Presentations available for download:
Session I:
SARS Ten Years Later: Lessons for Science and Safety(PDF 3.75MB) - Mark R. Denison, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Session II:
Summary of the 2012 Changes to the HHS Select Agent Regulations 42 CFR 73(PDF 235KB) - Robbin Weyant, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Session III:
Green Gas, Dry Mists, and Dense Vapors: An Overview of Independent Fumigant Testing at The UK Health and Safety Laboratory(PDF 796KB) - Alan Beswick, The Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK
Validation Study for the Use of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor as a Decontaminant for Biosafety Cabinets in Accordance with the Requirements of NSF/ANSI 49(PDF 1.16MB) - Nick Flynn, B&V Testing, Inc., Waltham, MA
Session V:
Of Men, Pigs, Birds and...Flu(PDF 6.59MB) - Daniel Perez, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Session VI:
Updates to the NIH Guidelines(PDF 1.66MB) - Kathryn Harris, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Session VII:
The Intersection of Laboratory Safety and Ethics(PDF 226) -
Theodore Myatt, RBP, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large: Sustainable, Regional Biosafety and Biosecurity Solutions(PDF 3.75MB) -
Jennifer Gaudioso, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
The Development of the Canadian Biosafety Standards Guidelines (CBSG)(PDF 1.03MB) - Corrine Harris, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Viviane Bergevin, MSc, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -
Application of Threat Assessment Approaches in Reliability and Suitability in Biosecurity(PDF 324KB)
Ben Perman, RBP, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, DC
Session VIII:
Power of Associations(PDF 3.75MB) - Ann Tourigny Turner, PhD, CAE, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Memphis, TN
Session IX:
Reactivation of Herpes B Virus in Seropositive Nonhuman Primates: Case Study in Risk Assessment and Institutional Response(PDF 766KB) - Molly Stitt-Fischer, PhD, CPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Risk-specific Garbing Procedures for Nonhuman Primate Facilities(PDF 797KB) - Kathryn Board, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Heather Peffer, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Case Study for Animal Care Post Approval Monitoring(PDF 5.03MB) - Robert Hashimoto, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Biosafety Training Tailored to Field Veterinarians in the Democratic Republic of Georgia(PDF 926KB)
Tea Glonti, PhD, Battelle Memorial Institute, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Session X:
Annual Safety Training: Keeping it Interesting(PDF 1.56MB) - Amy Vogler, PhD, RBP, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Generation of Aerosols through Standard Laboratory Procedures and the Analysis of Training and Staff Experience(PDF 351KB) - Simon Parks, Health Protection Agency, Salisbury, UK
Sustaining International Biorisk Management Best Practices Following a Comprehensive Biosafety and Biosecurity Training Session(PDF 953KB) - Lora Grainger, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Training Program: A 6-Year Story(PDF 3.75MB) - Anne-Sophie Brocard, PhD, RBP, CBSP, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Session XII:
Directed Evolution of Designer Viral Vectors for Therapeutic Gene Delivery(PDF 7.86MB) - David Schaffer, PhD, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Session XIII:
Introduction to the NIH Guidelines(PDF 2.57MB) - Kathryn Harris, PhD, RBP, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Responsibilities of the Biosafety Officer and Institution(PDF 2.62MB) - Debra Hunt, DrPH, CBSP, Duke University, Durham, NC
Risk Assessment—Emerging Principles(PDF 210KB) - Emmett Barkley, PhD, Proven Practices, LLC, Bethesda, MD
Key Components in Developing a Biosurety Program for Biosaety Level 3 Laboratories(PDF 567KB) - Jessica McCormick, Ph.D., RBP
Emerging Legislation: Importation of Infectious Biological Agents, Infectious Substances, and Vectors(PDF 848KB) - Vondguraus McClee, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Strategies for Managing Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences(PDF 184KB) - Murray Cohen, PhD, CIH, Frontline Healthcare Workers Safety Foundation, Atlanta, GA
Session XIV:
A BSL-3 Pilot Plan for Food Processing: A Case Study(PDF 2.53MB) - Margaret Juergensmeyer, PhD, RBP, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Bedford Park, IL
Fluorescein Analysis of an Aerosol Exposure Chamber(PDF 1.06MB) - Thomas Cremer, PhD, National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD
Trends and Challenges of Large-scale Vaccine Production in High-containment Environments(PDF 7.21MB) - Karin Wassard, NNE Pharmaplan A/S, Gentofte, Denmark
Right Sizing Containment Facilities(PDF 2.61MB) - Vibeke Halkjaer-Knudsen, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Initiation of ABSL-3 Influenza Work Based on the Biorisk Management System (CWA 15793:2008)(PDF 510KB) - Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, RBP, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Logistic and Technical Challenges in Designing and Constructing a High-containment Facility in the Middle East(PDF 1.22MB) - Les Gartner, AIA LEED GA, Smith Carter Architects and Engineers, Atlanta, GA
Integrating Safety in Science—How to Get Scientists to Buy-in(PDF 995KB) - Mahalakshmi R N (Mahi), PhD, Duke�NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
Evaluating and Improving Biosafety in Uganda and Rwanda(PDF 2.93MB) - Jonathan Y. Richmond, PhD, RBP, Jonathan Richmond and Associates, Southport, NC
Session XV:
NBACC Biosafety and Biosecurity Risk Assessments: Process and Product(PDF 973KB) - Sherry Bohn, PhD, SM(NRCM), National Biodefense Analysis Countermeasures Center, Frederick, MD
Introduction of Live Virus to U.S. Vaccine Manufacturing(PDF 754KB) - Janice Flesher, CBSP, SM(NRCM), GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Marietta, PA
A Risk-based Approach to Biocontainment Facilities: Practical, Sustainable, and Cost-effective Solutions(PDF 694KB) - Paul Langevin, PEng, Merrick and Company, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The IFBA Certification Program: Ensuring Quality Biorisk Management Through Certification of Professionals(PDF 1.20MB) - Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Liquid Nitrogen: Learning Lessons the Hard Way(PDF 4.38MB) - Anton de Paiva, PhD, Imperial College London, London, UK
Description of an Accident Due to Increasing Pressure in an Air-tight Room—Lessons Learned and Implementation of Technical Safety Measures(PDF 13.77MB) - Daniel Kuemin, PhD, Spiez Laboratory, Spiez, Switzerland
Reducing Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures Among Clinical Participants(PDF 694KB) - Scott Finkernagel, CBSP, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Session XVI:
Engineering and Work Practice Controls for the Use of Anesthetic Gases during BSL-3 Rabbit Studies(PDF 1.36MB) - Speaker: Lesley C. Homer, MS, RBP, CBSP, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Full Program
ABSA Orlando
The 55th Annual Biological Safety Conference
October 19-24, 2012
Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort, Orlando, FL
Presentations are available for download where indicated within program
List of Posters
Sunday, October 21, 2012
6:30 - 8:00 pm Opening Reception
Monday, October 22, 2012
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
7:00 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
7:00 am - 4:00 pm Vendor Exhibits
8:00 - 8:05 am Welcome
Master of Ceremonies:
LouAnn Burnett, MS, CBSP, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
8:05 - 8:10 am Local Arrangements Committee Welcome
Jose Vazquez, Jr., MS
8:10 - 8:15 am Scientific Program Committee Welcome
Dawn P. Wooley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM)
8:15 - 8:30 am ABSA President's Address
LouAnn Burnett, MS, CBSP, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Session I: Wedum Lecture Award Presentation
8:30 - 9:30 am
Introduction: LouAnn Burnett, MS, CBSP, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
SARS Ten Years Later: Lessons for Science and Safety(PDF 3.75MB)
Mark R. Denison, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Session II: Town Hall Meeting on the New Select Agent Regulations
Moderator: Joshua Goldberg, Esq., Goldberg Legal Services LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
9:30 - 10:00 am Summary of the 2012 Changes to the HHS Select Agent Regulations 42 CFR 73(PDF 235KB)
Robbin Weyant, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
10:00 - 10:30 am Q&A
10:30 - 11:00 am Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
Session III: Disinfection and Biowaste Management
Moderator: Maureen O'Leary, PhD, CBSP, MRI Global, Frederick, MD
11:00 - 11:20 am Green Gas, Dry Mists, and Dense Vapors: An Overview of Independent Fumigant Testing at
The UK Health and Safety Laboratory(PDF 796KB)
Alan Beswick, The Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK
11:20 - 11:40 am Validation Study for the Use of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor as a Decontaminant for Biosafety
Cabinets in Accordance with the Requirements of NSF/ANSI 49(PDF 1.16MB)
Nick Flynn, B&V Testing, Inc., Waltham, MA
11:40 am - 12:00 pm Approaches to Laboratory Waste Management in Developing Countries
David Ausdemore, PE, MS, CIH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch, Exhibits, and Posters
Session IV: Poster Session
12:30 - 1:30 pm Presenters must be available during the session.
Session V: Invited Paper
1:30 - 2:30 pm Introduction: Janet Peterson, RBP, CBSP, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Of Men, Pigs, Birds and...Flu(PDF 6.59MB)
Daniel Perez, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2:30 - 3:00 pm Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
Session VI: Recombinant DNA and Synthetic Nucleic Acids
Moderator: Darlene Ward, RBP, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
3:00 - 3:20 pm Updates to the NIH Guidelines(PDF 1.66MB)
Kathryn Harris, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Session VII: Biosecurity and Regulatory Issues
Moderator: Nanda Gudderra, PhD, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
3:20 - 3:40 pm Electronic Prioritization of the NIH Intramural Database (NIDB) to Facilitate Efficient "Dual
Use Research of Concern" (DURC) Review at the National Institutes of Health
Antony Schwartz, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
3:40 - 4:00 pm The Intersection of Laboratory Safety and Ethics(PDF 226)
Theodore Myatt, RBP, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
4:00 - 4:20 pm Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large: Sustainable, Regional Biosafety and Biosecurity Solutions(PDF 3.75MB)
Jennifer Gaudioso, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
4:20 - 4:40 pm The Development of the Canadian Biosafety Standards Guidelines (CBSG)(PDF 1.03MB)
Corrine Harris, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Viviane Bergevin, MSc, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
4:40 - 5:00 pm Application of Threat Assessment Approaches in Reliability and Suitability in Biosecurity(PDF 324KB)
Ben Perman, RBP, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, DC
5:00 pm - close
Members' Business Meeting
(Door prizes will be awarded—must be present to win.)
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
7:00 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
7:00 am - 4:00 pm Vendor Exhibits
7:50 - 8:05 am Welcome
Master of Ceremonies: Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Barb Nellis Consulting, Sarasota, FL
Session VIII: Griffin Lecture Award Presentation
8:05 - 9:00 am Introduction: Caryl Griffin, MSN, MDiv, Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation, Kingsport, TN
Title: Power of Associations(PDF 3.75MB)
Speaker: Speaker: Ann Tourigny Turner, PhD, CAE, American Association for Laboratory Animal
Science, Memphis, TN
Session IX: Animal Biosafety
Moderator: Kelly Flint, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), National Institutes of Health, Fort Detrick, MD
9:00 - 9:20 am Reactivation of Herpes B Virus in Seropositive Nonhuman Primates: Case Study in Risk
Assessment and Institutional Response(PDF 766KB)
Molly Stitt-Fischer, PhD, CPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
9:20 - 9:40 am Risk-specific Garbing Procedures for Nonhuman Primate Facilities(PDF 797KB)
Kathryn Board, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Heather Peffer, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
9:40 - 10:00 am Case Study for Animal Care Post Approval Monitoring(PDF 5.03MB)
Robert Hashimoto, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
10:00 - 10:20 am Biosafety Training Tailored to Field Veterinarians in the Democratic Republic of Georgia(PDF 926KB)
Tea Glonti, PhD, Battelle Memorial Institute, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
10:20 - 10:50 am Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
Session X: Training
Moderator: Barry Cohen, MPH, CBSP, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research,
Cambridge, MA
10:50 - 11:10 am Annual Safety Training: Keeping it Interesting(PDF 1.56MB)
Amy Vogler, PhD, RBP, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
11:10 - 11:30 am Generation of Aerosols through Standard Laboratory Procedures and the Analysis of
Training and Staff Experience(PDF 351KB)
Simon Parks, Health Protection Agency, Salisbury, UK
11:30 - 11:50 am Sustaining International Biorisk Management Best Practices Following a Comprehensive
Biosafety and Biosecurity Training Session(PDF 953KB)
Lora Grainger, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
11:50 am - 12:10 pm Training Program: A 6-Year Story(PDF 3.75MB)
Anne-Sophie Brocard, PhD, RBP, CBSP, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
12:10 - 12:30 pm Evolution of Biocontainment Training for Personnel
Rebecca Caruso, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
12:30 - 2:00 pm Exhibits, Posters, and Lunch
Session XI: Poster Session
1:00 - 2:00 pm Presenters must be available during the session.
Session XII: Eagleson Lecture Award Presentation
2:00 - 3:00 pm Introduction: MaryAnn Sondrini, Eagleson Institute, Sanford, ME
Directed Evolution of Designer Viral Vectors for Therapeutic Gene Delivery(PDF 7.86MB)
David Schaffer, PhD, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
3:00 - 3:30 pm Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
Session XIII: (concurrent)
Basic Biosafety
Moderator: Robert Hashimoto, RBP, CBSP,
SM(NRCM), University of California�Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA
3:30 pm Introduction to the NIH Guidelines(PDF 2.57MB)
Kathryn Harris, PhD, RBP, National Institutes of
Health, Bethesda, MD
4:00 pm Responsibilities of the Biosafety Officer and
Institution(PDF 2.62MB)
Debra Hunt, DrPH, CBSP, Duke University, Durham,
NC
4:20 pm Risk Assessment—Emerging Principles(PDF 210KB)
Emmett Barkley, PhD, Proven Practices, LLC,
Bethesda, MD
4:40 pm Q&A
Session XIII (concurrent)
Advanced Biosafety
Moderator: Janet Peterson, RBP, CBSP, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD
3:30 pm Key Components in Developing a Biosurety Program for Biosaety Level 3 Laboratories(PDF 567KB)
Jessica McCormick, Ph.D., RBP
4:00 pm Emerging Legislation: Importation of Infectious
Biological Agents, Infectious Substances, and Vectors(PDF 848KB)
Vondguraus McClee, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
4:20 pm Strategies for Managing Dual Use Research of
Concern in the Life Sciences(PDF 184KB)
Murray Cohen, PhD, CIH, Frontline Healthcare
Workers Safety Foundation, Atlanta, GA
4:40 pm Q&A
5:00 - 6:00 pm Credentialing (RBP/CBSP) Q&A
6:15 - 11:00 pm Banquet—Sea World
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
7:00 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:20 am Welcome Masters of Ceremonies: Paul J. Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Dawn P. Wooley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Session XIV (concurrent)
Facilities and Equipment
Moderator: Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP,
SM(NRCM), Barb Nellis Consulting, Sarasota, FL
8:20 am A BSL-3 Pilot Plan for Food Processing: A Case Study(PDF 2.53MB)
Margaret Juergensmeyer, PhD, RBP, Institute for
Food Safety and Health, Bedford Park, IL
8:40 am Fluorescein Analysis of an Aerosol Exposure
Chamber(PDF 1.06MB)
Thomas Cremer, PhD, National Biosafety and
Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD
9:00 am Trends and Challenges of Large-scale Vaccine
Production in High-containment Environments(PDF 7.21MB)
Karin Wassard, NNE Pharmaplan A/S, Gentofte,
Denmark
9:20 am Right Sizing Containment Facilities(PDF 2.61MB)
Vibeke Halkjaer-Knudsen, PhD, Sandia National
Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Session XIV (concurrent)
Program Management
Moderator: Dawn P. Wooley, PhD, RBP, CBSP,
SM(NRCM), Wright State University, Dayton, OH
8:20 am Initiation of ABSL-3 Influenza Work Based on the
Biorisk Management System (CWA 15793:2008)(PDF 510KB)
Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, RBP, Emory University,
Atlanta, GA
8:40 am Logistic and Technical Challenges in Designing and
Constructing a High-containment Facility in the
Middle East(PDF 1.22MB)
Les Gartner, AIA LEED GA, Smith Carter Architects
and Engineers, Atlanta, GA
9:00 am Integrating Safety in Science—How to Get Scientists
to Buy-in(PDF 995KB)
Mahalakshmi R N (Mahi), PhD, Duke�NUS
Graduate Medical School, Singapore
9:20 am Evaluating and Improving Biosafety in Uganda and
Rwanda(PDF 2.93MB)
Jonathan Y. Richmond, PhD, RBP, Jonathan
Richmond and Associates, Southport, NC
9:40 - 10:10 am Coffee Break
Session XV (concurrent)
Risk Management
Moderator: Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP,
SM(NRCM), Barb Nellis Consulting, Sarasota, FL
10:10 am NBACC Biosafety and Biosecurity Risk Assessments:
Process and Product(PDF 973KB)
Sherry Bohn, PhD, SM(NRCM), National Biodefense
Analysis Countermeasures Center, Frederick, MD
10:30 am Introduction of Live Virus to U.S. Vaccine
Manufacturing(PDF 754KB)
Janice Flesher, CBSP, SM(NRCM), GlaxoSmithKline
Biologicals, Marietta, PA
10:50 am A Risk-based Approach to Biocontainment Facilities:
Practical, Sustainable, and Cost-effective Solutions(PDF 694KB)
Paul Langevin, PEng, Merrick and Company,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
11:10 am The IFBA Certification Program: Ensuring Quality
Biorisk Management Through Certification of
Professionals(PDF 1.20MB)
Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD, Sandia National
Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Session XV (concurrent)
Health & Safety/Emergency Response
Moderator: Lesley C. Homer, MS, RBP, CBSP,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
10:10 am Liquid Nitrogen: Learning Lessons the Hard Way(PDF 4.38MB)
Anton de Paiva, PhD, Imperial College London,
London, UK
10:30 am Description of an Accident Due to Increasing
Pressure in an Air-tight Room—Lessons Learned
and Implementation of Technical Safety Measures(PDF 13.77MB)
Daniel Kuemin, PhD, Spiez Laboratory, Spiez,
Switzerland
10:50 am Reducing Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures Among
Clinical Participants(PDF 694KB)
Scott Finkernagel, CBSP, Weill Cornell Medical
College, New York, NY
11:10 am The Dark Side of Biosafety: Trauma Scene Clean-up
Patricia Cox, PhD, RBP, Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS
11:35 am - 1:30 pm Honor Awards and Special Recognition Luncheon
Presenter: LouAnn Burnett, MS, CBSP, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award
Everett J. Hanel, Jr. Award Presentation
John H. Richardson Special Recognition Award
International and National Poster Awards
Recognition of Certified Biosafety Professionals and Registered Biosafety Professionals
Presenters: Betty Kupskay, MSc, RBP, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Krista Murray, RBP, CBSP, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Session XVI: Knudsen Award & Lecture
1:30 - 2:30 pm Moderator: Judy LaDuc, RBP, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Title: Engineering and Work Practice Controls for the Use of Anesthetic Gases during BSL-3
Rabbit Studies(PDF 1.36MB)
Speaker: Lesley C. Homer, MS, RBP, CBSP, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2:30 - 3:00 pm Coffee Break
Session XVI: Mock IBC
Moderator: Vivian Smith, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD
3:00 - 3:30 pm Protocol 1
3:30 - 4:00 pm Protocol 2
4:00 - 4:30 pm Protocol 3
4:30 pm Close of Conference
Master of Ceremonies: Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Barb Nellis Consulting, Sarasota, FL
Posters
INTEGRATION OF PATHOGEN INVENTORY SYSTEM AND STORAGE CONTROL SYSTEM (ID #1)(PDF 3.1MB)
Katsuaki Shinohara, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Japan, Musashimurayama-shi Tokyo, Japan; Takeshi
Kurata, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Japan, Toyama Shinjuku Tokyo, Japan; Ayato Takada, Hokkaido
University, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Sapporo Hokkaido, Japan; Masanori Watahiki, Toyama Institute of
Health, Imizu-shi Toyama, Japan; Kenzo Ikeda, Naruhito Hayakawa, Ryoichi Komatsu, Yamato System Development
Co., Ltd., Kouto-ku Tokyo, Japan
BIOHAZARD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HIGH-CONTAINMENT FACILITIES (ID #2)
Natasha Griffith, Glenn Phillips, University of California�Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
GOT GAS? VHP OR CHLORINE DIOXIDE: WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR YOU? (ID #3)(PDF 2.82MB)
Megan Sawyer, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
AN EXAMINATION OF AUTOCLAVE CONDITIONS AND THE RESULTANT EFFECTIVENESS OF STERILIZATION
(ID #4)
Shigeo Iki, Kazuyoshi Sugiyama, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
PREPARING FOR BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURES IN AN ACADEMIC HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT (ID #5)
Benjamin Smith, Debra Brickey, Gwynn Daniels, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
INCIDENT RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY BIORISK MANAGEMENT IN BIOCONTAINMENT FACILITIES
(ID #6)
Natasha Griffith, University of California�Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Sean Kaufman, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
UNC CHAPEL HILL�A MULTI-AGENCY DRILL IN RESPONSE TO A BSL-3 EMERGENCY (ID #7)(PDF 7.04MB)
Deborah Howard, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
EVALUATION OF CLASS II BIOLOGICAL SAFETY CABINET SIDE-TO-SIDE PLACEMENT IN LABORATORIES
(ID #8)
Bill Peters, Dan Hillman, NuAire Inc., Plymouth, MN; Ron Trower, Global Biohazard Technologies Inc., Midlothian, VA
EXAMPLES OF UPCOMING HIGH-CONTAINMENT ANIMAL FACILITIES IN SCANDINAVIA (ID #9)(PDF 3.98MB)
Henriette Schubert, Karin Hedebo Wassard, NNE Pharmaplan A/S, Gentofte, Denmark
HVAC CONTAINMENT RE-VERIFICATION IN A BSL-3 FACILITY TO MEET SELECT AGENT PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS (ID #10)(PDF 1.16MB)
Krista Murray, Robert Alphin, Brian Ladman, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
TESTING AND PERFORMANCE BASED CERTIFICATION OF MODULAR AND MOBILE BSL-3 LABORATORIES
(ID #11)(PDF 1.54MB)
Stan Duarte, HAMSM, Decatur, GA
HUMAN CELL LINES IN ANIMALS�ABSL-2 VS. ABSL-1 (ID #12)
Chris Jenkins, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
HOSPITAL AND LABORATORY SURFACES: CREVICES BETWEEN TILES IN HOSPITALS AND LABORATORIES
ARE HONEYCOMBS FOR PATHOGENS (ID #13)
BASHIR AHMAD, International Islamic University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan; Imran Javed, University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad,
Pakistan; Usman Waheed, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan
EARLY CHALLENGES DURING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOPATH, A UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA BIOHAZARDS MEDICAL MONITORING PROGRAM (ID #14)(PDF 407KB)
Bhavna Bhardwaj, Karen Gillis, Grace Dixon, Nahum Beard, Gary Beaudry, Philip Collis, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL
SAFETY CABINETS: THE EFFECTS OF DYNAMIC INTERFERENCE FACTORS ON THE PROTECTION FUNCTIONS
(ID #15)(PDF 1019KB)
Thomas Hinrichs, Sven Gragert, Berthe Kamdem Medom, BERNER International GmbH, Elmshorn, Germany
CHALLENGES OF STARTING TB WORK IN EXISTING BSL-2 LABORATORY: SUCCESS IN THE REPUBLIC OF
GEORGIA (ID #16)(PDF 1.20MB)
Gocha Giorgidze, Natia Sulaberidze, Maka Jinjikhadze, NCDC�Imereti Zonal Diagnostic Laboratory, Kutaisi, Republic
of Georgia
HOW TO CHOOSE A SUIT FOR A BSL-4 LABORATORY�THE APPROACH TAKEN AT SPIEZ LABORATORY
(ID #17)(PDF 497KB)
Daniel Kuemin, Stefan Breitenbaumer, Marc Strasser, Marco Hofer, Roland Liebi, Patrick Wick, Lukas Gyseler,
Christian Krebs, Martin Schuetz, SPIEZ LABORATORY, Spiez, Switzerland
INTERNATIONAL BIOSAFETY GUIDELINES AS BASELINE FOR MULTIPLE RISK MANAGEMENT IN FORENSICS
INSTITUTIONS (ID #18)(PDF 383KB)
Lia Vizzotti, Sergio D. L. Miguel, Morgue de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina
IMPROVING EMORY UNIVERSITY'S BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL SUBMISSION PROCESS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT,
A TRAINING TOOL, AND A FIRST STEP TOWARDS E-SAFETY (ID #19)(PDF 219KB)
Meagan Fitzpatrick, Steven Arehart, Patricia Olinger, Kalpana Rengarajan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
PROTOCOL MAPPING�CHARTING A SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM AND BUILDING (ID #20)
Rainey Hufstetler, Smith Carter Architects and Engineers, Atlanta, GA
BIOSAFETY AT INSTITUTE PEDRO KOURI: 10 YEARS AHEAD (ID #21)
Roberto Fernandez, Tropical Medicine Institute (Pedro Kouri) Habana, Cuba
IMPLEMENTATION OF A SCORECARD SYSTEM BASED ON LAB VALIDATIONS AND POST-VALIDATION
FOLLOW-UPS (ID #22)(PDF 223KB)
Steve Arehart, Meagan Fitzpatrick, Dionna Thomas, Rodrick Esaw, Patricia Olinger, Kalpana Rengarajan, Emory
University, Atlanta, GA
ROADMAP TO SUCCESS FOR THE TRANSITION TO A NEW SELECT AGENT INVENTORY SYSTEM (ID #23)(PDF 1.02MB)
Lesley Homer, Amy Hartman, Kelly Stefano Cole, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
SUMMARY OF 2012 CHANGES TO THE HHS SELECT AGENT REGULATIONS 42 CFR 73 (ID #24)(PDF 103KB)
Karen Angel, Jacinta Smith, Denise Gangadharan, Robbin Weyant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, GA
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY: A SURVEY IN THE MEGA CITIES OF IRAN (ID #25)
Mehdi Rahimpour, Agrobiotechnology Institute, Mutilva Baja, Spain
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM FOR SAFE SHIPPING OF BIOHAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(ID #26)
Peili Zhu, University of California�San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY AT GEORGE
MASON UNIVERSITY (ID #27)
Diann Stedman, Cara Leitch, George Mason University, Manassas, VA
TOTAL APPROACH TO THE TRAINING FOR GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MEDICAL
RELATED AREA IN JAPAN (ID #28)(PDF 1.13MB)
Mika Shigematsu, Shuji Ando, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Shuji Fujimoto, Kyushu
University, Fukuoka, Japan
COMPARISON OF BS&S TRAINING PROGRAMS AT THREE INSTITUTES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
(ID #29)
Jolanta Jacobs, MRI Global, Frederick, MD; Oxana Mazurova, Sergey Selyukov, Galina Zaikovskaya, AECOM, Almaty,
Kazakhstan
BIOSAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM ON LABORATORY DIAGNOSES OF ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS PATHOGENS
(ID #30)(PDF 676KB)
Irina Utepova, Irina Arakelyan, Dinara Turegeldiyeva, KSCQZD, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Jolanta Jacobs, AECOM, Almaty,
Kazakhstan
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A GLOBAL BIORISK MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM LIBRARY TO
BUILD WORLD-WIDE BIORISK MANAGEMENT CAPACITY (ID #31)
LouAnn Burnett, Lora Grainger, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
RE-AEROSOLIZATION OF BACILLUS ATROPHEAUS FROM FLOORING MATERIALS (ID #32)
Susan Macken, Simon Parks, Jimmy Walker, Allan Bennett, Health Protection Agency, Salisbury, United Kingdom