Office of the Vice President
Research & Development
The University of Montana
University Hall 116
(406) 243-6670
(406) 243-6330 fax
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Committee Members
Karen Behan
Laboratory Supervisor
UM Curry Health Center
(406) 243-2778 kbehan@mso.umt.edu
Kathryn Mariucci
Biosafety Officer and IACUC Coordinator
UM Laboratory Animal Resources
(406) 243-6395 kathryn.mariucci@mso.umt.edu
Dan Corti
Director
UM Environmental Health & Occupational Safety
(406) 243-2881 dan.corti@mso.umt.edu
Mark Pershouse
Assistant Professor
UM Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center
for Environmental Health Sciences
(406) 243-4769 mark.pershouse@umontana.edu
Claudia Denker
Associate Legal Counsel / Research Compliance Officer
UM Office of the Vice President for Research and Development
(406) 243-4755 claudia.denker@mso.umt.edu
Jacqueline (Jacki) Elam
Medical Assisting Program Director
UM College of Technology Health Professions Department
(406) 243-7835 jacqueline.elam@umontana.edu
John Portis, M.D.
Senior Investigator
Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases
NIH: Rocky Mountain Laboratories
Hamilton, MT jportis@niaid.nih.gov
Gene Mead
Clinical Laboratory Director
Western Montana Clinic
Missoula, MT gmead@tmimontana.com
Scott Samuels (chair)
Assoc. Professor
UM Division of Biological Sciences (Biochemistry & Molecular
Biology)
(406) 243-6145 scott.samuels@umontana.edu
Mary Ann McCrackin, D.V.M.
Director and Attending Veterinarian
UM Laboratory Animal Resources
(406) 243-6344 maryann.mccrackin@umontana.edu
Julie A. Serstad Health Services Director
Missoula City-County Health Depart.
Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 258-4986 serstadj@ho.missoula.mt.us
