Download Q1 2016

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Perpetuity Hall 11 Leavitt Lane Durham, New Hampshire 03824‐3522 INSTITUTIONALBIOSAFETYCOMMITTEEAGENDA
March24,2016
2:00pm–4:00pm
RudmanHall,RoomG04
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Approve minutes from December 3, 2015 Old Business o Follow up from 234‐15‐2 (Swartz) o Follow up from 235‐15‐2 (Watson) New Business o Level 1 Registration 
Protocol 237‐16‐1, Regulation of voltage‐gated calcium channels and glutamate receptors (PI presenting) o Level 1 Amendments 
236‐15‐1, Engineering Bacteria and Biological Systems for the Production of Proteins and Fuels, Kang Wu, additional plasmids 
232‐15‐1, cAMP signaling in neuronal primary cilia, Mao Chen, additional cell hosts o Level 2 Registration •
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 Protocol 238‐16‐2, BMS 740: Human Microbiome Laboratory (PI presenting) Campus disinfectant change from Roccal to BacDown in microbiological labs and NHVDL IBC Member training In the News: o Playing God with mosquitoes? We humans have loftier aims (https://theconversation.com/playing‐god‐with‐mosquitoes‐we‐humans‐have‐loftier‐
aims‐51362) o The Ethical Risks of Engineering Mosquitoes Into Extinction To Stop Zika (http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/02/24/3752711/gene‐drives‐mosquitoes‐zika/) Any other business Next meeting date