The Importance of Biosecurity for Public Health and Safety

The SWCOEH Industrial Hygiene Seminar Series is presented by industrial hygienists, safety professionals, and other public health professionals to discuss emerging issues, trends in technology, current research, and applicable tools for use in the field. Industry professionals and academic experts provide practical lessons in management, equipment, compliance, and the latest in research and technology. SWCOEH Industrial Hygiene Seminar Series is brought to you by the Continuing Education (CE) Program of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, a NIOSH ERC at UTHealth School of Public Health. CEUs available! This event meets the Category 4 Education requirements of the American [...]

2023-11-01T16:24:37-05:00November 1st, 2023|

ChABSA Hybrid Technical Seminar: Empirical Research in Biosafety: Filling Key Data Gaps

Empirical Research in Biosafety: Filling Key Data Gaps Presented By: Rocco Casagrande, Ph.D., Executive Chairman, Gryphon Scientific In this session, we will present data from our empirical work in biosafety and our work exploiting existing data sets to inform biosafety. We will discuss our methodological framework for studying aerosols generated by laboratory accidents, and present information on the aerosols produced by dropping microtiter plates and tissue culture flasks. Also in the physical sciences, we will present data on the rate that conical centrifuge tubes leak and the frequency that splashes occur when opening microcentrifuge tubes via various opening methods. We will discuss the [...]

2023-08-22T16:11:43-05:00August 22nd, 2023|

MABSA 35th ANNUAL HYBRID BIOSAFETY SYMPOSIUM

MABSA is pleased to announce our upcoming 35th Annual Hybrid Biosafety Symposium.  Please register and pay at www.mabsa.org. DATE: Thursday, June 15, 2023 **In-person registration deadline is 05/31/2023.** LOCATION: Merck & Company, Inc. (Rahway, NJ) AGENDA 8:10am - 8:30 am -- ABSA update Lou Ann Burnett, MS, CBSP(ABSA), Past President of ABSA 8:30 am – 9:20 am -- “Lessons from a Vial” - Bio-Inventories: Compliance or Catastrophe Eric Lewis, PhD, Merck Senior Specialist, Safety and Environment, West Point, PA  Greg Moyer, RBP, Associate Director, Global Safety and Environment 9:20 am - 10:10 am -- Application of Biosafety Protocols for the Study of Cancer Ana [...]

2023-05-30T07:42:28-05:00May 30th, 2023|

Environmental Health and Safety Academy II

Monday, March 27, 2023 - Friday, April 10, 2023   New attendees are welcome!  Participation in Part I (held in spring 2022) is not required to enroll in this course.   About the Course The Environmental Health & Safety Academy is a unique course designed to provide you with the general skills needed to identify, evaluate and control workplace hazards, particularly those found in academic and research settings. This is the 25th time the course has been offered, and the first virtual offering! Who Should Attend   The course is developed especially for health and safety professionals, particularly individuals charged with maintaining the health and safety of their [...]

2023-03-17T06:22:09-05:00March 16th, 2023|

Harvard Yale Biosafety Symposium 2023

Registration now Open for the 2023 Harvard/ Yale Biosafety Symposium – April 3-4, 2023! Click Here to Register: Harvard Yale Symposium 2023 | Harvard Medical School The hybrid event will be held on the campus of the Harvard Medical School for onsite attendees and virtually for those who cannot attend in person. Two professional development courses, Lab Design Issues, and the IBC/IRB Review of Gene Therapy Clinical Trials will be offered on April 3rd. Our April 4th Symposium will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Syra Madad, a member of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) and an [...]

2023-03-16T11:45:04-05:00March 6th, 2023|

30th International Biodetection Technologies: Advanced Technologies & Methods for Global Health & Biodefense

CHI announces final details for the 30th International Biodetection Technologies virtual conference on June 7-8, 2023. This internationally recognized meeting is for experts in detection & identification of biological threats. This 2-part event will address the key topics in detection and present the latest R&D and technological innovation in ready-to-market systems. In addition, this meeting focuses on the latest strategies to overcoming the hurdles to the identification of global biological threats and translational gaps in bringing technologies from lab to field. This virtual event will livestream on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 2 Programs | 1 Short Course | 1 Virtual [...]

2023-02-20T09:05:57-06:00February 20th, 2023|

SEBSA Symposium

The Southeastern Biosafety Association invites you to join us in Atlanta for informative talks, helpful tours, and of course networking with other Biosafety professionals.

2023-02-20T09:05:19-06:00February 20th, 2023|

History of Biosafety and Biowarfare

$10 0.125 ABSA CM points #22-2256 Sign-Up Here Did you know Biosafety is a Direct Effect of Biowarfare? Learn how: Biosafety and Biosecurity have become what they are today by learning about the beginning of the Biosafety Profession through the effect of Biowarfare during World War II to Modern threats facing society. The discovery of insulin is related to the Profession of Biosafety The development of Bioweapons led to the Creation of the Biosafety Profession The Roots of the American Biological Safety Association ABSA International Biological Microorganisms could still today be used or developed for nefarious purposes The origins of [...]

2022-11-30T12:25:22-06:00November 30th, 2022|

Zika virus; What is the Risk Assesment

Zika virus is a new and emerging pathogen that is impacting many people across the Americas. With the increased drive for an effective treatment, Zika virus research will be increasing in many laboratories. The biosafety risk assessment will be important to guide safe work practices when tackling this new agent.

2020-08-03T09:58:19-05:00January 29th, 2016|
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