The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has the responsibility to assure the safe use of recombinant DNA (rDNA) as outlined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to assure the safety of MCW personnel and others working with rDNA and/or biological materials, and to limit the environmental impact of rDNA and biological agents, including pathogens, utilized by investigators at the MCW. The IBC follows recommendations and/or regulations outlined in the NIH Guidelines for Research involving Recombinant DNA molecules, the 5th edition BMBL (Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories) and the Federal Register 42CFR73. The IBC currently falls under and reports to the Joint Safety Committee (JSC) at MCW and the Senior Associate Dean for Research.
MCW IBC meetings are open to the public. MCW reserves the right to hold executive sessions during IBC meetings. Executive sessions are not open to the public. Please contact the IBC Manager who will arrange that access to the campus is made available.
MCW IBC meeting minutes are available to the public in a redacted format. If you wish to receive a copy of any particular meeting minutes, please contact the IBC Manager who will arrange for a copy to be sent by registered mail. The MCW reserves the right to redact any information which would jeopardize the health and safety of its staff members or the security of the research materials in use on site.
If any member of the MCW community or the general public wish to forward comments or questions to the MCW IBC, this can be accomplished through the IBC Manager, who will forward the comments or questions to the IBC for consideration. The IBC will reply through the IBC Manager with a written copy of both comment and response forwarded to the NIH OBA.
The MCW IBC allows Principal Investigators with pending applications to attend IBC meetings where their research will be discussed. Please contact the IBC Manager who will place the PI's name on the agenda for attendance.
Phone: 414-955-8508
Email: _ibcsafety@mcw.edu