Chemical Safety Review Committee

The Chemical Safety Review Committee (CSRC) is a standing committee responsible for reviewing and approving research protocols, submitted by GU Principal Investigators, that involve the use of particularly hazardous chemicals and those of unknown toxicity.  EH&S provides administrative support to the CSRC, and technical support for principal investigators, in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The mission of the CSRC is to ensure that all activities involving Particularly Hazardous Substances/Chemicals and the facilities used to conduct such work are in compliance with all external regulations and applicable University policies.

CSR Meetings

CSR meetings will be held on the second Friday of every month. Meetings will be
canceled when there are no new applications submitted by the due date of each month.

Note: Meeting dates are subject to committee member availability. Please see CSR meeting schedule for official and tentative dates.

CSR Meeting Schedule 2023

MonthProtocols DueMeeting Date
January1/6/20231/13/2023
February2/3/20232/10/2023
March3/3/20233/10/2023
April4/7/20234/14/2023
May5/5/20235/12/2023
June6/2/20236/8/2023
July 7/7/20237/14/2023
August 8/4/20238/11/2023
September 9/1/20239/8/2023
October 10/6/202310/13/2023
November 11/3/202311/10/2023
December 12/1/202312/8/2023

Applications that are not submitted on the due date, will be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting. The CSR will not review any submission that is not complete and has not addressed edits or clarifications requested by EH&S. These protocols will also be postponed for review to the next month.

Membership Roster 2021-2022

Seema Agarwal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pathology (Chair)
GCD 7A Preclinical Science Building
(202) 687- 2644
sa1137@georgetown.edu
Philip Witorsch, M.D.
Professor, BioMedical Grad Research Org.
SE 402 Medical/Dental Bldg.
(202) 687-0398
witorscp@georgetown.edu
Danelle Chavez, MPH
Interim EH&S Leader, Environmental Health & Safety
P2 Leavey Center
(202) 687-4712
dc1237@georgetown.edu
Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Ph.D.
Professor, Oncology
E 401 New Research Bldg
(202) 687-2347
sd233@georgetown.edu
Robin Tucker, DVM
Sr. Clinical Veterinarian, Department of Comparative Medicine
G 05 RRF Preclinical Science Building
(202) 687-2488
rdt24@georgetown.edu
Wei-Han Liu, Ph.D.
Sr. Industrial Hygienist, Environmental Health & Safety
P2 Leavey Center
(202) 687-1970
wl53@georgetown.edu
Christian Wolf, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemistry
127 Basic Science
(202) 687-3468
cw27@georgetown.edu
Rodney Freeman
Administrative Officer/Contact Person
LM 12 Preclinical Science Bldg.
(202) 687-4712
freemanr@georgetown.edu
Lana Senina
Sr. Occupational Health Biological Safety Manager
LM 12 Preclinical Science Bldg.
(202) 687-4712
ss4779@georgetown.edu