ISEF Rules and Regs
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ISEF Sources of Information - URLs not guaranteed current
1. United States Patent and Trade Office
Customer Service: 1-800-786-9199 (toll-free);
571-272-1000 (local); 571-272-9950 (TTY)
www.uspto.gov www.uspto.gov/patents/process/index.jsp
2. European Patent Office www.epo.org www.epo.org/applying/basics.html
3. The Mad Scientist Network at Washington University School of Medicine: www.madsci.org
4. Aquatic Nuisance Species ANS Task Force www.anstaskforce.gov www.anstaskforce.gov/Documents/ISEF.pdf
5. APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Invasive Species List www.aphis.usda.gov/
6. Invasive Species Specialist Group www.issg.org
The Global Invasive Species database contains invasive species information supplied by experts from around the world.
7. Invasive Species Information www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/resources/lists.shtml
Provides information for species declared invasive, noxious, prohibited, or harmful or potentially harmful.
8. Success with Science: The Winner’s Guide to High School Research http://www.successwithscience.org
Gaglani, S. and DeObaldia, G. (2011). Research Corporation for Science Advancement. ISBN 0-9633504-8-X
1. Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), Title 45 (Public Welfare), Part 46-Protection of Human Subjects (45CFR46)
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr-46
2. Dunn, C. M. and Chadwick, G. L., Protecting Study Volunteers in Research, 3rd Edition (2004). Boston, MA: Thomson Centerwatch. ISBN 1-930624-44-1.
3. NIH tutorial, “Protecting Human Research Participants” http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/PHRP.pdf
4. Belmont Report, April 18, 1979 www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.html
5. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. (1999). Washington, DC: AERA, APA, NCME. www.apa.org/science/programs/testing/standards.aspx
6. American Psychological Association www.apa.org
750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 phone: 202-336-5500; 800-374-2721
Information for students: www.apa.org/science/leadership/students/information.aspx
Information regarding publications: www.apa.org/pubs/index.aspx
7. Educational and Psychological Testing - Testing Office for the APA Science Directorate
phone: 202-336-6000 email: testing@apa.org www.apa.org/science/programs/testing/index.aspx
8. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) (15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506) www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm
1. Laboratory Animals, Institute of Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR), Commission on Life Sciences, National Research
http://dels.nas.edu/ilar
2. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th Edition (2011)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/Guide-for-the-Care-and-Use-of-Laboratory-Animals.pdf
www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12910
3. Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (2003), Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR).
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10732/guidelines-for-the-care-and-use-of-mammals-in-neuroscience-and-behavioral-research
To order these ILAR publications contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20055
phone: 888-624-8373 or 202-334-3313; fax: 202-334-2451, www.nap.edu
4. Federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), 7 U.S.C. 2131-2157, Subchapter A - Animal Welfare (Parts I, II, III)
https://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/animal-welfare-act
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Document is available from: USDA/APHIS/AC, 4700 River Road, Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737-1234, email: ace@aphis.usda.gov
phone: 301-734-7833; fax: 301-734-4978, http://awic.nal.usda.gov
5. Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching (Agri-Guide)
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC International)
https://www.aaalac.org/ https://www.aaalac.org/about/Ag_Guide_3rd_ed.pdf
6. Guidelines for the Use of Fish in Research (2014), American Fisheries Society.
www.fisheries.org www.fisheries.org/afs/docs/policy_16.pdf
7. Euthanasia Guidelines - AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia (2013) American Veterinary Medical Association
www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Documents/euthanasia.pdf
- Alternative Research and Animal Welfare
1. The National Library of Medicine provides computer searches through MEDLINE: Reference & Customer Services
National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894
888-FIND-NLM or 888-346-3656; 301-594-5983;
email: info@ncbi.nlm.nig.gov www.nlm.nih.gov www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
2. National Agriculture Library (NAL) provides reference service for materials that document a) Alternative Procedures to Animal Use and b) Animal Welfare. Animal Welfare Information Center, National Agriculture Library, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 410, Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
phone: 301-504-6212, fax: 301-504-7125 email: awic@ars.usda.gov www.nal.usda.gov/awic
3. Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (ILAR) provides a variety of information on animal sources, housing and handling standards, and alternatives to animal use through annotated bibliographies published quarterly in ILAR Journal.
ILAR ‑ The Keck Center of the National Academies, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Keck 687, Washington, DC 20001
phone: 202-334-2590, fax: 202-334-1687 email: ILAR@nas.edu http://dels.nas.edu/ilar
4. Quarterly bibliographies of Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing may be obtained from:
Specialized Information Services - NLM/NIH, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 510, 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5467, Bethesda, MD 20892-5467
phone: 301-496-1131; Fax: 301- 480-3537 email: tehip@teh.nlm.nih.gov https://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/altbib.html
5. Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) has worked with scientists since 1981 to find new methods to replace the use of laboratory animals in experiments, reduce the number of animals tested, and refine necessary tests to eliminate pain and distress.
email: caat@jhsph.edu http://caat.jhsph.edu/
6. Quality Assurance Manuals (for appropriate species)
Such as:
Poultry: https://www.ams.usda.gov/?dDocName=STELDEV3002393
Beef: http://www.bqa.org/manuals.aspx
Pork: http://old.pork.org/filelibrary/youthpqaplus/ypqamanual.pdf
- Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents
1. American Biological Safety Association: ABSA Risk Group Classification – list of organisms www.absa.org
2. American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) www.atcc.org
3. Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology website – follow the links for resources and microbial databases for a collection of international websites of microorganisms and cell cultures. www.bergeys.org/resources.html
4. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) - 4th Edition. Published by CDC-NIH www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/BMBL.pdf
5. World Health Organization Laboratory Safety Manual www.who.int/diagnostics_laboratory/guidance/en
6. Canada – Agency of Public Health – list of non-pathogenic organisms http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/lab-bio/index-eng.php
7. American Society for Microbiology https://www.asm.org/division/w/web-sites.htm
8. Microbiology Society, Charles Darwin House, 12 Roger Street, London, WC1N 2JU, UK
education@microbiologysociety.org http://microbiologyonline.org
9. NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules. Published by National Institutes of Health.
http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/oba/index.html
10. OSHA – Occupational Health and Safety Administration www.osha.gov
- Hazardous Chemicals, Activities or Devices
General Lab/Chemical Safety
1. Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories, Volumes 1 and 2, 2003. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.
Order from (first copy free of charge): International Rules: Guidelines for Science and Engineering Fairs 2017 – 2018 student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef Page 23, American Chemical Society, Publications Support Services, 1155 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, phone: 202- 872-4000 or 800-227-5558
email: help@acs.org www.acs.org/education
2. General Howard Hughes Medical Institute has resources for working with cell cultures, radioactive materials and other laboratory materials.
www.hhmi.org/resources
3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website for green chemistry www.epa.gov/greenchemistry
4. Safety and Data Sheets (SDS) www.flinnsci.com/msds-search.aspx A directory of SDS sheets from Flinn Scientific Inc. that includes a ranking of hazard level and disposal methods. www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html - A listing of numerous sites that have free downloads of MSDS sheets.
5. Pesticides -
National Pesticide Information Center http://npic.orst.edu/ingred/products.html Describes the various types of pesticides and the legal requirements for labelling. Provides links and phone numbers to get additional information.
Environmental Protection Agency http://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=PPLS:1 A database of product labels. Enter the product name or company name to view the approved label information of pesticides which are registered with the agency.
6. DEA Controlled Substances Drug Enforcement Agency website: www.justice.gov/dea/index.htm
Controlled Substance Schedules – a list of controlled substances: www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/
7. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau -www.ttb.gov
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives www.atf.gov
8. Radiation Radiation Studies Information (CDC) www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/default.htm
9. CDC Laboratory Safety Manuals www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/index.htm
10. Occupational Safety and Health Administration www.osha.gov
Safety and Health Topics: www.osha.gov/SLTC www.osha.gov/SLTC/reactivechemicals/index.html
www.osha.gov/SLTC/laserhazards/index.html www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiationionizing/index.html
11. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Material Safety and Inspection Branch, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 phone: 301-415-8200; 800-368-5642 www.nrc.gov
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