Institutional Biosafety
Policies and Bylaws
Scope of the Committee
Western Kentucky University's Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is a federally mandated review committee which oversees all research involving recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) molecules and the use of microorganisms for biological research. The IBC provides documentation that all WKU faculty, staff, and students who work with rDNA and/or microbes have passed the laboratory safety course offered by the WKU Department of Biology.
IBC Application:
- Download Application (doc)
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Members:
Dr. Kinchel Doerner, IBC Chair
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, WKU
Mr. Paul Mooney, IBC Administrator
Compliance Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, WKU
Dr. Nevil Speer, On-campus Member
Professor of Animal Science, Department of Agriculture, WKU
Mr. Mark Clauson, On-campus Member
Laboratory Coordinator, Department of Biology, WKU
Mr. Mark Pendley, On-campus Member
Director, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, WKU
Ms. Chris Keyser, Unaffliated Member
Director, Warren County Primary Care Center
Mr. Terry Flynn, Unaffliated Member
Environmentalist, Waren County Health Department
Links
- Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (NIH Guidelines)
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 4th Edition (CDC-NIH)
- The President's Council on Bioethics
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities
- CDC Select Agents Program
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