The High Containment Laboratory Oversight Group (HCLOG) was established in response to a March 4, 2015 UC Presidential directive that indicated that:
"Each campus should establish a High Containment Laboratory Oversight Group (Group) to coordinate laboratory operations, including preventative maintenance, testing and verification, and planning of modification to existing and proposed High Containment facilities, emergency management planning, and implementation of training for all laboratory-associated personnel groups."
The UCLA HCLOG is advisory to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities, and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).
The HCLOG does not provide advice regarding non-research, clinical operations at the UCLA hospitals and clinics.
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Committee Membership
Voting Members
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jerome Zack, PhD (chair) | Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Chair MIMG |
| Hector Aguilar-Carreno, PhD | Professor and Chair, MIMG |
| Vaithi Arumugaswami, DVM, PhD | Professor, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology |
| Joseph Callahan | Associate Biosafety Officer, EH&S |
| Barbara Dillon | High Containment Director, EH&S, and Responsible Official, UCLA Select Agent Program |
| Omai Garner, PhD | Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Jeffrey Goodwin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM | Executive Director and Attending Veterinarian, DLAM |
| Marcus Horwitz, MD, PhD | Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease |
| Melody Man Hing Li, PhD | Associate Professor, MIMG |
| Jarrod Matthei, MD, BS, MPH | Assistant Medical Director, Occupational Health |
| Curtis Plotkin | Assistant Vice Chancellor – EH&S |
| Dorthe Schaue, MRes, PhD | Professor, Radiation Oncology |
| Steve Smale, PhD | Distinguished Professor and Acting Vice Dean for Research, DGSOM |
Ad Hoc (Non-Voting) Members
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Barboza | Fire Marshal, EH&S – Fire and Life Safety Division |
| Luis De Vivero | Police Sergeant, UCLA Police Department |
| Dean Malilay | Director, Insurance and Risk Management |
| Lisa Martin | Director, Office of Emergency Management |
| Kelly Schmader | Assistant Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management |