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The Office of Research Protections (ORP) Seminar Series is a monthly webinar program designed to support the Pitt research community through timely, practical discussions on research ethics, compliance, and best practices. Each session features ORP staff and guest speakers addressing topics relevant to investigators, research staff, students, and administrators across disciplines.
Seminars are held monthly and are open to the Pitt research community. Registration is required.
Biosafety Town Hall: Implementing the New Federal Policy on High-Risk Life Sciences Research
November 20, 2026 | 12 p.m. | Online via Zoom
A new U.S. government policy on high-risk life sciences research, the United States Government Policy for Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research, takes full effect for research institutions in January. By January 16, 2027, every institution that receives federal life sciences funding must have an Institutional Review Entity, a designated Institutional Contact for Dangerous Gain-of-Function Research, researcher training, and institutional implementation policies in place. This town hall will ask the Pitt research community for feedback on how the University should implement the new policy. Researchers, laboratory staff, and research administrators are encouraged to attend.