Institutional Biosafety Committee Members

IBC Staff

IBC staff can assist with questions about IBC applications, meeting dates and operations, risk group classifications, research space inspections, or training.

Mr. Joshua Brown
Committee Secretary and Institutional Biosafety Officer
Phone: 49-41496
Email: brow1422@purdue.edu

Dee Odum
Environmental Technician
Phone: 49-47968
Email: codum@purdue.edu

Committee Members

John “Jay” R. Burgess, PhD
Associate Professor, Nutrition Sciences, & Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Purdue University West Lafayette, voting member

Eric Butt, SMS
Director, Radiological and Environmental Management, Purdue University, ex-officio member

Amanda Deering, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Food Science/NLSN, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, voting member

Joshua C. Brown
Biological Safety Officer, Radiological and Environmental Management/HAMP, Purdue University, IBC Secretary, voting member

Megan Ellis, MS, DVM
Clinical Veterinarian, Purdue University, Office of Research, IACUC Representative, voting member

Steve Goodwin, PhD
Adjunct Professor, USDA/ARS Research Plant Pathologist, Botany and Plant Pathology. School of Agriculture, Purdue University, Co-Chair and voting member

Avtar K. Handa, PhD
Professor, Horticulture & Landscape Architecture/HORT, School of Agriculture, Purdue University, voting member

Richard J. Kuhn, PhD
Professor, Biological Sciences, Krenicki Family Director, Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease/LILY, School of Science, Purdue University, Chair and voting member

Donna Majewski
Community member, voting member

Leslie Martin Conwell
Community member, voting member

Suresh K. Mittal, PhD
Professor, Comparative Pathobiology/VPTH, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, voting member

James L. Mohler PhD
Associate VP for Research, Purdue University, Office of Research, Responsible Official

Joshua Widhalm, PhD
Associate Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture/HORT, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, voting member