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IMPORTANT NOTE: Policies, actions, and definitions in this Executive Order supersede implementation of the DURC/PEPP Policy, which will be replaced or revised by September 2025. Research meeting the definition of “dangerous gain-of-function research” is paused. Updates will be made upon publication of the new policy. 

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Federal Resources

  • Federal Select Agent Program:
    • HHS/USDA Notices of Proposed Rulemaking -Select Agent Regulations
    • Select Agents and Toxins List 
    • Changes to the Federal Select Agent Program Summary

       

  • Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential
    • United States Government Policy for Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential
    • Implementation Guidance for the United States Government Policy for Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential
    • NIH Implementation of the U.S. Government Policy for Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential (PEPP) Notice

       

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH):
    • National Institutes of Health Guidelines

Other Resources

  • The World Health Organization (WHO):
    • Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
    • Laboratory Biosafety Manual
  • The Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL)
  • Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC)
    • Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for working with SARS-CoV-2
  • American Biological Safety Association (ABSA): Risk Group Database
  • Pathogen Safety Data Sheets (PSDSs)

Internal Resources

  • Harvard Environmental Health & Safety
  • COMS Registration for Research with Human Participants
  • Harvard Longwood Area IRB Decision Tool
  • eCOMS PI Quick Reference Guide

 


 

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