Potentially Biohazardous Material
All infectious organisms, (bacteria, chlamydiae, fungi, parasites, prions, rickettsias and viruses) which can cause disease in humans, animals or plants, or cause significant environmental or agricultural impact. In addition, work with materials that may harbor infectious organisms, such as human or primate tissues, fluids, cells or cell cultures are also included.
Potentially biohazardous materials include all of the categories below. Projects involving material(s) included in any of these categories must be submitted for IBC approval prior to starting work.
- Recombinant DNA (rDNA)
- Genetically modified organisms. Including, but not limited to:
- Animals, plants, invertebrates, and/or other organisms created by WSU employees or in/on WSU property,
- Genetically modified whole plants (even those commercially available and not requiring APHIS permits)
- Transgenic field trials, any genetically modified organism to be introduced into the environment (by WSU personnel and/or on WSU property)
- Field testing of plants engineered to produce pharmaceutical and industrial compounds,
- Any organisms requiring federal permits (APHIS, CDC, FDA, EPA,…),
- Pathogens/infectious agents (human, animal, plant and other),
- Select/Biological Agents and Toxins (CDC and USDA),
- Biological Toxins
- Human blood and blood products, human bodily fluids, and/or human tissue,
- Work with animals or vectors known or suspected to be reservoirs of BL2 or BL3 infectious agents when such work increases potential exposure risks to personnel or other animals,
- Oncogenic viruses used in conjunction with animals.