Biosafety

A Biosafety Committee formed by faculty and staff reviews all protocols submitted by the faculty involving experimentation at the genetic level for all kinds of organisms.

Policy for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules

Any Stockton College faculty, staff or students involved in recombinant DNA molecules research (plant or animal) are required to follow the January 1996 guidelines issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH).

The NIH Guidelines define recombinant DNA molecules as either (1) molecules which are constructed outside living cells by joining natural or synthetic DNA segments to DNA molcules that can replicate in a living cell or (2) DNA molecules that result from the replication of those described in (1).

All research at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, that involves recombinant DNA must be registered with and approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) before initiation of the experiments. Investigators must complete the Recombinant DNA Usage Form and get the corresponding approval. The form is also available in the NAMS Office (B108) and the NAMS Laboratory Office (F001).

Refer to the Standard Operating Procedure: Activities Approval for other forms required to be completed before any research project is initiated in the Academic Laboratories.

Facilities for Biosafety Level 3 or 4 research are not available on the main Stockton campus or at the Nacote Creek Field Station. Work involving these agents is prohibited. Research involving IIIC and IIID (exempt) recombinant DNA must receive approval from the Institutional Biosafety Committee before the work can begin. Research involving IIIA and IIIB recombinant DNA research is not permitted on the main Stockton campus or at the Nacote Creek Field Station.

All research projects involving animal use must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee before the research can begin. Any project that involves use of human-origin material must be approved by the Human Subjects Committee.