Current IBC Members

Chair

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

Associate Chair

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

Wanlu Du, Associate Research Scientist, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Science and the Arts

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

Sheya Jones, Biosafety Safety Manager, Environment, Health and Safety

Huira Kopera, Research Investigator, Vector Core, Michigan Medicine

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

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

Daniel Lawrence, Frederick G L Huetwell Professor of Basic Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine

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

Akira Ono, Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, Michigan Medicine

Jon Oscherwitz, Associate Research Scientist, Hemotology/Oncology, Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Research Safety Committee Chair, VAAHS

Stephen Rapundalo, President and CEO, MichBio

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

Jacqueline Shields, Associate Director, Research Safety Compliance, OVPR

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

John Thomas, Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, University of Michigan – Dearborn

Fen Wen, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering

Alternates

Alternates for Jones: Jessica Bunn, Research Safety Specialist, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS); Janet Follo, Associate Director, EHS; Crystal O'Donnell, Biosafety Specialist

Alternates for Lester: Ingrid Bergin, Clinical Professor of Lab Animal Medicine, ULAM, Michigan Medicine; Dalis Collins, Clinical Associate Professor of Lab Animal Medicine, ULAM, Michigan Medicine

Alternate for Tai: Krishna Rao, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases, Michigan Medicine