BIO3 LAB
Open to both qualified investigators from the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV research community and non-¶¡ÏãÔ°AV academic and corporate researchers, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s Biocontainment of Infectious Organisms level 3 (BIO3)ÌýLab is one of a few biosecure facilities in Canada that areÌýcertified to meet the highest safety standards defined by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The BIO3 Lab offers a protected and reliable workspace for qualified and approved investigators to conduct research involving Risk Group 3 pathogens. Insight from such research may lead or contribute to breakthrough discoveries against human diseases. This facility is the first-of-its-kind at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.
Access to the BIO3 Lab requires medical clearance, fulfillment of biosafety and biosecurity requirements, approval by ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s Biosafety Committee, proven expertise and competence, facility orientation and training, and approval by the Lab’s Operations Director. Project-specific consultation or training by the BIO3 Lab team may also be required in select instances.
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Facility overview and access requirements
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The BIO3 Lab team is comprised of the Scientific Director, the Operations Director and laboratory staff. Members of the team provide:
- Safety training for research in the BIO3 Lab;
- Lab access for approved research projects;
- Consultation on prospective research;
- Lab management (laundry service; equipment maintenance; waste disposal; lab decontamination).
For questions about the lab and access, please contact Dwayne Ashman, Operations Director, BIO3 Lab atÌýbio3dir@sfu.ca.ÌýÌý
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Dwayne Ashman
Operations Director, BIO3 Lab
dwayne_ashman@sfu.ca