Current IBC Members

Chair

Christiane Wobus, Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, Michigan Medicine

Associate Chair

Andrew Tai, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology, Michigan Medicine

Committee Members

Pamela Bennett-Baker, Research Senior Supervisor, Central Biorepository, Michigan Medicine

Matthew Chapman, Professor, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Science and the Arts

Christopher Fenno, Professor, Biologic & Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry

Janet Follo, Biosafety Officer and Manager, Research Health and Safety, Environment, Health and Safety

Huira Kopera, Research Investigator, Vector Core, Michigan Medicine

Joyce Lai, Epidemiologist, Surveillance and Infectious Disease, Michigan Department of Community Health

Thomas Lanigan, Associate Research Scientist, Internal Medicine – Rheumatology, Michigan Medicine

Adam Lauring, Professor, Internal Medicine – Infectious Disease, Michigan Medicine

Patrick Lester, Associate Professor, Laboratory Animal Medicine, Michigan Medicine

Jianming Li, Professor, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Science and the Arts

Akira Ono, Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, Michigan Medicine

Stephen Rapundalo, President and CEO, MichBio

Alexander Rickard, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health

Jacqueline Shields, Associate Director, Research Safety Compliance, OVPR

Krista Wigginton, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Alternates

Alternate for Follo: Jessica Bunn, Safety Specialist Lead, Environment, Health and Safety

Alternate for Lester: Ingrid Bergin, Professor, Laboratory Animal Medicine, Michigan Medicine