69th Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Hybrid Conference
October 10-14, 2026
Mobile Convention Center
Mobile, Alabama
A special thank you to all our sponsors, presentators, and attendees for helping make this year’s conference such a tremendous success!
Thank you for joining us for the 69th Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference, whether you were with us in Mobile or online. Your participation made this year’s conference a success.
This year’s program sparked timely and important conversations, from Planetary Protection: An Intersection of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Space Exploration to Beyond Borders, Beyond Compliance: Transforming Biosafety Through Leadership, Partnership, and Global Action and Medical Mycology for the Biosafety Specialist: From Outbreaks to Mold in the Environment. We hope you were able to join us for the early morning session on the NIH Guidelines and USG Policy Changes. If you missed any of the sessions, recordings are available until September 1, 2027.
Just as valuable were the connections made between sessions, in the exhibit hall, in our virtual community, and, of course, with Monday’s puppies! We hope you left with new ideas, new contacts, and renewed energy for your profession.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
This year’s conference was made possible with the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you to our Gold sponsor, SciSure; our Silver sponsors, BioSAFE Engineering, LLC and Labconco; and our Bronze sponsors, Camfil Clean Air Solutions, Eagleson Institute, PRI Bio (Progressive Recovery, Inc.), and Triumvirate Environmental.
Claim Your PACE© Contact Hours
Please complete the conference survey by November 2nd. The survey is required to receive your PACE© Contact Hours, and your feedback directly shapes future conferences.
Save the Date: Calgary 2027
Next year we celebrate ABSA’s 70th Annual Conference in Calgary, Alberta, October 15-20, 2027, Calgary Telus Convention Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Watch for details on the call for papers and registration at absaconference.org.
Thank you again for your commitment to biosafety and biosecurity.
We look forward to seeing you in Calgary!
Featured Speakers
Arnold G. Wedum Memorial Lecture Award
Alvin Smith, PhD, PMP
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
Planetary Protection: An Intersection of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Space Exploration
Monday 8:25 am
Invited Speaker
Kathryn Reif, PhD
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Where Arthropods, Pathogens, and Animals Meet: Navigating Biosafety in Arthropod and Vector–Borne Disease Research
Monday 1:10 pm
Eagleson Lecture Award
Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MD
McGovern Medical School (UTHealth Houston)
Houston, TX
Medical Mycology for the Biosafety Specialist: From Outbreaks to Mold in the Environment
Tuesday 8:00 am
Griffin Lecture Award
Luis Alberto Ochoa Carrera, MSc
Michigan State University
Lansing, MI
Beyond Borders, Beyond Compliance: Transforming Biosafety Through Leadership, Partnership, and Global Action
Tuesday 10:45 am
Invited Speaker
Neal Woollen, DVM, PhD
National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska
Omaha, NE
Managing Biological Risk and WMD for Resilience
Wednesday 8:00 am
Richard Knudsen Award
Antony Schwartz, PhD, CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM)
Duke University, Durham, NC
Innovation in Personal Protective Equipment Decontamination During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Powered-Air Purifying Respirator Hood Optimal Decontaminant Distribution System
Wednesday 1:30 pm
Robert I. Gross Student Award
Bobbi Barr
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Dynamic Risk Assessments: A Mitigation Strategy for Biosafety and Biosecurity Risks
Wednesday 3:15 pm
About Biosafety/Biosecurity and ABSA International
Welcome to Mobile
The Mayor of Mobile
proclaims October 11-17 as
Biosafety Week in the City of Mobile
Featured Sponsor
The newly established Elizabeth R. Griffin Program (ERGP) at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Health Security builds on the 25-year legacy of the Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation’s and ERGP at Georgetown’s (2018-2024) work and mission of excellence in research, education, and the improvement of human health and well-being. ERGP works to enhance and sustain leadership in the expanding field of global health science and security. Through collaborative research, training, and education, ERGP promotes evidence-based biosafety and biosecurity practices to protect the health and safety of researchers as well as the workers on the front lines of disease detection around the world. Our mission is to develop and deliver innovative biorisk management solutions that are local, practical and sustainable with our global partners.
Explore Mobile!
Sponsors
Gold Sponsor
SciSure
Boston, MA
Booths 321P & 420P
www.scisure.com
Sponsoring: Name badges with company logo
Silver Sponsors
BioSAFE Engineering LLC
Indianapolis, IN
Booth 209P
www.biosafeeng.com
Sponsoring: Invited Speaker
Labconco Corporation
Kansas City, MO
Booth 214
www.labconco.com
Sponsoring: Monday lunch
Bronze Sponsors
Camfil Clean Air Solutions
Riverdale, NJ
Booth 416
www.camfil.com
Sponsoring: Monday morning coffee break
Eagleson Institute
Sanford, ME
Booth 402P
www.eagleson.org
Sponsoring: Eagleson Lecture
PRI Bio (Progressive Recovery, Inc.)
Dupo, IL
Booth 220P
www.prisystems.com
Sponsoring: Tuesday morning continental breakfast
Triumvirate Environmental
Somerville, MA
Booth 203
www.triumvirate.com
Sponsoring: Monday afternoon coffee break