Office of Biotechnology Activities
National Institutes of Health - Office of Science Policy
Frequently Asked Questions
Topics of Interest to IBCs, Including Registering IBCs with OBA
Experiments that are Exempt from the NIH Guidelines
Major Actions under the NIH Guidelines
Incident Reporting
Incident Reporting Template (Word Document)
NIH OBA Institutional Site Visit Program
Transgenic Animals and the Use of Recombinant DNA in Animals
Animal Experiments Covered under the NIH Guidelines (Reference Table)
NIH Review Process for Human Gene Transfer Trials
Vaccine Exemption in the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, MSC 7985
Bethesda, MD 20892-7985 (For all non-USPS mail, please use ZIP code 20817)
Phone: 301-496-9838, Fax: 301-496-9839
E-mail OBA at
oba@od.nih.gov
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