Lab Links

Partners Purchasing & Materials Management (MM) Department

http://intranet.partners.org/MM/

Partners HealthCare System has launched a new online requisitioning system that will replace all current forms of requisitioning. This new system is called eBuy. The software, called eProcurement, facilitates the placement of orders for all goods and services right from any PHS desktop. eProcurement provides comprehensive tracking of the requisition from order placement right through invoice payment.

MGH Subcommittee on Research Animal Care

http://is.partners.org/aniweb/

The Subcommittee on Research Animal Care (SRAC) serves as the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for MGH. Institutions that receive federal funds or use species covered by the Animal Welfare Act are required, by the Public Health Service (PHS) and USDA, to appoint an IACUC to review all research, teaching or testing activities involving animals and to oversee and evaluate the animal care and use program. The SRAC satisfies the requirements of both agencies. Guidelines for IACUC structure and function are included in the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and in the USDA Animal Welfare Act.

MGH Center for Comparative Medicine and Laboratory Animal Services

http://is.partners.org/aniweb/ccm/index.htm

The Center for Comparative Medicine's (CCM) mission is to provide the highest quality laboratory animal husbandry and veterinary services to MGH investigators and to ensure that all research animals at MGH are maintained and used in accordance with pertinent laws, regulations and accreditation standards.

Environmental Health and Safety Office at MGH

http://intranet.massgeneral.org/ehs/ehs_home.htm

The mission of the Environmental Health and Safety Office is to ensure the safety of all patients, visitors, and staff in all MGH locations by supporting programs that provide an environment free of recognized hazards; to effectively manage behavior-based risks of injury and illness; to avoid property loss and adverse, internal or external, environmental impacts; and to train personnel to interact effectively with all aspects of their work environment

Harvard Biosafety: Committee on Microbiological Safety

http://www.hms.harvard.edu/orsp/coms/

The Harvard Biosafety website is designed for investigators and Biosafety officers at Harvard University and its affiliated institutions. Biosafety concerns itself with protecting staff, patients, the public and the environment from dangerous biologicals. Investigators must register studies involving recombinant DNA, agents pathogenic for animals, including humans, plants, and biological toxins, and two kinds of human studies - those involving gene transfer and those involving the transplantation of animal tissues into humans.

HHMI: Lab Management

http://hhmi.org/grants/office/graduate/labmanagement.html

Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty. Based on presentations and discussions from a course developed by HHMI and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, this book is a collection of practical advice, experiences, and opinions from seasoned biomedical investigators and other professionals. Also contains an overview of the course and lessons learned.