Successful completion of a range of biosafety training programs may be required prior to the initiation of your work at Mississippi State University. Please review the following table for information on required training.
Training is available on-line through Canvas. Live training is done by request and can be customized to your particular situation. Contact the biosafety officer at 662-325-0620 or biosafety@research.msstate.edu for details.
Instructions for individual self-enrollment into Canvas biosafety training modules through myState.
When you click on the link below, you will be prompted to log into CAS and then taken to the MyState Classroom portal where you can self-enroll. Once there, look for the "Canvas Self Enrollment" section. You must then select the correct course from the "Select a Course" dropdown. Once you have selected your course, click "Confirm Enrollment?" and then click "Self Enroll". Your selected course will now be available through your Canvas Courses.
Please contact the biosafety office at 662-325-0620 or biosafety@research.msstate.edu with any questions regarding enrollment. If you require a manual enrollment, be sure to have your NetID.
For issues relating directly to the course, as it relates to content, utilize the Canvas messaging portal.
Bloodborne Pathogens | Biosafety: Principles & Practices | NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acids | Effective Use of Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC) | Dual Use Research of Concern | |
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Mandatory for all Biosafety Levels | Mandatory for all recombinant molecule research | Mandatory for all BSC users | |||
Taken once every 3 years | Taken once | Taken once | Taken once | Taken once | |
Before initiating work involving: | |||||
Human or primate blood, other potentially infectious material including human/primate cell lines, or bloodborne pathogens | REQ | REQ | REQ | ||
Recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids | REQ | REQ | REQ | ||
Biosafety level 2 | REQ | REQ | |||
Biosafety level 1 | REQ | REQ | |||
Dual use agents of concern | REQ | REQ | REQ |
REQ is required