Under the UPEI Biosafety in Research and Teaching Policy use of the following types of material in research and teaching require a biosafety permit: - Organisms or materials classified under Risk Group 1, and organisms, materials, or pathogens classified under Risk Group 2; - Unfixed animal (or human) blood, tissues, cells and body fluids which may be biohazardous; - Non-indigenous entities (i.e. not known to be found in PEI), or life forms (animals, plants, micro-organisms); - Procedures involving large-scale (>10 L) production of micro-organisms; and - Genetically modified micro-organisms, animals, or plants. Very low risk animal research and teaching projects may no longer require biosafety permits See exemptions For more information, please contact Dr. Rhoda J. Speare, biosafety officer at (902) 620-5071 or rspeare@upei.ca.