Biosafety Committee Members

The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is required by the National Institute of Health Guidelines . This committee is advisory on matters relating to the safe use and handling of biological materials, including recombinant DNA molecules, on the UNT Health Campus. IBC meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM at CBH 370. The IBC can be contacted directly via ibc@unthealth.edu.

 

IBC Chair
Expert microorganism and immunology		  

Rance Berg, PhD
Professor, Microbiology Immunology and Genetics,
UNT Health Fort Worth
3500, Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort worth, TX 76107
Phone: 817-735-2121
Email: Rance.Berg@unthealth.edu
Bio Safety Officer  

Maya P. Nair, PhD, RBP
UNT Health Fort Worth
3500, Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 817-735-5431
Email: Maya.Nair@unthealth.edu
Institutional Responsible Official  

Dimitrios Karamichos, PhD, FARVO
Vice President, Research and Graduate Studies
UNT Health Fort Worth
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Phone: 817-735-2101
Email: dimitrios.karamichos@unthealth.edu
Safety Expert Anne-Sophie Brocard, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM), ASP, CSP, CHMM 

Sr. Director, Environmental Health and Safety, UNT Health
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Phone: 817-735-2253, Email: anne-sophie.brocard@unthealth.edu

 
Animal Expert  

Egeenee Daniels, DVM
Lab Animal Medicine, Director
UNT Health Fort Worth
3500, Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 443-956-3123
Email: Egeenee.Daniels@unthealth.edu
sDNA Specialist  

Jayoung Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy
Phone: 817 735 2353
UNT Health Science Center
Email: jayoung.kim@unthealth.edu

 
Campus Security  

Richard McKee
Police Chief
UNT Health Fort Worth
3500, Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 817-735-0501
Email: richard.mckee@unthealth.edu
rDNA Specialist  

Raghu Krishnamoorthy, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology and  Neuroscience
UNT Health Fort Worth
3500, Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 817-735-2049
Email: Raghu.Krishnamoorthy@unthealth.edu
Community Member   

Michael Chumley, PhD
Department of Biology, Associate Professor
Winton Scott Room 401, 2800 South University Drive
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129
Phone: 817-257-8777
Email: m.chumley@tcu.edu
Community Member  

Christopher Parker, PhD
Texas Wesleyan University
Department of Biology
1201 Wesleyan Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 817-531-6559
Email: ctparker@txwes.edu