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Institutional Biosafety Committee Members

Name

Affiliation

Title/Dept.

Dr. Charles E. Benson

CHAIRMAN

UPenn, School of Veterinary Medicine

Professor, Microbiology

Matthew D. Finucane

Contact, Expert Compliance

UPenn, Provost Center

Executive Director EHRS, RO

Dr. Neil Fishman

Expert Infection Control

UPenn, Health System

Hospital Epidemiologist, HUP Infection Control

Dr. F. Claire Hankenson

Expert Research Animal Care

UPenn, School of Veterinary Medicine

Senior Associate Director, ULAR, Assistant Professor, Pathobiology

Dr. Andrew B. Maksymowych

Institutional Biosafety Officer

UPenn, Provost Center

Institutional Biosafety Officer, Associate Director Biological Safety Programs, ARO

Dr. Sreekant Murthy

Expert Research Compliance

Community Member

Drexel University, Professor of Medicine, Associate Vice Provost for Research Compliance

Dr. Warren Pear

Expert Viral Vectors

UPenn, School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Dr. Nelson Wivel

Expert Human Gene Transfer, rDNA & Animal Research

Community Member

 

Dr. Yan Yuan

Expert Virology

UPenn, Dental School

Associate Professor of Microbiology

Richard Zipin

Expert in Public Health

Community Member