Conflict of Interest Committee

Membership

Voting members

  • Professor Michael Rape, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (Chair)
  • Associate Professor Rebecca Julia Abergel, Nuclear Engineering
  • Professor Lisa Fischer Barcellos, Public Health
  • Professor Trevor Darrell, Computer Science
  • Professor Jay Groves, Chemistry
  • Professor Jodi Halpern, School of Public Health
  • Professor Sanjay Kumar, Bioengineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Director of QB3-Berkeley
  • Professor Kristofer Pister, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
  • Professor Emeritus Robert Price, Political Science and former Associate Vice Chancellor for Research

Invited liaisons

  • Kairi Williams, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Research Administration and Compliance
  • Carol Mimura, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances

Committee staff

  • Brian Warshawsky, Director
  • Shanthi Noriega Minichiello, Research Compliance Analyst
  • Iris A Heredia Ortega, Research Compliance Analyst

Contact

email
coi-team@berkeley.edu
phone
(510) 642‑0122

Meeting Schedule

Submission Deadline for All Final DocumentsCOI Committee Full Review Meeting Date
2025August 11August 18
September 8September 15
October 13October 20
November 10November 17
December 8December 15

In order to be on the agenda for any meeting, complete disclosure packets must be received no later than five working days prior to the date of the meeting.

Note: Meetings are held from 12:10 pm until 2:00 pm, generally on the third Monday of each month.

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