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All researchers working at the labs of the Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering faculties from TU/e must register and sign an agreement before start working at the Chemical Biology TU/e lab. Our iGEM team was no exception,thus we also had to registered at both faculties and signed an agreement before working at the lab. Information documents were distributed to the lab team, these documents made emphasis on the safety guidelines of the bio-lab. Aside from reading the documents that stated the rules and guidelines of the lab,and accepting following them at all times, the team was required to attend a guided tour at the lab. Complying with the safety guidelines while working at the lab ensures the safety of the researchers when working with bacteria, K-12 Escherichia coli in our case. All our activities at the lab were always supervised by experienced advisors. | All researchers working at the labs of the Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering faculties from TU/e must register and sign an agreement before start working at the Chemical Biology TU/e lab. Our iGEM team was no exception,thus we also had to registered at both faculties and signed an agreement before working at the lab. Information documents were distributed to the lab team, these documents made emphasis on the safety guidelines of the bio-lab. Aside from reading the documents that stated the rules and guidelines of the lab,and accepting following them at all times, the team was required to attend a guided tour at the lab. Complying with the safety guidelines while working at the lab ensures the safety of the researchers when working with bacteria, K-12 Escherichia coli in our case. All our activities at the lab were always supervised by experienced advisors. | ||
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Revision as of 12:33, 18 August 2013
The Chemical Biology TU/e lab where we carried on our lab work is an ML-II lab and as such it must follow certain guidelines to minimize the risk of escape or spread of the GMO's. Furthermore, all work perform on GMO's is done under permit GGO 03-121.
Our project makes use of biosafety level 1 organisms (BL1), and as such, our project is harmless to researchers. We use K-12 Escherichia coli organisms, which are non-infectious and non-pathogenic.
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Researchers Safety
All researchers working at the labs of the Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering faculties from TU/e must register and sign an agreement before start working at the Chemical Biology TU/e lab. Our iGEM team was no exception,thus we also had to registered at both faculties and signed an agreement before working at the lab. Information documents were distributed to the lab team, these documents made emphasis on the safety guidelines of the bio-lab. Aside from reading the documents that stated the rules and guidelines of the lab,and accepting following them at all times, the team was required to attend a guided tour at the lab. Complying with the safety guidelines while working at the lab ensures the safety of the researchers when working with bacteria, K-12 Escherichia coli in our case. All our activities at the lab were always supervised by experienced advisors.
Guidelines and Regulations
- Download here the safety guidelines that concerns the Chemical Biology TU/e lab.
- Download here a copy of the permit GGO 03-121. All work perform on GMO's is done under this permit.
Biosafety Group
The biosafety group of our lab consists of two staff members of the university. They evaluate all project proposals for work to be done at the lab and assess the safety issues. Our presence at the lab was registered and we were not allowed to work in the lab without the presence of a supervisor. Our project proposal got a green light, because our transformations are in principle not harmful for humans.
Biobricks
Subsection under construction. We apologize for the inconveniences.
