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16.1 Institutional Biosafety Committee<br />

Each college’s Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) reviews research and teaching activities<br />

involving the use of recombinant DNA, infectious and pathogenic agents, select agents and<br />

toxins, and gene therapy.<br />

16.2 Recombinant DNA<br />

CUNY requires that all recombinant DNA work done at the University by employees or affiliates<br />

be registered with the respective <strong>College</strong>’s IBC, regardless of whether it is exempt from NIH<br />

Guidelines. Recombinant DNA is defined as:<br />

1) Molecules that are constructed outside living cells by joining natural or synthetic DNA<br />

segments to DNA molecules that can replicate in a living cell.<br />

OR<br />

2) DNA molecules that result from the replication of those described above.<br />

16.3 Infectious and Pathogenic Agents<br />

Infectious/pathogenic agents to humans, classified in the following categories: Risk Group 2, 3,<br />

and 4 bacterial, fungal, parasitic, viral, rickettsial, chlamydial, and prion agents.<br />

See the following links for information regarding the classification of infectious agents:<br />

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)<br />

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<br />

• American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)<br />

Bloodborne pathogens can negatively affect workers who are exposed to blood and other<br />

potentially infectious materials. Bloodborne pathogens refer to pathogenic microorganisms<br />

present in human blood that can cause disease. Bloodborne pathogens include the hepatitis B<br />

virus (HBV); the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS; the hepatitis C<br />

virus (HCV) and pathogens that cause malaria.<br />

In recognition of these potential hazards, OSHA has implemented a regulatory standard<br />

[Bloodborne Pathogens 29 CFR 1910.1030] to prevent the transmission of bloodborne diseases<br />

within potentially exposed workplace occupations.<br />

According to the standard, employers must perform an employee exposure evaluation. The<br />

finding of employee exposure triggers required measures the employer must fulfill, such as the<br />

development of an Exposure Control <strong>Plan</strong>, offering training sessions, and providing the HBV<br />

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