{"id":4953,"date":"2026-03-12T15:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/research\/?page_id=4953"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:56:40","slug":"about-the-ibc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/research\/about-the-ibc\/","title":{"rendered":"About the IBC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4953\" class=\"elementor elementor-4953\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8814776 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8814776\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1efe89\" data-id=\"a1efe89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f09446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f09446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the IBC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43577c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43577c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db6dd6\" data-id=\"3db6dd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1bedd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1bedd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15c1455 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15c1455\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17cec25\" data-id=\"17cec25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acee244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acee244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The function of Hampton University\u2019s Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is to review projects and activities involving recombinant DNA or synthetic nucleic acids in accordance with NIH guidelines.<\/p><p>The IBC is responsible for promoting the safe use of biohazardous materials in research and teaching, as well as for protecting the health of faculty, staff, students, the public, and the environment. 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