NMSU AP&P Manual Appendix D - University Committees
Vice Provost Committees
(Vice Provost for Research)
INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE
PURPOSE
Establishes guidelines for NMSU employees conducting research or academic programs
involving biological agents which are potentially harmful to the environment; potentially
pathogenic to humans (including human body fluids), animals, or plants as well as projects
involving recombinant DNA. It guides and supports the work of the university's researchers
toward these goals. It hopes to develop awareness toward personal and environmental safety
in the faculty and staff.
NMSU researchers using or planning to use biological agents including recombinant DNA
must submit the scope of their research to the committee for approval and guidance.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is continuous. Appointments are made with input from the committee and
interested areas. The chair is appointed by the vice provost for research.
MEMBERS
- John Kemp, CHAIR, Professor, NMSU
- Peter J. Lammers - Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, NMSU
- Katrina Doolittle - Director, Environmental Health and Safety, NMSU
- Paul Jackson - Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Mike Bromwell - City of Las Cruces (Safety)
- Luis Escobedo - Adjunct Assoc. Professor, Health Science & Medical Epidemiologist,
NM Dept. of Health
- Richard MacRorie - Director, Facilities Operation, NMSU
- Willis Fedio - Scientist, Physical Science Laboratory, NMSU
- Kevin Oshima - Assistant Professor, Biology, NMSU
- Colleen Jonsson - Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, NMSU
Contact for update: Chair (646-2920) or Environmental Health and Safety (646-3327).
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