Aristea Lubar

Associate Biosafety Officer
University of California, San Diego
alubar@ucsd.edu

Aristea Lubar is an Associate Biosafety Officer for the University of California, San Diego. Her background is in vector biology and infectious disease. She spent four years in research, during which she liaised with multiple global institutions before transitioning into biosafety. She obtained a B.S. in Zoology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Megan Shoff

Biological Safety Officer
University of North Texas
megan.shoff@unt.edu
LinkedIn

I am a microbiologist, who for the past two years, have been the biological safety officer at UNT.  I came to UNT from  the CDC Division of Select Agents and Toxins where I was an inspector/microbiologist.  Prior to working at the CDC, I was a professor and prior to that was a researcher at the FDA in the Infection Control Laboratory, where we specialized in disinfection and sterilization.

Joan Wickersheim

Associate Director Research, Campus, and Environmental Safety
The University of Texas at Dallas
joan.wickersheim@utdallas.edu
UT Dallas Safety

Joan Wickersheim is currently serving the community at UT Dallas. She is a proud alumnus of Colorado State University, and has passionately pursued her career as an Industrial Hygienist over the course of three decades. While walking in her safety shoes, Joan has provided services from the perspective of OSHA compliance officer, consultant, and local government risk administrator. Her quest is to boldly empower safety champions at all levels.