Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC)
All the laboratories in RGCB work with nucleic acids and carry out recombinant DNA experiments on hazardous and non-hazardous microorganisms as well as higher eukaryotic organisms. As mandated in the Rules 1989 of Environment (Protection) Act 1986, RGCB has constituted an institutional biosafety committee (BT/BS/17/37/2001-PID) as per the guidelines of DBT, Government of India, to facilitate the implementation of biosafety procedures to ensure safety from the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and products thereof to the users as well as to the environment.
RGCB IBSC Composition
Chairman
Dr. T.R. Santhosh Kumar
Director (Additional Charge), RGCB
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Nominee
Dr. Maya Nandkumar A
SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram
External Members
Dr. P. Jayamuthy, NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. M.G. Purushothama, Indus Seeds, Bangalore
Biosafety Officer
Dr. K.E. Elizabeth, SMIMS, Kanyakumari
Internal Members
- Dr. S. Manjula, Scientist F, RGCB
- Dr. Debasree Dutta, Scientist F, RGCB
- Dr. Rajesh Chandramohandas, Scientist E-II, RGCB
- Dr. John B. Johnson, Scientist E-I, RGCB
Member Secretary
Dr. K.B. Harikumar
Scientist E II, RGCB