Stef is one of the most diligent, reliable, and dedicated employees in the EHS office. She has willingly taken on more responsibilities to help the ever-expanding biosafety program. In 2023, she agreed to lead the Select Agent Department of Justice Security Risk Assessment program for the biological safety group. This entailed developing a program and process to ensure all individuals who needed to be cleared by the FBI were notified, provided with the proper forms, and scheduled for fingerprinting. Stef even attended the fingerprinting sessions to ensure a chain of custody for the forms was in place. This year, she also worked with colleagues and ITS to develop an automated approval letter notification program, which culminated in a tremendous time savings for the biosafety program. In addition, Stef manages the Yale Biological Safety Committee meetings along with the Human Gene Transfer Subcommittee, the Institutional Review Entity for Dual Use Research of Concern projects, the BSL-3 Subcommittee, and the VA IBC.
