In collaboration with Environmental Health and Safety and sponsored by the Office for the Vice President for Research, the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is pleased to announce the availability of online training (via the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, CITI) to meet minimum requirements as mandated by NIH, CDC, and the university for research or teaching projects/programs involving the use of biohazardous materials.  Awareness training specifically targeted to animal care staff, emergency response personnel, and service/repair personnel is also available.

For further information:

• Instructions for registering with CITI and enrolling in biosafety modules
• All IBC required training information
• Charlotte Waggoner, University Biosafety Officer (biosafety@vt.edu; 540-231-5864)