Institutional Biosafety Committee Members

Institutional Biosafety Committee Members

 

 

Committee Charge

Committee Chair: Aaron F. Carlin

Committee Contacts: Lance M. Scott and Sheryl N. Mansour

VC-OMCP Committee Contact: Marie-Pierre Murry

Committee Membership and Recruitment

IBC Members may access committee documents at this site: https://ucsd.edu/go/ibc (UC San Diego Business Systems log-in required).

 

Appoints Representatives 

Representatives

Description

Term

Appoints Representatives 

Representatives

Description

Term

Committee on Committees

 Omar S. Akbari

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology,
School of Biological Sciences

10.31.2025

Committee on Committees

Jeff S. Bowman

Scripps Institute of Oceanography

10.31.2028

Committee on Committees

Aaron F. Carlin

Committee Chair;  Department of Pathology, School of Medicine

08.31.2027

Committee on Committees

Andrew D. Chisholm

Division of Biological Sciences

02.01.2028

Committee on Committees

Galia Debelouchina

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry 

10.31.2027

Committee on Committees

Lalit Deshmukh

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry 

10.31.2027

Committee on Committees

Daniel J. (Dan) Donoghue

Department of Chemistry / Biochemistry

08.31.2027

Committee on Committees

Jesse V. Jokerst

Department of Nanoengineering, JSOE

07.01.2023-8.31.2026

Committee on Committees

Ratneshwar (Ratnesh) Lal

Department of Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering, JSOE

10.31.2028

Committee on Committees

Scott L. Letendre 

Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine

10.31.2026

Committee on Committees

Jose Pruneda-Paz

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology 

08.31.2027

Committee on Committees

Dwayne Stupack

Department of Ob/Gyn

04.01.2028

Committee on Committees

Mark Young

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry 

08.31.2027

Staff Association

Scott T. Barton

Director of Anatomical Services, Department of Medical Education

08.31.2025

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Zoë Blaylock

Community Representative

08.31.2027

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Sarah LaMere

Center For Aids Research (CFAR)

10.31.2027

Operations Management and Capital Programs

TBA

Community Representative

08.31.2028

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Michael White

Community Representative

08.31.2026

Ex Officio

Committee on Committees

Tony R. Reid

Subject Matter Expert in Clinical Trials 

Indefinite

Committee on Committees

Kent G. Osborn

Campus Veterinarian 

Indefinite

Committee on Committees

Eric A. Schmelz

Subject Matter Expert in Plant Pathogens

Indefinite

Committee on Committees

Francesca Torriani

Medical Director, Infection Prevention / Clinical Epidemiology Unit 

Indefinite

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Vanessa Cook

Associate Biosafety Officer, Alternate Biological Safety Officer

Indefinite

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Jennifer Diethelm

Associate Biosafety Officer, Alternate Biological Safety Officer

Indefinite

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Marcia T. Isakari

Medical Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Indefinite

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Aristea A. Lubar

High Containment Officer, Alternate Biological Safety Officer

Indefinite

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Sheryl N. Mansour

Committee ContactBiosafety Officer / Program Manager, Environment, Health & Safety 

Indefinite

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Esther Merki

Associate Biosafety Officer, Environment, Health & Safety; Alternate Biological Safety Officer

Indefinite

Operations Management and Capital Programs

 

Lance M. Scott

Committee Contact; Associate Director, Environment Health & Safety / Research Safety Manager

Indefinite

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Rocio Rosales

Research Safety Assistant

Indefinite

Operations Management and Capital Programs

Corey L. Singleton

Director, Environment Health & Safety

Indefinite

Veterans Affairs

Chitra Mandyam

VA Biosafety Committee Representative

Indefinite