The IBC consists of University faculty and community representatives. The individual members contribute the professional competency necessary to review specific research activities representing a broad range of disciplines through experience and expertise in their fields.
The fully convened IBC meetings take place at least quarterly either virtually or on the Storrs campus and is made up of the following members:
IBC Chair: Mary Anne Amalaradjou, PhD, DVM Associate Professor, Animal Science
IBC Vice Chair: Steven Szczepanek, PhD Associate Professor, Pathobiology
James Brennan, MS Administrative Program Manager (Facility Operations & Technical Training), Animal Care Services
Michael Centola, MHS, CIP (ex officio) Associate Vice President of Research Integrity
David Cavallaro, MS, CBSP (voting ex officio) Institutional Biosafety Officer, Environmental Health & Safety
Terri Dominguez, MSPH, CSP (ex officio) Director, Environmental Health & Safety
Bobbie Macierowski, MS Non-Affiliated Community Member, Biosafety Outreach Officer / State Training Coordinator / Microbiologist 2, Connecticut Department of Public Health
Michele Maltz-Matyschsyk Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Molecular and Cell Biology
Robert Miller, MPH, RS Non-Affiliated Community Member, Director of Health, Eastern Highlands Health District
Karen Moré, MS (ex officio) Director of Research Compliance – Animal Research & Safety
Jessica Rouge, PhD Associate Professor, Chemistry
Curtis Schondelmeyer, DVM, CPIA, DACLAM (voting ex officio) Director and Attending Veterinarian, Animal Care Services
Ad-Hoc Plant Expert Consultant: Yaowu Yuan, PhD Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology