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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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