IBC Meeting Schedule and Protocol Submission
Who needs to be registered with Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)?
All work involving biohazard agents, recombinant and/or synthetic nucleic acid molecules, viral vectors, use of human blood, body fluids or tissues, gene therapy, human cells, animal cells, tissue, toxins, non human primates, use of USDA agents or CDC select agents must be registered and in some cases, approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) prior to initiation of work. It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to submit a completed IBC application/registration to the Institutional Biosafety Committee
IBC Protocol submission process (NEW)
All activities involving potentially biohazardous materials (pathogens) must be registered with and approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee. Before any research with biohazard material can begin, an IBC Protocol will need to be reviewed and approved by our Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). Complete the Protocol submission forms and email to maya.nair@unthealth.edu and ibc@unthealth.edu
PI Guide to IBC
IBC Protocol submission forms (NEW)
- If your research involves pathogens, any rDNA or synthetic DNA, shRNA, siRNA or viral vectors complete the UNT Health IBC protocol submission form 2026.
- Please refer to NIH Guidelines while completing the research research involves any rDNA or synthetic DNA, shRNA, siRNA or viral vectors.
- Research involving nanoparticles please refer to SOP for research involving nanoparticles while completing the IBC protocol submission form.
- Changes to your approved protocols can be submitted using the UNTHSC_IBC_amendment_form.
- Clinical research involving biohazard material ( Human fluids and tissue analysis -complete the UNTHSC IBC protocol submission 2025
- Clinical research involving ONLY sample collection by trained professionals – complete Clinical Research Registration form.
- Please register your research involving non-hazardous animal samples and storage only of biological samples using the IBC notification form – Notification to IBC Storage and Healthy animal tissue
IBC meeting schedule
The deadline allows sufficient time for revision of the draft submission to ensure an administratively complete application is available to the committee in an effort to expedite review and approval. Incomplete submissions may necessitate a delay in consideration to a subsequent meeting. For questions regarding the protocol submission process, please contact the Bio Safety Program Office (ibc@unthealth.edu).
IBC meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 12 Noon to 1 p.m.
| IBC Protocol Submission Due Date | IBC Meeting date |
| January 21, 2026 | February 18, 2026 |
| February 25, 2026 | March 18, 2026 |
| March 25, 2026 | April 15, 2026 |
| April 22, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| May 27, 2026 | June 17, 2026 |
| June 24, 2026 | July 15, 2026 |
| July 22, 2026 | August 19, 2026 |
| August 26, 2026 | Septemeber 16, 2026 |
| September 23, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| October 29, 2026 | November 18, 2026 |
| November 25, 2026 | December 16, 2026 |
| December 23, 2026 | January 20, 2027 |
IBC meeting minutes
June 18, 2025__IBC_Meeting_minutes
June 27, 2025__IBC_Meeting_minutes
July 16, 2025__IBC_Meeting_minutes
August 20, 2025__IBC_Meeting_minute
September - No meeting
November 19, 2025 IBC meeting minutes
December 17, 2025 IBC meeting minutes
January 21, 2026 IBC meeting minutes
Other forms and SOP for biosafety operations:
Biological Safety Cabinet Laboratory equipment relocation Installation form.
UNT Health incident report form.
UNT Health IBC SOP for biohazard transport.