IBC Committee Members

Committee members are recommended to the Associate Vice President for Research (AVPR) by the IBC chair and approved for a term of three years.

IBC Roster

  • Maria Piccone, PhD.   Chair, Biosafety Officer, Environmental Health and Safety
  • Katy Kao, PhD. Voting Member, COE/Chemical Engineering/Professor

  • Alex Payumo, PhD. Voting Member, COS/Biological Sciences/Assistant Professor

  • Edmund Tang, MS. Voting Member, COHHS, Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging
  • Cleber Ouverney, PhD. Voting Member, COS/Biological Sciences/ Professor
  • Randy Kirchner, Voting Member, COS/Biological Sciences/Safety officer
  • Miri VanHoven, PhD. Voting Member, College of Sciences/Associate Dean
  • Ningkun Wang, PhD. Voting Member, COS/Chemistry/ Associate Professor
  • Wing Wan,  Voting Member, College of Social Sciences/Technical Staff
  • Dante Ricci, PhD, Voting Community Member, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Albert Lee, PhD. Voting Community Member, Agilent Technologies
  • Joseph Grzywacz, PhD. Non-Voting Member, College of Health and Human Science/Associate Dean
  • Xiao Su, PhD. Non-Voting Member, College of Engineering/Associate Dean
  • Shamika D. Wallace, RN. Non-Voting Member, Interim Clinic Manager, Student Wellness Center
  • Lois Takahashi, PhD. Non-Voting Member, College of Social Sciences/Associate Dean
  • Skye Kelty, PhD. Non-Voting Member, Environmental Health and Safety
  • Larry Young, RVT. Non-Voting Member, COS/Animal Care/IACUC
  • Kevin McCluskey, PhD. Non-Voting Member, Assistant Director Research Services/Vice Chair
  • Jessica Trask, PhD. Non-Voting Member, Interim Associate VP of Research