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 and teaching activities to comply with federal, state, local, and university safety policies and regulations.  These activities include, but are not limited to, FGCU internal awards, externally funded research grants and contracts, classroom, laboratory, or self-initiated projects and studies, and departmental research.  To ensure compliance, the ISC reviews, approves, and monitors applicable activities.

ISC SUBMISSION 

• Active ISC Protocols

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  Name	Title	Approved
  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. Melissa May	Oyster stress physiology	Feb 2023
  Dr. Osman Karatum	Instructional use: Identification of environmental contaminants in water and wastewater; leachate; soils and sediments	Apr 2023
  Dr. Gregory McManus	Analysis of solid chemical and geological samples by Powder X-ray Diffraction	Apr 2017
  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. 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	Research and Development in Biotechnology, Microalgae and related Byproducts and Topics	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. 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. 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. Joyce Fassbender	General Entomology Student Collection	Aug 2024
  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. Osman Karatum	Quantifying aircraft related lead emissions	Feb 2024
  Dr. Durgesh Wagle	Disaccharide-Based Deep eutectic Solvents: A non-aqueous media for preservation of Proteins	May 2024
  Dr. Scott Michael	Enhancing Vaccine Thermostability with Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents	Oct 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. 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	Campus mammal observations using noninvasive methods for Course ZOO4480C	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
  Dr. Heather Walsh-Haney	FGCU Human Identity and Trauma Analysis Laboratory Genoray Port-X IV Dental Radiography Unit for Forensic Anthropology Casework	Mar 2025
  Dr. Serge Thomas	Welding station to weld metal (fabricate contraptions and repair field instruments and gear)	May 2025
  Dr. Kelly Rein	Diagnostic Biomarkers of Red Tide (Karenia brevis) exposure in the Florida manatee and sea turtles by plasma proteomics as a model for human exposure	May 2025
  Dr. Serge Thomas	Use of hyperspectral camera and Lidar to assess vegetation health remotely (UAV mounted)	May 2025
  Dr. Rachel Rotz	Water Quality Evaluation for Peace River Basin and Greater Charlotte Harbor Watershed in Southwest Florida	Jul 2025
  Dr. Nora Demers	Environmental justice investigation of heavy metal concentrations across diverse ecosystem. SAMPLE PROCESSING	Jul 2025
  Dr. Krystal Mize	Infant responses to loss of parental attention to social-rival and non-social items	Sep 2025
  Dr. Barry Rosen	Seminole tribe algal growth potential and cyanotoxin genes	Oct 2025
  Dr. Barry Rosen	New instrument acquisition:  Scanning Electron Microscope	Oct 2025
  Dr. Jiehong Liao	Fiber Scaffolds Fabrication and Cell Culture Applications	Oct 2025
  Dr. Marzhan Sypabekova	Organ on a Chip	Oct 2025
  Dr. Marzhan Sypabekova	Nanoparticle Use in Hydrogel Scaffold Development	Oct 2025
  Dr. Ashley Danley	Evaluation and optimization of combined trickling filters with aeration and passive floating treatment wetlands for pre-treatment of waste-to-energy ash influenced Class I landfill leachate to meet domestic treatment works discharge requirements	Oct 2025
  Dr. Nurettin Sahiner	Artificial Blood Vessels	Oct 2025
  Dr. Melissa May	Co-restoration of seagrass and native hard clams in Southwest Florida	Mar 2026
  Dr. Barry Rosen	INV65 Phosphorus and Cyanobacteria Bloom Mitigation	Apr 2026
  Dr. Ece Alim	Ex Vivo Evaluation of Nanoparticle Toxicity, Transport, and Biocompatibility in Red Blood Cells	Apr 2026
  Dr. Jieyi Bao	Neurophysiological Assessment of Human Performance in Exoskeleton and Driving Simulation Environments	Apr 2026
  Dr. Ashley Danley	Anticancer drugs in Southwest Florida’s waters and waste streams: environmental and wastewater facility sampling and analyses	May 2026
  Dr. Joanne Muller	SAGe Well Detector	May 2026
  Dr. Anupam Das	Developing a Raman spectroscopy-based microfluidic platform for sensitive detection and analysis of environmental and forensic analytes	May 2026
  Dr. Donald Duke	Water Quality Assessment: Stormwater Discharges from San Carlos Estates WCD	May 2026
  Dr. Ahmed Elshall	Using Humic Acid for Nutrient Reduction and Red Tide Mitigation	Aug 2026
  Dr. Hidetoshi Urakawa	Microbial population and function analysis in nature	Apr 2026

• ISC Members

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  NAME	TITLE	DEPARTMENT
  Adhikari, Dr. Puspa	Prgrm Coord, MS Envir Science/Associate Professor	Marine & Earth Sciences
  Boysel, Ellie	Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator, Biosafety	EH&S
  Chew, Mark	Lab Manager, Engineering	Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering
  Danley, Dr. Ashley	Professor	Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering
  Davies, Dr. Kevin	Associate Professor	Chemistry & Physics
  DeJarnette, Dr. Jan	Assistant Professor	Biological Sciences
  Demers, Dr. Nora	Professor	Biological Sciences
  Holtzclaw, Rhonda	Director, Environmental Health & Safety	EH&S
  Horvat, Sandra	Program Director/Assistant Professor, Nursing	Nursing
  James, Dr. Kimberly  Vice-Chair	Assistant Professor, Microbiology	Biological Sciences
  Johnson, Kevin	Radiation Safety Coordinator	EH&S
  Lawrence, Dr. Carol	Associate Professor, Nursing	Nursing
  Li, Zheng	Assistant Professor, Quantitative Ecology/Ecosystem Modeling	Ecology & Environmental Studies
  MacDonald Jr., Dr. Jamie	Faculty Fellow, Professor	Chemistry & Physics
  Marsh, Emilia	Program Director/Instructor I, Clinical Laboratory Science	Health Sciences
  Parsons, Dr. Mike Chair	Director, VFS/Professor	Water School
  Renk, Dr. Cliff	Professor/Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Retired	Community Member
  Smith, Rodman	Assistant Director, Environmental Health & Safety	EH&S
  Wagle, Dr. Durgesh	Program Coordinator Forensic Science BS/Associate Professor	Chemistry & Physics

• ISC Meeting Dates

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  Please contact Environmental Health & Safety for the next meeting date.

  ehs@fgcu.edu or 239-590-1414

ISC Guidelines, Application, Forms, and Submission of Applications

• ISC Guidelines
• ISC Chemical and Hazardous Materials Worksheet (for submissions)
• ISC Permit Submission 
• Guidance for Principal Investigators
• Environmental Teaching & Research on FGCU Campus
• Field Study Precautions & Field Hazards
• Safety Awareness for Field Work
• Animal Contact Risk Assessment Form
• Animal Contact Handbook
• ISC Permit Approval Process
• ISC Permit Application Instructions
• Non-Student Minors