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Research Safety Authorizations for Principal Investigators  
 
Summary: Principal investigators (PIs), learn how to apply for research authorizations to work with regulated materials or human or animal subjects.

Required research authorizations

Authorization must be obtained before principal investigators begin research at UC San Diego with:

Application procedures

Allow for processing time. Apply well in advance of establishing your lab. Approvals may take an average of 1 to 2 months.

What to do How to do it Contact for questions
Animal subjects:
Apply for an Animal Use Protocol.
  • See the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee's What You Need to Know page for application procedures.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Program (IACUC),
(858) 534-6069
Biohazardous materials:
Apply for a Biohazard Use Authorization (BUA).
EH&S Biosafety Office,
(858) 534-5366 or 534-3660
Controlled substances:
Apply for a Controlled Substances Use Authorization (CSUA).
EH&S Controlled Substances Program, (858) 534-1362 or 822-1579
Human gene transfer clinical trials:
Apply for a Biohazardous Materials Use Authorization (BUA) and simultaneously apply for Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.

EH&S Biosafety Office, (858) 534-5366 or 534-3660

UCSD Human Research Protections Program (HRPP), (858) 455-5050

Human Subjects Institutional Review Board:
Apply for Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.
UCSD Human Research Protections Program (HRPP),
(858) 455-5050
Lasers:
Apply for a Laser Use Authorization (LUA).
EH&S Laser Safety Office,
(858) 822-2850
Radioactive materials:
Apply for a Radioisotope Use Authorization (RUA).
EH&S Radiation Safety Office,
(858) 822-2494 or 534-3660
Select Agents:
Apply for a Biohazardous Materials Use Authorization (BUA).
EH&S Biosafety Office,
(858) 534-5366 or 534-3660
Stem cells:
Research involving hESCs requires multiple approvals.
stemcells@ucsd.edu,
(858) 822-2647

Related information:

Establish your lab in compliance with UCSD research safety policies. Read Research Safety Resources for New Principal Investigators.

Questions? Contact your Research Assistance Program (RAP) specialist.

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