CALLED MEETING MINUTES
22 January 2026
A called meeting of Southern Research’s Institutional Biosafety Committee convened on
Thursday, 22 January 2026, in Birmingham, Alabama 35205.
The following participants were present via Teams:
Enatra Hale Participant Voting Status
Kayton Cherry, Voting
Enatra Hale, Voting
Christina Humphries, Ex-Officio
Lamar Jones, Voting
Steven Orr, Voting
La’Wanda Parker,
James Toomey, Voting
Miranda Nebane, Visitor
Review and Approval of Meeting Agenda
The Chairperson called the meeting to order. The Chairperson asked the committee to
review the agenda. A motion was made to approve without edits. A second was made and
by voice vote the agenda was approved.
Review and Approval of BPR Amendment
24-03-007NS Amendment 9
Title: Core Non-Infectious HTS Assays
RS: Miranda Nebane-Ngwa
IBC reviewed, no comments or contingencies were received. A motion was made to
approve as submitted, a second was made, and by voice vote the BPR amendment was
approved.
• Agent Name: human FGFR4 and PLC-γ cDNA Inserts
• Agent Characteristics: No change from core
• Containment Conditions: BSL-2
• Sources of the Inserted DNA Sequences: commercially supplied
• Foreign Gene Expression: Hek293t cells express fusion protein
• Protein Expressed: fusion proteins
• Applicable Section(s) of the NIH Guidelines: Section III D 3
• Types of Manipulations Planned: Same as Core
3. Next Meeting
The next Institutional Biosafety Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
12 February 2026 at 11:15 a.m. in Birmingham.
4. Adjourn