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Importing Biological Materials

If you are importing biologics from animals or humans, this video will help you import them successfully into the United States. Biologics and vectors are regulated for importation to protect others from the spread of infectious diseases.

Biological Sample Inventories

It’s time to clean shop and create/update an inventory – do you know what’s in your lab’s freezers?

UCB researchers are responsible for what is in their laboratories. Please discuss this topic with your lab members and update your lab’s inventories of biological materials. It not only keeps you aware of the agents for which you are ultimately responsible, but it will also help create space in your freezers by getting rid of those tubes that you no longer need. Freezer clean-outs are good laboratory practice, and they help keep your freezers running well and efficiently, thereby decreasing the risk of freezer malfunction and sample loss. A proper inventory should also greatly reduce the amount of time needed to find a sample from the freezer.

Below are a few examples of templates that can be used for your inventory:

Biosafety Audits

We conduct Biosafety audits annually to support ongoing safety. Laboratory PI’s will receive an email notification one month in advance. You can ensure that your lab will pass by using theÌý. This audit is part of the IBC post-approval monitoring.

Guidance for Cleaning Out Low Temp Freezers

TheÌýÌýdocument describes procedures to help laboratories clean out and dispose of unused or unwanted items contained in ULT freezers and other freezers and refrigerators.Ìý All items removed from any freezer or refrigerator must be carefully evaluated to ensure that they are disposed of properly.Ìý

Maintaining pest control in biological laboratories is essential to overall campus safety.ÌýÌýis charged with implementing and enforcing the campus-wide pest control use policy. Their staff is on hand to handle all pest control needs. To get help with pest control, complete a Service Request or contact the Service Center at 303-492-5522.