The purpose of the Augusta University, Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is to ensure institutional compliance with laws and regulations governing research with biohazardous materials to include pathogenic microorganisms, infectious materials, recombinant and synthetic nucleic acids (r/s NA), and select agents/toxins and to establish policies, procedures, and practices to ensure that research at Augusta University does not present unacceptable risks to the health or safety of faculty, staff, students, visitors, or the general public.
Charge: The IBC implements CDC guidelines published in Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th ed, 2009; NIH guidelines published in NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA, April 2016; and federal regulations governing CDC/USDA Select Agents published in DHHS 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 73, Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Biennial Review, Proposed Rule.
All research and instruction at Augusta University involving the following materials below, requires registration with the Biological Safety Office and approval from the IBC. The IBC reviews Biosafety Protocol (BSP) applications once per month. BSPs involving r/s NA must be submitted to biosafety@augusta.edu by the 1stof the month, to be considered for IBC review during that month's meeting.
Members | Role | Constituency | Representing | Term | |
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Delori Brown | Member | Clinical Liaison Hitchcock In-Patient Rehabilitation | Community | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
rDNA Research Expert, BSL2+ Operations, Yan Cui |
Member | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | ||
CAHS Representative, Tiana Curry-McCoy |
Other | CAHS | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Dept. Chair Biology and Physics, Division of Arts & Sciences, Learning Support & Personal Services Augusta Technical College, Cynthia David |
Member | Augusta Technical College | Community | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Biosafety Programs Manager/Biosafety Officer, Liesl DeSevilla |
Member | Bio | Staff | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Chemical Safety Programs Mgr. & Chemical Safety Officer, Environmental Health &Safety Division, Kenneth Erondu |
Member | ad hoc Chemical Safety Expert | Administrative | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Assistant Professor, Employee Health and Wellness, James Foster |
Member | ad hoc Employee Health and Wellness Consultant | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Assistant Biosafety Officer, Farlyn Hudson |
Member | Assistant Biological Safety Officer | Staff | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Section Chief, Medical College of Georgia, Dept. of Medicine, Carlos Isales |
Member | ad hoc Gene Therapy Expert | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Instructor, Dental College of Georgia, Dept of Oral Biology & Diagnostic Sciences, Catherine Jauregui |
Member | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | ||
Associate Professor, Physiological & Technological Nursing, Robin Johns |
Member | College of Nursing | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Professor, Medical College of Georgia, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Rudolf Lucas |
Member | Host Pathogen Interactions & Bacterial Toxins Expert | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Professor, Medical College of Georgia-Department of Medicine, Rodger MacArthur |
Member | Infectious Disease Expert | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Senior Employee Health and Wellness Expert, Carla Noe |
Member | ad hoc Employee Health and Wellness Expert | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Post Approval Monitoring (PAM), Laboratory Animal Services (LAS), Sophia Patton |
Member | Alternate Lab Animal Services Representative | Administrative | July 2021 - June 2021 | |
Director, Georgia Cancer Center Flow Cytometry Shared Resources, Jeanene Pihkala |
Member | ad hoc FACS Sorting Facility Consultant | Administrative | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Research Nurse Technician, Carol Smith |
Member | Clinical Research Expert | Administrative | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Sangeetha Sukumari Ramesh |
Member | Pharmacology Representative | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Director, Lab Animal Services, Douglas Taylor |
Member | Lab Animal Services | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Medical College of Georgia Representative, Stuart Thompson |
Committee Chair | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 | ||
Microbiologist D.D. Eisenhower Medical Center, Audrey Tokarev |
Member | Clinical Research Expert | Community | July 2021 - June 2022 | |
Vice President for EHS, Philip Young |
Member | EHS Management Representative | Faculty | July 2021 - June 2022 |