Scientific facilities
Biosafety and radioprotection
Facility Head

Gema Caparrós de la Jara
Contact details
91 196 45 36
sbiologica (at) cbm.csic.es
The Biosafety and Radioprotection Service deals with the control, organization and prevention of the risks to which personnel working with radioactive products, ionizing radiation producing equipment, toxic chemicals and biological material are exposed.
Vacio
The CBM has 6 biosafety level 2 laboratories for the use of cell cultures, with a total of 91 booths, distributed on floors 1, 2, 3, 4 and -1, with the same characteristics on floors 1 to 4. On the 1st floor there is a P2 laboratory for microbiology and on floor -1 the P2 laboratory is dedicated to work with viruses.
In addition, the CBM has a P3 laboratory that is used exclusively for experiments involving human and/or animal cell cultures, human and/or animal viruses, and parasites requiring biosafety level 3.
In these laboratories the service staff is responsible for:
Management of purchase of products necessary for the preparation of media for cell culture.
Management of the purchase of the necessary equipment.
Preparation and sterilization of media and solutions used for the different work in cultures.
Control of the proper functioning and preventive maintenance of the equipment in the general culture room (incubators, cabinets, pipettors, etc.).
Control of the general cleanliness of the laboratories.
General maintenance of the laboratories (cleaning of equipment, removal of plastic and glass waste, replacement of material).
Elaboration of cleaning and maintenance protocols.
Elaboration of rules of use of the facility.
Control of invoicing per user.
Detection of mycoplasmas in the cultures of users who request this service.
Services
The center has a second category radioactive facility authorized by the Nuclear Safety Council with an IBL-437C Cs137 biological sample irradiator. The service offers the possibility of using the irradiator to all personnel associated with the CSIC and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
For its use, prior reservation is required with sufficient time in advance by email (sbiologica@cbm.csic.es) or telephone (911964536/911964537) for all CBM staff and for external personnel by filling in this form.
Staff

Gema Caparrós de la Jara
Lab.: 112 Ext.: 4537/4536
gcaparros(at)cbm.csic.es

Iris Esparza Collado
Lab.: 112 Ext.: 4536
iesparza(at)cbm.csic.es

María Letre Nieto
Lab.: 112 Ext.: 4536
maria.letre(at)cbm.csic.es