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The Biosafety Office assists the Hopkins community in maintaining a safe work environment that is compliant with federal, state and community regulations. Our goal is to serve as a technical knowledgebase and training resource for biological safety issues on campus.
The following services are provided to the Hopkins community through the Biosafety Office:
- Recombinant DNA Registration
- Infectious Agent/Pathogen Registration
- Biological Toxin Registration
- Human Tissue Registration
- Select Agent Registration
- Registration of Clinical Protocols Involving the Introduction of Recombinant DNA, Infectious Agents/Pathogens, and/or Biological Toxins in Human Subjects
- Biological Safety Cabinet Certification and Maintenance
- Annual Research Laboratory Safety Surveys
- Biosafety Training Modules for Laboratory Personnel and Interested Support Staff
Important Links
- NIH Recombinant DNA and Gene Transfer Guidelines
- CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th (New) Edition
- CDC/NIH CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 4th (old) edition
- CDC Office of Health and Safety Biosafety Site (includes CDC link to BMBL 5th ed.)
- Health Canada's MSDS Database for Microorganisms
- Howard Hughes Medical Institutes' Online Training Course, "Practicing Safe Science"
- National Library of Medicine/PubMed
- National Library of Medicine/Toxnet
- American Biological Safety Association
- Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association
The Biological Safety Office is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2024 E. Monument Street
Suite B-200
Baltimore, MD 21205
Office 410.955.5918
Fax 410.955.5929
Management Team
Stephen C. Dahl, Ph.D., RBP - Biosafety Officer and Assistant Director - sdahl@jhu.edu
Weiying Pan, Ph.D. - Associate Biosafety Officer
Tylicia R. McRae - Institutional Biosafety Committee - Administrative Assistant II
Kathy A. Cook - Administrative Assistant
Biological Safety Cabinet Certification/ HEPA Filtration Team
Tamie Maier - Biosafety Cabinet Service Coordinator
Timothy Travers - Supervisor, Biological Safety Cabinet Certification - Biological Safety Cabinet Certifier, NSF
Bryan Kahler - Biological Safety Cabinet Certifier, NSF
Arthur Speth - Biological Safety Cabinet Certifier, NSF
Robert Williams - Biological Safety Cabinet Assistant
Laboratory Safety Team
Jack Barrett - Research Safety Specialist
Elise A. Hopkins, HEM - Research Safety Specialist
