Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) Training Online
Intended audience
This course is required for principal investigators (PIs) and other laboratory personnel (e.g., graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research technicians, laboratory staff, and visiting scientists) conducting research involving any of the following agents:
- Botulinum neurotoxins (at any quantity)
- Avian influenza virus (highly pathogenic)
- Bacillus anthracis
- Burkholderia mallei
- Burkholderia pseudomallei
- Foot-and-mouth disease virus
- Francisella tularensis
- Reconstructed 1918 influenza virus
- Rinderpest virus
- Toxin-producing strains of Clostridium botulinum
- Yersinia pestis
- Risk Group 4 Agents not permitted at UW: Ebola virus, Marburg virus, Variola major and minor viruses.
Retraining is required every three (3) years.
Description
This course teaches the Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) policy, how DURC is reviewed and managed at UW, and the responsibilities of persons conducting research involving agents and toxins subject to the United States Government Policy on DURC.
Regulations and resources
United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences DURC
NIH Office of Science Policy - Dual Use Research of Concern
UW Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)
Accommodations and language services
The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations to individuals who need them.
- To request a disability accommodation, please contact the UW Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (V), 206-543-6452(TTY), or email at dso@uw.edu.
- To request safety training in a language other than English, please contact EH&S training at ehstrain@uw.edu and notify your supervisor. EH&S will work with you and your supervisor to arrange for interpretation or translation services.
- For other accommodation requests, please contact EH&S Training at ehstrain@uw.edu.