Institutional Safety Committee

The Institutional Safety Committee (ISC) at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) promotes and facilitates a safe campus environment by requiring all research or teaching activities meet Federal, state, local, and University safety policies and regulations. The “activities” include and are not limited to FGCU internal awards, externally funded research grants and contracts, class or laboratory projects/studies, self-initiated projects/studies, departmental research, etc. To ensure compliance, ISC reviews, approves and monitors all applicable activities.

ISC Application

Active ISC Protocols

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Name	Title	Approved
Dr. Ju Chou	Elemental (including toxic metal) analysis by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer of sediments and fish powders	Mar 2023
Dr. Marilyn Cruz-Alvarez	Analysis of expression of CCE1 in Brassica oleracea	Mar 2014
Dr. Kevin Davies	Identification of Photoacoustic Molecules for Imaging, Remote Sensing, and Specific Targeting Applications in Biomedical Use	Apr 2012
Dr. Nora Demers	Evidence and effects of potential endocrine disruptors in south Florida waters	Mar 2023
Dr. Nora Demers	Exploration of Gopher Tortoise parasites using molecular tools	Mar 2023
Dr. Yainitza Hernandez-Rodriguez	Efficacy of doTerra International Plant Essential Oils as antifungal agents against the opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus and the model system Aspergillus nidulans	Mar 2023
Dr. Kerry Lee	In Vivo Study of Toxicity, Transport, and Biocompatibility of Nanoparticles	Oct 2015
Dr. Jamie MacDonald	Geochemical Analysis of a Continuous Core Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells Phase 2: Analysis of Cores C38S, C59, and L63S with pXRF	Feb 2023
Dr. Melissa May	Oyster stress physiology	Feb 2023
Dr. Gregory McManus	Analysis of solid chemical and geological samples by Powder X-ray Diffraction	Apr 2017
Dr. Scott Michael	Characterization of flavivirus entry inhibitors using chimeric yellow fever virus vaccine strain 17D with other flaviviral envelope proteins	Apr 2008
Dr. Scott Michael	Detection and reporting of active RNA virus polymerase complex using a vaccina T7 (MVA) system to drive transcription of RNA	Apr 2008
Dr. Scott Michael	Novel organic-ion-based technology for long-term virus preservation at ambient temperature	Oct 2022
Dr. Mustafa Mujtaba	Antiviral inducing properties of superantigen peptide mimetics	Jun 2010
Dr. Levente Pap	Detection of Brevetoxins at Low Concentration via Surface Enhancement Raman Scattering	Jan 2023
Dr. Michael Parsons	PIRE: Linking the Chemical and biological diversity of epiphytic dinoflagellates in tropical oceans	Jul 2017
Dr. Daniel Paull	Synthesis of analogues of resveratrol for the goal of finding a cure for osteoporosis	Oct 2015
Dr. Barry Rosen	Phase 2: Metagenomics characterization and community shear-stress impact of epiphytic periphyton nutrient cycling in the STAs	Dec 2022
Dr. Barry Rosen	Research and Development in Biotechnology, Microalgae and related Byproducts and Topics	Dec 2022
Dr. Serge Thomas	Limnological Assessment of 40 ponds of the Bonita Bay Community Association (Bonita Springs, FL)	Dec 2022
Dr. Takashi Ueda	Ectopic and constitutive expression of buckwheat fagopyritol synthase genes in soybean plants/cells	Mar 2014
Dr. Takashi Ueda	Functional Analysis of FePer1 promoter in transgenic plants	Mar 2014
Dr. Hidetoshi Urakawa	Greenhouse gas analyzer	Dec 2022
Dr. Hidetoshi Urakawa	Microbial population and function analysis in nature	Sept 2011
Dr. Simeon Komisar	Instructional use: Identification of environmental contaminants in water and wastewater, leachate, soils and sediments.	Apr 2023
Dr. Andrew Durso	Ecology, mark-recapture and occupancy modeling of amphibians and reptiles in southwest Florida	May 2023
Dr. Michael Parsons	Conducting red tide research in Florida coastal waters	Apr 2023
Dr. Michael Parsons	Using sondes and sensors to monitor water quality in coastal waters of southwest Florida	Apr 2023
Dr. Michael Parsons	Collection and analysis of air samples for harmful algal bloom toxins	Apr 2023
Dr. Daniel Paull	Analysis of Common Environmental Contaminants	May 2023
Dr. Kelly Rein	Maintenance of Karenia brevis laboratory cultures	Aug 2023
Dr. Lyndsay Rhodes	Determination of GDF15 expression levels in human breast cancer cells	Apr 2023
Dr. Kimberly James	Investigating Cross-regulation of Staphylococcal Metabolism In The Agr Quorum Sensing System	Jun 2023
Dr. Puspa Adhikari	Sonication and Rotary Evaporation of Pseudophoenix sargentii, Byrsonima lucida, Glandularia maritima, Illicium parviflorum, Pinus elliottii, and Ulmus alata	Jul 2023
Dr. Kimberly James	DNA, RNA, and plasmid DNA, and recombinant DNA Protocol	Jun 2023
Dr. Serge Thomas	BW2 Microbial Treatment of Cyanobacteria: Aquatic Vertebrate Toxicity Component	Jul 2023
Dr. Scott Michael	Characterization of HIV entry inhibitors using a pseudotyping system.	Apr 2008
Dr. Oscar Johnson	Phylogenetics, gene-flow, and species limits of Florida birds	Aug 2024
Dr. Melissa May	Refining a Habitat Suitability Index model for hard clam and seagrass co-restoration in the Charlotte Harbor and Caloosahatchee River Estuaries	Jul 2023
Dr. Michael Uduebor	Geotechnical Engineering Properties of Southwest Florida Soils	Sep 2024
Dr. Melissa May	Concentrations of persistent organic contaminants and their effects on the osmoregulatory processes of the euryhaline bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)	Sep 2024
Dr. Marzhan Sypabekova	Development of an Electrochemical Biosensor for Detecting a Biomarker Using Immobilized Antibody	Oct 2024
Dr. Sherri Emer	Testing commercial antibody integrity and tissue integrity in immunohistochemical studies of animal tissues	Sep 2023
Dr. Scott Michael	Enhancing Vaccine Thermostability with Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents	Oct 2024
Dr. Edwin Everham	Cane Toad Deterrent	Nov 2024
Dr. Derek Lura	Prosthetics Development and Evaluation	Nov 2024
Dr. Melissa May	Examining the influence of discharges on coastal ecosystems health and HAB dynamics : Kimberly's Reef Case Study	Nov 2024
Dr. Barry Rosen	Evaluation of Lake Okeechobee Ecosystem Health	Nov 2024
Dr. Ugo Coppola	Developmental Biology of Cardiovascular Structures	Dec 2024
Dr. Melissa May	Oyster larval abundance in San Carlos Bay Estuary	Jan 2025
Dr. Lyndsay Rhodes	Effects of Natural and Synthetic Compounds on Human Cancer Cells	Jan 2025
Dr. Levente Pap	Detection of Brevetoxins at Low Concentration via Surface Enhancement Raman Scattering	Jan 2025
Dr. Joyce Fassbender	Investigation and collection of carrion feeding insects on the FGCU campus	Mar 2024
Dr. Joyce Fassbender	Pollinators of the Firebush	Sep 2024
Dr. Alejandro Bugarin	Assessing Ligand vs Ligandless Catalysis to Simplify Chemical Transformations and Drug Discovery	Jan 2025
Dr. Chukwumaobim Nwokwu	Improvement of Anti-Cancer Drug Compounds by Nanoencapsulation	Jan 2025
Dr. Nora Demers	AI-Directed Tool Development for Pathogenic Flesh-eating Vibrio Bacteria Prediction and Control	Feb 2025
Dr. Christina Anaya	Parasites of Invasive Species	Feb 2025
Dr. Christina Anaya	Soil invertebrates at FGCU	Feb 2025
Dr. Michael Parsons	Isolation and Culturing of Microalgae	Feb 2025
Dr. Michael Parsons	Benthic sampling protocols for ciguatera and related research	Feb 2025
Dr. Christinia Anaya	Diet of Iguana iguana at the Bonita Bay Bird Rookery	Feb 2025
Dr. Steven Fiester	Investigation of virulence factors of ESKAPE pathogens	Nov 2024
Dr. Ahmed Elshall	Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Programs: A Model-Experiment (ModEx) Framework to Advance Understanding of Fertilizer and Pesticide Reactive Transport in Rural Agricultural Areas	Dec 2024

ISC Meeting Dates

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Date	Time	Location
November 8, 2024	11:30 am - 1:15 pm	Edwards Hall 210
February 28, 2025	9:00 am - 10:30 am	Cohen Center 249
April 18, 2025	9:00 am - 10:30 am	Cohen Center 249
June 18, 2025	11:30 am - 1:15 pm	TBD
Additional 2025 Meetings TBD	TBD	TBD

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