Members
The Institutional Biosafety Committee is responsible for oversight of the biosafety program at Brandeis University. The committee ensures compliance with the NIH Guidelines and Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories standards by reviewing biosafety-related research conducted at Brandeis.
The biosafety committee is composed of faculty investigators; an environmental health and safety expert; an independent scientific consultant; an administrator; and members of the community. The committee meets on a quarterly basis, but holds additional meetings on an as-needed basis.
Current IBC Members
James Haber, Ph.D.
Abraham and Etta Goodman Professor of Biology
IBC Role: Chair
Bing Xu, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
IBC Role: Scientist Member
Niels Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
IBC Role: Scientist Member
Frank Sangiorgi, PhD
Manager, Research Integrity and Compliance
Scott Perkins, VMD, MPH, Dipl. ACLAM
Senior Director, DLAM, Tufts University
IBC Role: Scientist Member
Theodore A. Myatt, ScD, MEM
Associate Provost for Research Integrity, Tufts University
IBC Role: Scientist Member
Wei He, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Health and Safety, SCL Seqirus
IBC Role: Non-Affiliated Member
Allyson Walsh
Assistant Director, Lab Safety, Compliance & Integrity
IBC Role: Non-Scientist Member
Witold Tatkowski
Radiation Safety Officer
IBC Role: Ex Officio (non-voting) Member
Andrew Finn, MS, CET
Manager, Environmental Health & Safety
IBC Role: Ex Officio (non-voting) Member