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Biosafety Committee

The National Institute of Health and Centers for Disease Control (NIH/CDC) require an institutional Biosafety Committee for any organization that receives federal funding to perform work with biohazardous agents or recombinant DNA molecules. The Committee must approve all work with these materials and provide oversight of the University Biosafety Officer.

The Committee meets several times throughout the year and reviews many protocols. Biosafety related forms, policies and guidance are approved by the Committee before distribution to the University Community.

Committee Members

Member Title Department E-mail Address
Ron Hart, Chair Professor Cell Biology & Neuroscience rhart@rci.rutgers.edu
Nihal Altan-Bonnet Asst Professor Biological Science nabonnet@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Shawn Arent Assoc Professor Exercise Science shawn.arent@rutgers.edu
Carol Bagnell Professor Animal Science bagnell@aesop.rutgers.edu
Li Cai Asst Professor Biomedical Engineering lcai@rutgers.edu
Nancy Coppola Community Member City of New Brunswick nbea@optonline.net
Richard Ebright Professor Microbiology ebright@waksman.rutgers.edu
Mitch Gayer Director, Laboratory Health & Safety EOHSI gayer@eohsi.rutgers.edu
Bob Harris Director Lab Animal Services harris@orsp.rutgers.edu
Lee Kerkhof Professor Marine Science lkerkhof@rci.rutgers.edu
Eric Lam Professor Plant Science lam@aesop.rutgers.edu
Patrick McIlroy Assoc Professor Biology pmcilroy@crab.rutgers.edu
Alex Ruiz University Safety Officer REHS aruiz@aps.rutgers.edu
Don Schaffner Professor & Extension Specialist Food Science schaffner@aesop.rutgers.edu
Milind Shah Director & Physician Occupational Health mns42@echo.rutgers.edu
Andrew Snyder Community Member Township of Piscataway andrew.snyder@doh.state.nj.us
Ping Xie Asst Professor Cell Biology & Neuroscience xiep@rci.rutgers.edu

 

Contact

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