Biosafety: Additional Resources
Last updated
August 27, 2009 3:36:24 PM PDT
Link to additional biosafety resources including UCSD policy, regulations and standards, government and research institutions, and material safety data sheets.
Click on a topic for more information and links to biosafety Web resources:
UCSD biosafety policies and guidelines:
Regulations and standards for biosafety:
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), 4th Edition, May 1999, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- California Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, State of California, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
- Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules, National Institutes of Health
- Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation, and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Select Agent Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Government and research institutions:
Material safety data sheets (MSDS)
Shipping
Transportation of any hazardous material (isotope, chemical, or biohazard) from or to UCSD must adhere to strict regulatory guidelines. Read How to Ship Hazardous Materials for UCSD procedures.
Shipping – domestic
Shipping – international
Reference Sources
- American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) – professional association that publishes and distributes a quarterly journal, "Applied Biosafety," and a number of other biosafety publications
- American Journal of Bioethics, Bioethics.net – moral issues in the fields of medical treatment and research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
- Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy, University of Minnesota – general bioterrorism information
- Medical Matrix – a project of the American Medical Association's Internet Working Group
- MEDLINEplus – health topics, drug information, medical encyclopedia, dictionary, and other resources
- Medscape from WebMD – peer-reviewed articles, color graphics, stored literature searches, and annotated links to Internet resources
- Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Reports, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Multimedia Medical Reference Library – medical information resources for medical professionals, students, and patients
- National Health Information Center – toll-free information numbers, federal clearinghouses, and other resources
- National Institutes of Health Library – health information, scientific journals, and books
- National Library of Medicine – world's largest medical library
- OncoLink, University of Pennsylvania – information about specific types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments, and news about research advances
- PubMed – references and abstracts from more than 4,500 biomedical journals, National Library of Medicine
- UCSD Biomedical and Medical Center Libraries
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