About Us

The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is dedicated to protecting the health and safety of everyone at UNMC who works with biohazardous agents. Some of our major responsibilities include:

For further details about the IBC's roles and responsibilities, refer to Section IV-B-2-b of the NIH Guidelines.

Chairs & Administrators

mcmillan_headshot_cropped.jpg JoEllyn McMillan, PhD
Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
402-559-3074 | Email
Biography
Iwen_Pete_125x150.jpg Peter C. Iwen, PhD
Biosafety Officer, Institutional Biosafety Committee
Professor, College of Medicine
Director, Nebraska Public Health Laboratory
402-559-7774 | Email
Biography
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Jackie Hollinger, MPH
Administrator II
402-836-9403
Email

anderson-d.jpg Deron Anderson, MS
Back-Up Administrator
402-559-5845
Email

What is Biosafety?

Biosafety is a set of principles and practices, either studied or applied, that are intended to address the safe handling and containment of infectious microorganisms and hazardous biological materials.

Safe use of biological and biohazardous materials involves:

UNMC Biosafety Program

The UNMC Department of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) oversees the Biosafety Program, which:


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Updated 18 December 2024 18:02:04 by Max V. Kuenstling