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Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Research Ethics<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Research Involving Biological Agents\/Biohazardous Materials<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ's Biosafety Committee (YUBC) has jurisdiction over all research involving biohazardous and\/or biological agents that is conducted on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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It is the Biosafety Committee's mandate to ensure that such research is conducted in a manner consistent with the relevant regulations and guidelines including but not limited to the Canadian Biosafety Standards.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the policy of the University that researchers intending to use biological agents and\/or biohazardous material including recombinant DNA, animals, bacteria, viruses, cell lines, etc. must obtain approval of their research protocol by the Biosafety Committee before a grant application may be endorsed by the University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ's Biosafety Committee (YUBC) has jurisdiction over all research involving biohazardous and\/or biological agents that is conducted on campus. 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