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Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Use of Recombinant DNA and Biohazardous Materials

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) was approved in 2015 by the NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities. The IBC is responsible for ensuring that...

Posted: April 13, 2016, 11:09 AM

Importance of keeping participant data safe and secure

Improper disclosure of research participants’ protected health information results in $3.9 million HIPAA settlement Feinstein Institute for Medical Research agreed to pay the U.S. Department...

Posted: March 18, 2016, 8:58 AM

Updates to ORPC forms and documents

To continue our outreach and providing the most up to date templates for our investigators to use, please click on the ORPC Documents and Forms page to download the most current versions. These...

Posted: February 19, 2016, 1:52 PM

ORPC office availablity

With the upcoming winter break, the staff in the ORPC will be enjoying the time away from campus. Applications submitted for compliance committee review (IRB, IACUC and IBC) as well as any...

Posted: December 23, 2015, 5:05 PM

Updates to ORPC forms and documents

To continue our outreach and providing the most up to date templates for our investigators to use, please click on the ORPC Documents and Forms page to download the most current versions. These...

Posted: December 17, 2015, 9:03 AM