Kathryn Mariucci
Role: Biosafety Officer
Biosafety Officer and IACUC Coordinator
Laboratory Animal Resources
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-6395
Fax (406) 243-6094
kathryn.mariucci@mso.umt.edu

Dan Corti
Role: Environmental health expert
Executive Director
Environmental Health Risk Management
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-2881
dan.corti@mso.umt.edu

Mark Pershouse
Role: College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences representative; environmental toxicology expert
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Environmental Health Sciences
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812 
(406) 243-4769
Fax (406) 243-2807 
mark.pershouse@umontana.edu

Claudia Denker
Role: Research Compliance Officer; Research and Development representative
Associate Legal Counsel / Research Compliance Officer
Office of the Vice President for Research and Development
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-4755
claudia.denker@mso.umt.edu

John Portis, M.D.
Role: Non-institutional member; infectious virus and recombinant DNA expert
Retired, former Senior Investigator
Laboratory of Persistent viral Diseases, NIAID, NIH
Rocky Mountain Laboratories
Hamilton, MT 59840
jportis@accessmtwildblue.com

Patricia Gauthier
Role: College of Technology representative; public health expert
Clinical Director, Radiologic Technology
Missoula College Health Professions Department
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-7907
patty.gauthier@mso.umt.edu

Nigel Priestly
Role: College of Arts and Sciences representative; infectious bacteria expert
Department of Chemistry
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-6251
Fax (406) 243-4227
nigel.priestley@umontana.edu

Cindy Hotchkiss, RN
Role: Non-institutional member; public health and epidemiology expert
Missoula City-County Health Department
301 W. Alder
Missoula, MT 59802
Office: (406) 258-3374
Cell: (406) 396-4094
chotchkiss@co.missoula.mt.us

Brent Ryckman
Role: College of Arts and Sciences representative; virology expert
Assistant professor
Division of Biological Sciences
(CAS representative - Virology)
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-6948
brent.ryckman@mso.umt.edu 

Donna M. Lewis, D.V.M.
Role: Animal Resources representative
Director and Attending Veterinarian
Laboratory Animal Resources
The University of Montana
Missoula MT 59812
(406) 243-6344
donna.lewis@mso.umt.edu

Scott Samuels
Role:  IBC Chair
Professor
Division of Biological Sciences (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-6145
scott.samuels@umontana.edu