Key Contacts & IBC Roster
 Debbie Eckert Ph.D.Director Biosafety Officer debbie.eckert@ehs.utah.edu801-585-9325 |
Dr. Debbie Eckert is the Director of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and the U’s Biosafety Officer. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has over 20 years of research experience at the U, as research faculty in the Department of Biochemistry. Her research has included work with infectious HIV using BSL3 containment. Dr. Eckert has served on the IBC since 2014 and was vice-chair from 2018-2024. She maintains an adjunct appointment with the Department of Biochemistry. |
| Chris Hunter completed his B.S. in Biology at the University of Utah in 1997.
Chris began his career at the University of Utah in 1999. During his time at the “U” Chris has been involved with research on campus, serving as a laboratory technician and/or laboratory manager to a few of the laboratories on campus. In 2022 Chris joined the Environmental Health and Safety Department as the Assistant Biosafety Officer and serves as an IBC Administrator. |
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Institutional Biosafety Committee Roster
CHAIR
David Gillespie, Ph.D.
VICE CHAIR
Cecilia Gerstner, B.S., I, SI, MB (ASCP)
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Rickesha Bell, M.S.
Jessica C. S. Brown, Ph.D.
Allison Carey, M.D., Ph.D.
Scott Cho
Jeffrey J. Clifford, M.S., MLS (ASCP) CM
Ivana Erickson
John D. Kriesel, M.D.
David Lum, Ph.D.
Karla McHale
Bart Mickelsen, B.S., LATG
Andrew L. Phillips, M.D., MOH
Robert Sperling, M.S.C.E., M.B.A.
Alton Swennes, D.V.M., M.S., DACLAM
Michael Voight, PharmD
Zemin Zhou, Ph.D.
Weiquan (Wendy) Zhu, Ph.D.
Ad Hoc Committee Members
Jeremy Biggs, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Talia Karasov, Ph. D.
Tolmie (Tom) Wachter