The Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association
is please to present:
The 2014 Annual Scientific Symposium
June 25, 2014
Holiday Inn, FSK Mall
Frederick, MD
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Click here to Register.
Proposed 2014 CHABSA SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM Schedule:
7:15 – 8:00 REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:00 – 8:15 Opening Remarks
Dave Harbourt, PhD; 2014 Symposium Chair
8:15 – 8:30 ABSA Update
Paul Meechan, PhD, MPH, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM); ABSA President
8:30 – 9:15 Proposed USG Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern
Kathyrn Harris, PhD; NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities
9:15 – 9:45 Bioforensic Electron Microscopy Safety: Organism Inactivation and Ultrastructure Preservation
Robert K. Pope, PhD; National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasure Center
9:45 – 10:15 Break and Expo*
10:15 – 11:00 Inventory Control for the Select Agent Program
David Rezvani; Foxspire, LLC
11:00 – 11:45 Key Note Address: Small Molecule Development in BSL4 Labs
Travis Warren, PhD; USAMRIID
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch, Expo*
1:00 – 1:30 Business Meeting and Corporate Member Recognition
1:30 – 2:00 Annual Refresher Training: Keeping it Interesting
Hallie Hoskins, RBP, CBSP; Southern Research Institute
2:00 – 2:45 Biosafety Considerations for Human Gene Therapy
Chris Jenkins, PhD, MPH, RBP, CHMM; WIRB-Copernicus Group
2:45 – 3:15 Break and Expo*
3:15 – 4:00 Laboratory Ergonomics
Bruce Donato, CSP, CHMM, CECD; K&A First Aid and Safety
4:15 – 4:45 Open Forum Discussions /Prize Raffle Drawing
4:45 – 5:00 Closing Remarks and Adjournment*
Sherry Bohn, PhD, CBSP; 2014/2015 President, ChABSA