Michigan Technological University supports biological research involving organisms and materials that are safely managed at Biosafety Level 1 (BSL-1) and Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2). Formal review by the University’s Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is required for BSL-2 research and research that is subject to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acids.