compliance is migrating active protocols into InfoEd so renewals and modifications can be submitted and reviewed in the new system.
Note: Please ensure you are connected to the VPN if trying to connect off-campus.
InfoEd Biosafety Module Guidance
Research Compliance has built job aids to step investigators through various InfoEd processes. These can be found on the Research and Economic Development forms page under “IBC Forms and Templates”
Need Help?
Just ask – biosafety@boisestate.edu
CITI Training Requirements
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) is a web-based training program hosted by the University of Miami that offers training in human subjects research protections, animal care and use, biosafety, the responsible conduct of research, and export controls.
Boise State uses the CITI Program to deliver online training for its research compliance programs:
- Animal Care and Use
- Biosafety
- Export Controls
- Human Subjects Research
- Responsible Conduct of Research
Report Noncompliance
Boise State University is responsible for the integrity of the research conducted at the University. The University has policies and procedures for the inquiry and investigation of allegations of research misconduct and noncompliance with due care to protect the rights of those making the allegations, those accused, and the University. The University has explicit procedures for addressing incidences in which there are allegations of misconduct in research.
To report noncompliance or share questions or concerns regarding research allegations or research misconduct, contact: