Announcement and guidance released by the NIH Office of Science Policy, May 6, 2025
In accordance with guidance released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy (OSP) on May 6, 2025, and until this new policy is released; Northwestern University will continue to uphold the September 2014 NIH DURC Policy.
Additional information regarding this policy and implementation at Northwestern is available in the Biosafety Manual (Section V. Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules, part D. Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC).
For further information and questions regarding this Policy, please contact IBC Staff at ibc@northwestern.edu or call Research Safety at (312)503-8300.