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22nd Annual MABioN Biosafety Hybrid Symposium

Aug. 3-5: The MABioN Annual Symposium is a two-day conference for biosafety professionals and others involved in biosafety. Speakers and attendees have the option to participate in person or virtually. This year the symposium is co-hosted by Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. An optional half-day pre-symposium workshop on Protein Safety will be held on Monday morning. Register separately for the Monday morning workshop, which includes a break and lunch.

ABSA International2026-06-02T06:15:47-05:00June 2nd, 2026|

FRaBSA Spring Technical Meeting

REGISTERhttps://form.jotform.com/260974992411162This meeting will be in a virtual formatONLINE BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL MEETING Friday, April 24, 2026 11:30 – 3:30 pm MST Current FRaBSA Members – Free Non-Members - $15 North American ABSA Affiliate Members - $10.00 Non-USA Attendees – Free Order of presentations may change - note the schedule has changed 11:30-12:00 pm Gathering/Welcome/Introductions- FRaBSA President Business Meeting- FRaBSA President 12:00-12:30 pm Sponsor Presentation: Merrick [...]

ABSA International2026-05-05T05:05:13-05:00May 5th, 2026|

15th Annual Preventing and Treating Biological Exposures: An Occupational Health Colloquium

Join The Eagleson Institute and the Elizabeth R Griffin Program in Boston, MA this September for the 15th Annual Preventing and Treating Biological Exposures: An Occupational Health Colloquium This event, co-sponsored by ABSA International, connects biosafety professionals with occupational health professionals, bringing together the people who know, with the people who need to know. Topics include: Developing an Occupational Health Program, Preparing for an AAALAC Inspection, Respiratory diseases, Lentiviral and Retroviral Vectors, Laboratory Animal Allergies, Biomedical Research, Best Practices, Travel Medicine, Late Breaking Topics Tour: National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory (NEIDL), Boston University.

Mr. Jeffery King2025-05-29T09:31:02-05:00May 29th, 2025|

BSL-3 Seminar Series

Fundamentals of BSL-3 (Virtual): A 4-hour virtual BSL-3 overview providing a solid foundation for standalone learning or as preparation for the rest of the BSL-3 Seminar Series. Advanced BSL-3 Work Practices and Procedures: Engage in three detailed case studies, examining the impact of project changes on practices, PPE, and controls, tailored for advanced learners. Tour of the Duke Regional Biocontainment Laboratory & Special Dinner Event BSL-3 Design and Operation: Explore how design influences the operations of BSL-3/ABSL-3 labs, with insights into sustainability efforts for cost savings and safety enhancements. NEW! Special Considerations for ABSL-3 Facilities: Deep dive into ABSL-3 [...]

Mr. Jeffery King2025-01-29T08:00:15-06:00January 29th, 2025|

New England Biological Safety Association (NEBSA) 2024 Symposium

Join NEBSA's 2024 in-person, full day symposium on October 16. 2024 Registration Information: Regular registration fee is $75 and includes lunch and breaks. Student and IBC Community Member discounted registrations of $20 are also available. Register here Preliminary Agenda is here Location: Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA

jay@irnoise.com2024-09-13T11:26:04-05:00September 13th, 2024|

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 [...]

jay@irnoise.com2023-08-22T16:11:43-05:00August 22nd, 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 [...]

jay@irnoise.com2023-03-17T06:22:09-05:00March 16th, 2023|

NIOSH to Celebrate N95 Day with Webinar and Social Media Campaign

NIOSH to promote proper respirator use on #N95Day! NIOSH will be holding a webinar on September 5, 2017 at 1pm Eastern to educate people on proper respirator use and how to pick the appropriate respirator for your needs.

ABSA International2025-04-28T15:54:41-05:00August 18th, 2017|