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IBC Members

IBC Chair:

Biological Safety Officer (BSO):

  • Ms. Elsie Romano, Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management

Texas State University Faculty Members:

  • Dr. Rodney Rohde, Program Chair and Professor, Clinical Laboratory Science and Associate Dean for Research, Health Professions
  • Dr. Sean Kerwin, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Dr. Merritt Drewery, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Sciences
  • Dr. Matt McAllister, Assistant Professor, Health and Human Performance
  • Dr. Ramona Salcedo, Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences

Non-Institutional Members:

  • Mr. Monty Gomez
  • Ms. Brigid Lednicky

Institutional Official:

  • Dr. Michael Blanda, Assistant Vice President, Research and Federal Relations

For IBC Protocol inquiries, please contact RIC at 512-245-2314.