How does ISIS work?
An investigator entering ISIS for the first time will enter basic information just once – data such as name, mailing address, telephone number, names of laboratory workers, and laboratory locations. ISIS then asks the investigator a series of yes/no questions such as “Do you use or store hazardous chemicals,” “Do you use radioactive materials,” “Do you use biological agents at Biosafety Levels 1, 2, or 3,” or “Do you use recombinant DNA molecules.” Based on the responses, ISIS will build a custom set of virtual forms including the various applications and registrations a PI may require. ISIS is flexible in that a PI can enter ISIS at any time to update data or complete a new form. Data entered by the PI will be available to both the PI and to ORS as reports or queries. Registrations and applications are simply special kinds of reports that ISIS will generate.
