2018 Pre-symposium Workshops
Scientific Symposium
6.2 Shipping Course
June 12, 13, and 14 at the Holiday Inn Gaithersburg
2 Montgomery Village Ave, Gaithersburg MD
June 12, 2018 (8:00am – 5:00pm)
"Case Studies in Biocontainment Emergency Response" – 4 hour course
Dave Harbourt, USAMRIID
"Personnel Security in Laboratory Biosecurity Programs" – 8 hour course
Ben Perman, US Coast Guard
Lindsey Odell, DTRA
“Engineering for the Biosafety Professional, Part 1” – 8 hour course
Ted Traum, World BioHazTec Corp.
Juan Osario, Council Rock Consulting
June 13, 2018 (8:00am – 5:00pm)
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Julie Fischer
“Biosafety and Biosecurity in the Context of the Global Health Security Agenda”
Research Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Co-Director, Center for Global Health Science and Security
Georgetown University Medical Center
Dr. John Stephen Dumler
“TICKED OFF! Disease and risk factors for emerging tick-borne infections”
Professor and Chairperson, Joint Departments of Pathology
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Joint Pathology Center Bethesda, MD
Technical Seminar Speakers
“Aerosol Monitoring of ABSL-3 Suites Housing Non-human Primates Challenged with Coxiella Burnetti” by David Harbourt, USAMRIID
“Emerging Cyberbiosecurity Threats and Vulnerabilities to the Bioeconomy” by Nicholas Dunaway, Inspirion Biosciences
“How Threat Management Compliments a Biorisk Program and Contributes to a Culture of Responsibility in Biological Laboratories” by Patricia DeLaRosa, HHS, ASPR
“Using gaseous chlorine dioxide or UV-C light for decontamination” by Mark Czarneski, ClorDySis Solutions
“Animal Housing Systems: their Applications and the Critical Maintenance Required” by Sarah Rovezzi and Manuel Dieguez, Allentown, Inc.
June 14, 2018 (8:00am – 5:00pm)
Saf-T-Pak Division 6.2 Training (8 hour)
June 14, 2018 at the Holiday Inn Gaithersburg
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