Historical Information

The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) was founded in 1984 to promote biosafety as a scientific discipline and serve the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world. However, the discipline of biosafety has a much longer past. For a fascinating look at the history (and pre-history) of ABSA, please refer to these articles from JABSA (Journal of the American Biological Safety Association):

• A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part I: The First Ten Biological Safety Conferences 1955 - 1965
  Manuel S. Barbeito and Richard H. Kruse, 1997, JABSA, 2(3): 7-19.
• A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part II: Safety Conferences 1966 - 1977
  Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito, 1997, JABSA 2(4): 10-25.
• A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part III: Safety Conferences 1978 - 1987
  Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito, 1997, JABSA 3(1): 11-25.

Songer Bibliography (MS Access Database 14.5MB)