Marshall University
Institutional Biosafety Committee

Chair: Donald A. Primerano, Ph.D.
304-696-7338
primeran@marshall.edu

Committee Members: Donald Primerano, Constance Berk, Eric Blough, Pier Paolo Claudio, Nathan Douglas, Wade Douglas, M. Carletta Fannin, Terry Fenger, Todd Green, William McCumbee, Nalini Santanam,  Chris Schlenker, Vincent Sollars, Jagan Valluri, Abid Yaqub,  Hongwei Yu 

Ex Officio:  Brian Carrico

NonMU Members: Donald Seibert, James Adkins

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Biosafety Committee Policy Statement
MS Word | PDF

Safety Contacts

Brian Carrico
Safety and Health Officer
304-696-3432
carrico8@marshall.edu

Nathan Douglas
Chemical and Biological Safety Officer
304-696-3461
douglas2@marshall.edu
MU safety and health

William D. McCumbee,
304-696-7366
mccumbee@marshall.edu
Radiation Safety Office

rDNA-Infectious Agent Application Form

Recombinant DNA-Infectious Agent-Biological
Toxin Form     PDF | Word

Instructions on completing DNA form- PDF

Biohazardous Spill Occurrence Form
MS Word | Web page

Management of Spills
MS Word | PDF

Antimicrobial Products Registered with the EPA as Sterilizers

General Biosafety Guidelines

1. Biosafety Self-Audit Checklist New
2. Office of Biotechnology Assesment
3. NIH Guidelines for rDNA research:
4. Investigator Responsibilities under the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
5. "Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories" (BMBL) 5th Edition"
6. Risk Group Classification for Infectious Agents
7. State of WV Infectious Medical Waste Program
8. Select Agent List
9. OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Fact Sheet
10. OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (29.1910.1030)
11. Good Microbiological Practices
12. Biological Safety Levels 
13. BMBL Appendix H - Working with Human, NHP and Other Mammalian Cells and Tissues

MU Biosafety Guidelines

1. Safe Handling of Cell Lines - PDF

2. Infectious Waste Management Plan - PDF

3. IBC Glove Use Policy - PDF

4. BBSC Exposure Control Plan - PDF

5. MU IBC Ultraviolet Lamp Usage in Biological Safety Cabinets Policy - PDF new

Online Biosafety Training

• Accessing Online Biosafety Training

Useful Biosafety Links

• Dual Use Research 

• NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities

• Dual Use Research Brochure

• Select Agent Program

• Howard Hughes Laboratory Safety Program, Online Course and Exam:

• MU Office of Research Integrity (ORI / IRB)

• National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity

• Dual Use Research Guidance for Scientists in Non-Life Science Disciplines 

• National Security and Biological Research: 
  What Are the Boundaries?
• Biotechnology in the Age of Terrorism: Confronting the Dual Use Dilemma:

Infectious  Waste
Management Training:
Power Point Presentation - HTML 
Power Point file - PPT

Training Seminars

• Introduction to Biosafety
• NIH Recombinant DNA Guidelines
• MEB Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan
• MEB Infectious Medical Waste Management
• Biosafety in Biological and Biomedical Laboratories
• Biosafety Training BBSC

NIH Workshop Presentations  

• Welcome
• Intro to OBA and IBCs
• History Evolution
• Overview of NIH Guidelines
• IBC Requirements
• Review RAC Process

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Word document format or a web page
to print and mail.
All forms must be typed and mailed to:
Donald A. Primerano, PhD
Dept of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center
Room 336F
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
1 John Marshall Drive
Huntington WV 25701
Phone: 304-696-7338 - fax: 304-696-7253 or 696-7207

For Fedex deliveries
Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center
Room 336F
1700 3rd Avenue
Huntington WV 25755

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