OFFICE OF INFORMATION GOVERNANCE AND POLICY

March 26, 2025

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ALL ACADEMICS AND STAFF AT UC SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH

Systemwide Review of Proposed New Presidential Policy on High-Containment Research

The University of California, Office of the President invites comments on a proposed new Presidential Policy on High-Containment Research. The policy includes the following key issues:

  • All high-containment facilities and research activities at all University-owned and/or -operated locations.
  • The authority of the UC High-Containment Laboratory Oversight Committee is formalized.
  • The required elements of a High-Containment Research Program are identified as the local High-Containment Laboratory Oversight Group, the designated High-Containment Laboratory Director, and the High-Containment Laboratory Plan, which details the management and operational safety plan for each high-containment facility.

The draft policy is posted here. If you have any questions or if you wish to comment, please contact Paula Johnson in the Office of Information Governance and Policy at policy@ucsd.edu no later than June 3, 2025.

Paula Johnson
Director, Office of Information Governance and Policy

University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093