AGENDA (subject to change)

Animal Biosafety Session 1.5 days (August 4-5)

  • Large animal ABSL-2/ABSL-3 facilities design, containment, and management
  • Laboratory animal ABSL-2/ABSL-3 facilities design, containment, and management
  • Prion disease research biosafety
  • Field investigations biosafety
  • Inspection preparations packing

Comprehensive Biosafety Session 2 days (August 5-7)

  • Risk assessment and risk management application
  • Select Agent regulations and program administration
  • Design and management of insectaries
  • HEPA filters and biosafety cabinet certification
  • Preparations for audits and inspections
  • Clinical and public health labs biosafety
  • BSL-2/BSL-3 buildings design and operations
  • Dual use research of concern
  • Ethics and Culture of Biosafety

Plant Biosafety Session 1.5 days (August 7-8)

  • Greenhouse design, management, and tour
  • Regulations and permit procedures
  • Containment of recombinant plants and synthetic biology
  • Infectious disease research with plants
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Plant disease diagnostic lab network
  • Diseases of crops