Presentations available for download:
Session I:
Paleovirology: How Ancient Events Shape Modern Virus Pandemics in Humans(PDF 4.35MB) - Michael Emerman, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Session II:
Laboratory-Acquired Infection Reports and Your Biosafety Program(PDF 2.06MB) - Karen B. Byers, MS, RBP, CBSP, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Laboratory-Acquired Infections in Belgium(PDF 991KB) - Nicolas Willemarck, PhD, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
I Am the Laboratory-Acquired Infection at My Institution(PDF 2.44MB) - Tanya Graham, DVM, DACVP, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Session III:
K.I.S.S. Simple Solutions: Increased or Decreased Risk?(PDF 3.82MB) - Natasha Griffith, University of California - Los Angeles, CA
Human Pathogens in the Greenhouse(PDF 2.27MB) - Matthew Anderson, PhD, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Detection of Cryptic Burkholderia Pseudomallei Infections in Imported Pig-tail Macques (Macaca nemestrina): Implications for Animal Laboratory Biosafety and Security(PDF 3.25MB) - Brianna Skinner, DVM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Biorisk Assessment - Paul J. Huntly, PhD, Riskren, Singapore, Singapore
Session V:
Experimental Evolution of Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus is a Small Step for Science: A Great Risk for Mankind(PDF 2.64MB) - Simon Wain-Hobson, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Session VI:
H5N1: Gain-of-Function Research(PDF 1.22MB) - Dawn P. Wooley, Ph.D. SM[NRCM], RBP, CBSP, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Accompanying Videos to presentation
H5N1 Merry-Go-Round(PDF 356KB) - William S. Mellon, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Research Policy, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presentation(PDF 129KB) - Marc Lipsitch, MD, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Session VII:
The World is Small: Addressing Biological Risks as a Global Science Community(PDF 1.15MB) - Kavita M. Berger, PhD, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
Session VIII:
2008 Laboratory-Acquired Vaccinia Virus Infection: A Retrospective(PDF 908KB) - R. Thomas Leonard, PhD, CBSP, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Laboratory-Associated Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis: Biosafety Intervention and Corrective Actions(PDF 1.7MB) - Matthew Philpott, PhD, RBP, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Facilitating an Effective Risk Mitigation and Exposure Incident Response Plan for Research Involving Risk Group 3 Pathogens in a University Environment(PDF 795KB) - Molly Stitt-Fischer, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Session XI:
Biosafety and Bioethics: Special Challenges of Gain-of-Function Experiments and Potential Pandemic Pathogens - Marc Lipsitch, MD, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Session XII:
Comprehensive Review of the Emory University Science and Safety Training Program(PDF 1.21MB) - Sean G. Kaufman, MPH, CHES, CPH, CIC, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
International BSL-3 Laboratory Training Program Support(PDF 1.16MB) - Shi-Nian Cao, MD, CBSP, MRIGlobal, Frederick, MD
Biosafety for Kids: Creating a Safety Culture among America's Youth(PDF 1.39MB) - Meghan Seltzer, PhD, National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD
Session XIII:
Impact of the California Airborne Transmissible Disease Standard: Potential National Implications(PDF 1.59MB) - David H. Silberman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Personnel Security: Insider Threat Mitigation(PDF 1.08MB) - Ben Perman, PhD, RBP, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington D.C.
Revisions of the CDC Import Permit Regulations (42 CFR 71.54)(PDF 738KB) - Vondguraus McClee, MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Precaution in the Design of National and International Biosafety and Biotechnology Regulations: The Nigerian Biosafety Bill Context(PDF 9.54MB) - Abolade Afolabi, PhD, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria
Facing New Challenges in Implementing Tier 1 Select Agent Programs(PDF 670KB) - Denise Donnelly, BS, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Risk Assessment and Mitigation at the Central Veterinary Lab in Iraq(PDF 913KB) - Claudia Gentry-Weeks, PhD, CBSP, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Building a Sustainable BSL-2 Laboratory Biosafety Program in Low-Resource Countries in the Republic of Georgia(PDF 2.25MB) - Stephen Rohrer, PhD, RBP, Battelle Memorial Institute, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Session XIV:
An Analysis of Options for the Future Evolution of International Laboratory Biorisk Management Standards(PDF 1.60MB) - Benjamin Brodsky, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
The Implementation of a Biorisk Management System (CWA 16393:2012) and Process Improvement Using an ABSL-3 Research Project as a Model System(PDF 472KB) - Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, RBP, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Biorisk Management Initiation Training for Graduate and Undergraduate Medical and Co-Medical Students in Japan(PDF 1.22MB) - Mika Shigematsu, MD, PhD, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
Biorisk Reduction in Low-Resource Environments— Data Collection and Electronic Solutions in a Disconnected World(PDF 5.49MB) - Patricia Olinger, RBP, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Ask a Biosafety Expert: A User Driven Advisory Service for the Do-It-Yourself Biology Community(PDF 1.58MB) - Jason Bobe, MSIS, DIYbio.org, Newtonville, MA
Occupational Health and Medical Surveillance Program at NBACC(PDF 692KB)
Vaughan Landon, RBP, Battelle National Biodefense Institute, Frederick, MD
Lentiviral Vectors(PDF 113KB)
Gary Fujimoto, MD, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
Evaluation of a High Dose X-Ray Irradiator for High- Risk Microbial Inactivation(PDF 2.15MB) - Carol Stansfield, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Holy Beef Combos Batman! Challenges and Solutions Dealing with Industrial-Scale Food Safety Research(PDF 3.88MB) - Erin Smith, MS, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Session XVI:
ABSA Accreditation Program Update(PDF 222KB) - Christina Z. Thompson, MS, RBP, CBSP, Alliance Biosciences, Greenfield, IN; Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP, Alliance Biosciences, Kemah, TX
Session XVII:
Biological Safety Cabinet Certification Data Analyses: Are Annual Certifications Needed?(PDF 326KB) - Sara Cope, PhD, National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD
Performance-Based Failure Mode Validation Protocol for BSL-3 Laboratories(PDF 557KB) - Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Accompanying Videos to presentation
Failure Mode Testing During Verification Identifies Mechanical Failure in an ABSL-3 Facility(PDF 4.37MB) - Amy Helgerson, MS, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Cost-Effective Approaches in Biocontainment Facilities through Novel and Energy-Saving Design, Engineering and Construction Applications(PDF 4.65MB) - Barbara Johnson, PhD, RBP, Biosafety Biosecurity International, Herndon, VA
Novel Approach to BSL-4 Research—Establishing a High Throughput Core Service Laboratory in High-Containment(PDF 1.32MB) - Catherine Jett, MPH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MD
List of Posters
Full Program
ABSA Kansas City
The 56th Annual Biological Safety Conference
October 17-23, 2013
Sheraton Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
Presentations are available for download where indicated within program
List of Posters
Monday, October 21, 2013
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:
Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Barb Nellis Consulting, Crossville, TN
8:05 - 8:10 am Local Arrangements Committee Welcome
Tim Sturgis, RBP, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
8:10 - 8:15 am Scientific Program Committee Welcome
Dawn P. Wooley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Wright State University, Dayton, OH
8:15 - 8:30 am ABSA President's Address
Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Barb Nellis Consulting, Crossville, TN
Session I Wedum Lecture Award Presentation
8:30 - 9:30 am Introduction: Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Barb Nellis Consulting, Crossville, TN
Paleovirology: How Ancient Events Shape Modern Virus Pandemics in Humans(PDF 4.35MB)
Michael Emerman, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Session II Laboratory-Acquired Infections
Moderator: Shelley Jones, MS, RBP, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
9:30 - 9:50 am Laboratory-Acquired Infection Reports and Your Biosafety Program(PDF 2.06MB)
Karen B. Byers, MS, RBP, CBSP, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
9:50 - 10:10 am Laboratory-Acquired Infections in Belgium(PDF 991KB)
Nicolas Willemarck, PhD, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
10:10 - 10:30 am I Am the Laboratory-Acquired Infection at My Institution(PDF 2.44MB)
Tanya Graham, DVM, DACVP, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
10:30 - 11:00 am Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
List of Posters
Session III Risk Assessment
Moderator: Richard Fink, CBSP, Pfizer, Andover, MA
11:00 - 11:20 am K.I.S.S. Simple Solutions: Increased or Decreased Risk?(PDF 3.82MB)
Natasha Griffith, University of California - Los Angeles, CA
11:20 - 11:40 am Human Pathogens in the Greenhouse(PDF 2.27MB)
Matthew Anderson, PhD, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
11:40 am - 12:00 pm Detection of Cryptic Burkholderia Pseudomallei Infections in Imported Pig-tail Macques
(Macaca nemestrina): Implications for Animal Laboratory Biosafety and Security(PDF 3.25MB)
Brianna Skinner, DVM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Biorisk Assessment
Paul J. Huntly, PhD, Riskren, Singapore, Singapore
12:00 - 1:30 pm Exhibits, Posters, and Lunch
List of 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: Francine Rogers, RBP, CBSP, University of Tennessee Health Science Center,
Memphis, TN
Title: Experimental Evolution of Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus is a Small Step for Science: A Great
Risk for Mankind(PDF 2.64MB)
Simon Wain-Hobson, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
2:30 - 3:00 pm Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
List of Posters
Session VI Roundtable I
Moderator: Janice Flesher, CBSP, JKF Consulting, Shoreline, WA
3:00 - 4:30 pm Gain-of-Function Research for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Panel Members:
H5N1: Gain-of-Function Research(PDF 1.22MB)
Accompanying Videos to presentation
Dawn P. Wooley, Ph.D. SM[NRCM], RBP, CBSP, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
H5N1 Merry-Go-Round(PDF 356KB) - William S. Mellon, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Research Policy, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presentation(PDF 129KB) - Marc Lipsitch, MD, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
4:30 pm - Close Members' Business Meeting
(Door prizes will be awarded—must be present to win.)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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:
Paul J. Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Session VII Griffin Lecture Award Presentation
8:05 - 8:20 am Introduction: Caryl Griffin, MSN, MDiv, Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation, Kingsport, TN
8:20 - 9:20 am The World is Small: Addressing Biological Risks as a Global Science Community(PDF 1.15MB)
Kavita M. Berger, PhD, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
Session VIII Case Studies on Laboratory-Acquired Infections and Incident Reporting
Moderator: Bruce Whitney, PhD, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
9:20 - 9:40 am 2008 Laboratory-Acquired Vaccinia Virus Infection: A Retrospective(PDF 908KB)
R. Thomas Leonard, PhD, CBSP, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
9:40 - 10:00 am Laboratory-Associated Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis: Biosafety Intervention and Corrective
Actions(PDF 1.7MB)
Matthew Philpott, PhD, RBP, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
10:00 - 10:20 am Facilitating an Effective Risk Mitigation and Exposure Incident Response Plan for Research
Involving Risk Group 3 Pathogens in a University Environment(PDF 795KB)
Molly Stitt-Fischer, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
10:20 - 10:50 am Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
List of Posters
Session IX Roundtable—Perspectives on Compliance with Select Agent Regulations
Moderator: Lesley Homer, MS, RBP, CBSP, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
10:50 - 12:20 pm
Robert Ellis, PhD, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Eleanor Low, RBP, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Travis McCarthy, PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Jessica McCormick-Ell, PhD, RBP, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Don Sibley, PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Jennifer Stabenow, MS, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
12:20 - 2:00 pm Exhibits, Posters, and Lunch
List of Posters
Session X Poster Session
1:00 - 2:00 pm Presenters must be available during the session.
List of Posters
Session XI Eagleson Lecture Award Presentation
2:00 - 3:00 pm Introduction: Mary Ann Sondrini, Eagleson Institute, Sanford, ME
Biosafety and Bioethics: Special Challenges of Gain-of-Function Experiments and Potential
Pandemic Pathogens
Marc Lipsitch, MD, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
3:00 - 3:30 pm Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
List of Posters
Session XII Training
Moderator: Cynthia Pressman Schwartz, PhD, RBP, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3:30 - 3:50 pm Comprehensive Review of the Emory University Science and Safety Training Program(PDF 1.21MB)
Sean G. Kaufman, MPH, CHES, CPH, CIC, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
3:50 - 4:10 pm Incident Reporting and Biosafety Training in a BSL-3 Select Agent Facility
Amy Vogler, PhD, RBP, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
4:10 - 4:30 pm International BSL-3 Laboratory Training Program Support(PDF 1.16MB)
Shi-Nian Cao, MD, CBSP, MRIGlobal, Frederick, MD
4:30 am - 4:50 pm Biosafety for Kids: Creating a Safety Culture among America's Youth(PDF 1.39MB)
Meghan Seltzer, PhD, National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD
6:15 - 10:00 pm Banquet—National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
7:00 - 8:15 am Continental Breakfast
8:15 - 8:20 am Welcome
Masters of Ceremonies:
Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP, Alliance Biosciences, Kemah, TX
Robert Hashimoto, RBP, CBSP, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Session XIII (concurrent):
Regulatory Issues
Moderator: Anil Saxena, MBPA, RBP, American Red Cross Holland Laboratory, Rockville, MD
8:20 am Impact of the California Airborne Transmissible
Disease Standard: Potential National Implications(PDF 1.59MB)
David H. Silberman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
8:40 am Personnel Security: Insider Threat Mitigation(PDF 1.08MB)
Ben Perman, PhD, RBP, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington D.C.
9:00 am Revisions of the CDC Import Permit Regulations (42
CFR 71.54)(PDF 738KB)
Vondguraus McClee, MS, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
9:20 am Precaution in the Design of National and International
Biosafety and Biotechnology Regulations: The
Nigerian Biosafety Bill Context(PDF 9.54MB)
Abolade Afolabi, PhD, Federal Ministry of Science and
Technology, Abuja, Nigeria
Session XIII (concurrent):
Program Management
Moderator: Robert Hashimoto, RBP, CBSP, University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
8:20 am Institutional Biosafety Committee Practices Survey
Results and Conclusions
Chris Jenkins, PhD, RBP, Western Institutional Review
Board, Eureka, MO
8:40 a Facing New Challenges in Implementing Tier 1 Select
Agent Programs(PDF 670KB)
Denise Donnelly, BS, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
9:00 am Risk Assessment and Mitigation at the Central
Veterinary Lab in Iraq(PDF 913KB)
Claudia Gentry-Weeks, PhD, CBSP, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO
9:20 am Building a Sustainable BSL-2 Laboratory Biosafety
Program in Low-Resource Countries in the Republic of
Georgia(PDF 2.25MB)
Stephen Rohrer, PhD, RBP, Battelle Memorial Institute,
Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
9:40 - 10:10 am Coffee Break
Session XIV (concurrent):
Biorisk
Moderator: Darlene Ward, RBP, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
10:10 am An Analysis of Options for the Future Evolution of
International Laboratory Biorisk Management
Standards(PDF 1.60MB)
Benjamin Brodsky, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories,
Albuquerque, NM
10:30 am The Implementation of a Biorisk Management System
(CWA 16393:2012) and Process Improvement Using
an ABSL-3 Research Project as a Model System(PDF 472KB)
Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, RBP, Emory University,
Atlanta, GA
10:50 am Biorisk Management Initiation Training for Graduate
and Undergraduate Medical and Co-Medical Students in
Japan(PDF 1.22MB)
Mika Shigematsu, MD, PhD, National Institute of
Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
11:10 am Biorisk Reduction in Low-Resource Environments—
Data Collection and Electronic Solutions in a
Disconnected World(PDF 5.49MB)
Patricia Olinger, RBP, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Session XIV (concurrent):
Biosafety Medley
Moderator: Karen Gillis, RBP, CBSP, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL
10:10 am Ask a Biosafety Expert: A User Driven Advisory
Service for the Do-It-Yourself Biology Community(PDF 1.58MB)
Jason Bobe, MSIS, DIYbio.org, Newtonville, MA
10:30 am Occupational Health and Medical Surveillance Program at NBACC(PDF 692KB)
Vaughan Landon, RBP, Battelle National Biodefense Institute, Frederick, MD
Lentiviral Vectors(PDF 113KB)
Gary Fujimoto, MD, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
10:50 am Evaluation of a High Dose X-Ray Irradiator for High-
Risk Microbial Inactivation(PDF 2.15MB)
Carol Stansfield, Public Health Agency of Canada,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
11:10 am Holy Beef Combos Batman! Challenges and Solutions
Dealing with Industrial-Scale Food Safety Research(PDF 3.88MB)
Erin Smith, MS, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
11:35 am - 1:30 pm Honor Awards and Special Recognition Luncheon
Presenter: Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Barb Nellis Consulting, Crossville, TN
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:
Donald Wang, MPH, RBP, CBSP, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
Seattle, WA
Krista Murray, RBP, CBSP, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Session XV Knudsen Award
1:30 - 2:00 pm Moderator: Judy LaDuc, RBP, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Title: Applied Biosafety—Past, Present, Future, and How it Supports ABSA
Speaker: Karen B. Byers, MS, RBP, CBSP, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Barbara Johnson, PhD, RBP, Biosafety Biosecurity International, Herndon, VA
Session XVI ABSA Accreditation Program Update(PDF 222KB)
2:00 - 2:30 pm Moderator: Christina Z. Thompson, MS, RBP, CBSP, Alliance Biosciences, Greenfield, IN
Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP, Alliance Biosciences, Kemah, TX
2:30 - 3:00 pm Coffee Break
Session XVII Facilities, Operations, and Equipment
Moderator: Dawn P. Wooley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Wright State University, Dayton, OH
3:00 - 3:20 pm Biological Safety Cabinet Certification Data Analyses: Are Annual Certifications Needed?(PDF 326KB)
Sara Cope, PhD, National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD
3:20 - 3:40 pm Performance-Based Failure Mode Validation Protocol for BSL-3 Laboratories(PDF 557KB)
Accompanying Videos to presentation
Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP, Yale University, New Haven, CT
3:40 - 4:00 pm Failure Mode Testing During Verification Identifies Mechanical Failure in an ABSL-3 Facility(PDF 4.37MB)
Amy Helgerson, MS, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
4:00 - 4:20 pm Cost-Effective Approaches in Biocontainment Facilities through Novel and Energy-Saving
Design, Engineering and Construction Applications(PDF 4.65MB)
Barbara Johnson, PhD, RBP, Biosafety Biosecurity International, Herndon, VA
4:20 - 4:40 pm Novel Approach to BSL-4 Research—Establishing a High Throughput Core Service
Laboratory in High-Containment(PDF 1.32MB)
Catherine Jett, MPH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MD
4:40 pm Close of Conference
Master of Ceremonies: Paul J. Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Posters
EFFLUENT DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS: CONSIDERING ENERGY-EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVES TO CONVENTIONAL BATCH KILL TANK SYSTEMS (ID #1)(PDF 2.51MB)
Joseph H. Wilson, Bio-Response Solutions, Inc., Pittsboro, IN
DEVELOPING A BASIC SCIENCE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AT PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (ID #2)(PDF 435KB)
Ray Scheetz, Bill Pogash, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
AEROSOL CONTAINMENT VALIDATION TESTING TO ALLOW FOR BIOHAZARDOUS CELL-SORTING WITHOUT RESPIRATOR USE (ID #3)
Susanne L. Simon, William Wade, Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., Needham, MA;
Michelle Lifton, Birgit Korioth-Schmitz, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
CLINIC AND LAB INSPECTIONS IN THE AGE OF MOBILE DEVICES AND THE INTERNET (ID #4)(PDF 619KB)
Maryjo Lanzillotta, Yale University, New Haven, CT;
John Dahlstrom, Des Nolan, ABC Systems, Inc., West Haven, CT
INTRODUCTION OF THE FIRST MALDI-TOF MASS SPECTROMETER INTO A BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 FACILITY (ID #5)(PDF 1.23MB)
Jessica M. McCormick-Ell, Steven Park, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
IMPLEMENTION OF MODERN BIOSAFETY STANDARDS AND ASSOCIATED CHALLANGES AT THE RICHARD G. LUGAR CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH (CPHR), TBILISI, GEORGIA (ID #6)(PDF 323KB)
Tea Bakradze, S. Weekly, D. Stainton, E. Khabazi, J. Mott, Battelle Memorial Institute, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
International Winner
BIO HAZMAT SHIPPING GUIDE: A USER-FRIENDLY TOOL FOR BIOHAZARDOUS MATERIALS SHIPPING TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (ID #7)(PDF 1.29KB)
Tara J. Schnell, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
National Winner
CREATING A NEW GROUP OF BIOSAFETY PERSONNEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA: TRAINING BIOSAFETY SPECIALISTS FOR FIELD VETERINARY WORK (ID #8)
Nino Kheladze, Tea Glonti, Stephen Rohrer, Branch of Battelle Memorial Institute in Georgia, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
FLOW CYTOMETRY RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION (ID #9)(PDF 855KB)
Carrie A. Smith, Karen Demick, Stephanie Kutz, Tara Schnell, Jim Turk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
THE USEFULNESS OF A PATHOGEN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ID #10) Katsuaki Shinohara, Shuetsu Fukushi, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashimurayama-shi, Tokyo, Japan; Masanori Watahiki, Tetsutaro Sata, Toyama Institute of Health, Imizu-shi, Toyama, Japan; Ayato Takada, Hokkaido University, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan; Jun Komano, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan; Akiko Okutani, Takeshi Kurata, Masayuki Saijo, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Naruhito Hayakawa, Genesis Information Technology, Inc., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Ryouichi Komatsu, Yamato System Development Co., Ltd., Kouto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL APPROVAL LETTER: A TOOL FOR RISK ASSESSMENT AND POST-APPROVAL MONITORING (ID #11)(PDF 307KB)
Meagan P. Fitzpatrick, Steve Arehart, Patricia Olinger, Kalpana Rengarajan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
AN APPROACH TO MENTORING NEW BIOSAFETY OFFICERS ON WRITING A GOOD BIOSAFETY MANUAL (ID #12)(PDF 1.30MB)
Tea Glonti, Nino Kheladze, Stephen Rohrer, Branch of Battelle Memorial Institute in Georgia, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
THE RISK ASSESSMENT AND BIOSAFETY PROGRAM FOR RECOMBINANT DNA RESEARCH (ID #13)
Peili Zhu, Jonathan Koolpe, Mei-Chuan Huang, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING IN A BIOSAFETY LEVEL-3 (BSL-3) FACILITY (ID #14)(PDF 1MB)
Parvinder Kaur, Ujval Sringar, Niyaz Ahmed, Vijayashree Achar, Deepa Bhattacharjee, Supreeth Guptha, Chandan Narayan, Sreevalli Sharma, Vasanthi Ramachandran, Rajkumar Thimmaiah, Subhash Rajanna, Shridhar Narayanan, Bala Subramanian, Astrazeneca India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India;
Anirban Ghosh, Bioscience Engineering, Leuven, Belgium
Ramya VK, Gangagen Biotechnologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India
THE EXAMINATION OF DECONTAMINATION EFFECTS ON CONTAINERS USED FOR INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES TRANSPORTATION (ID #15)
Shigeo Iki, Mika Shigematsu, Shuji Ando, Kazuyoshi Sugiyama, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
RESISTANCE OF MICROORGANISMS TO DISINFECTANTS (ID #16)
Serhiy Nychyk, V. Kovalenko, A. Chechun, N. Gudz, Institute of Veterinary Medicine of National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
ANALYSIS OF REQUESTS TO PERFORM RESTRICTED EXPERIMENTS WITH SELECT AGENTS, DIVISION OF SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS 2011-2012 (ID #17)
Jacinta Smith, Denise Gangadharan, Rob Weyant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
IMPLEMENTING NEW TIER 1 REGULATIONS AT THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ID #18)(PDF 513KB)
Erin E. Smith, Julie Johnson, Hao Vu, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
MAXIMIZING PERSONNEL SECURITY TO MINIMIZE THE INSIDER THREAT (ID #19)(PDF 228KB)
Ben Perman, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, DC;
Molly Rickard, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, DC;
Michael Majewski, Lindsay Odell, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lorton, VA;
James Dornak, At Risk, LLC, Lorton, VA;
Daniel Apple, Booz Allen Hamilton, Frederick, MD
DEVELOPING A NEW SAFETY PROGRAM IN NANOMATERIALS AT A MEDIUM SIZED RESEARCH FACILITY (ID #20)(PDF 850KB)
Joleen Weese, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
GENDER AND SALARY IN THE BIOSAFETY PROFESSION (ID #21)
David Gillum, Irene Mendoza, Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ
ABSA'S INFLUENCE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD (ID #22)(PDF 652KB)
Leslie Gartner, Smith Carter Architects and Engineers, Atlanta, GA
WHAT DOES BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY MEAN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC? (ID #23)
Vinod Jyothikumar, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA