NBSA News

A High Level Overview of Biosecurity Policy-William Banks, J.D., M.S., Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT), Syracuse University

Strengthening Laboratory Biosecurity - Working Group Report- Eric Jeppson, Midwest Research Institute

Synthetic Biology and Proposed Revisions to the NIH Guidelines-Jaqueline Corrigan-Curray, J.D., M.D., NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities.

Laboratory Biosafety Competency Development for the BSL 2,3, and 4- Michael Pantella, PhD (ABMM) University of Iowa

Biosafety Considerations for Human SCID Mouse and Stem Cell Programs-Gerold Feurr, Ph.D., SUNY Upstate Medical University

Biosafety Considerations for Gene Therapy Viral Vectors-Dawn Post, Ph.D., SUNY Upstate Medical University

Medical Support Services - Considerations for High-Risk Pathogens-Sarah Elmendorf, M.D., Upstate Infectious Disease Associates

Biohazards in Forensics- Mike Marciano, M.S., Wallie Howard Jr. Center for Forensic Sciences

2009 Joint Symposium with IStAATT

March 24, 2009 Albany Medical Center Albany, NY

Welcome to AMC Russ Mankes

Welcome from NBSA President Paul Tranchell

Welcome..IStAATT Ira Salkin

MWTA/STAATT The Beginning- Ira Salkin

Issues and Applications of Biological Indicators- Craig Wallace

Treatment Technologies Then and Now- Ed Krisiunas

Efficacy Testing..Laboratory Issues- Paul Warden

Biosafety Considerations in Waste Management- Frank Cantone

Biosafety Considerations in Waste Management- J. Paul Jenette

Autoclaves..History and Applications- Alan Woodard

Autoclaves..Validation Testing- Corey Bennett

Effluent decontamination systems- Shanon Jones

Caustic Digester Units -Gordon Kaye

May 9, 2008 UMASS Amherst

Safer Together: Building a Multidisciplinary Biological Safety Network

Caryl Griffin, President, Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation

High Pathogen Avian Influenza and Risk Management

Dr. Deborah Fuller, Albany Medical College

Plague Endotoxin and Evasion of Innate Immunity

Dr. Egil Lien, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School

The NIH rDNA Guidelines: Emerging Issues and Common IBC Deficiencies

Dr. Kathryn Harris, Office of Biotechnology Activities, NIH

Implementing the Science Training Program at Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Penny Holeman, Director of EH&S and Biological Safety, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

BSL-3-Ag: Research in High Containment Animal Laboratories

Luis L. Rodriguez D.V.M., Ph.D., Research Leader, Foreign Animal Disease Research Unit, USDA/ARS Plum Island Animal Disease Center

2007 Symposium

April 27, 2007 NBSA Synmposium

RPI

Topics included

Risk Management in MDRTB Work: Dr. Andrea Cooper, Trudeau Institute

BMBL 5^th Edition Update: David Hill, MEM, CIH Director of
Biosafety, Wadsworth Center NYSDOH

Biosafety and Biosecurity and Food Borne Disease Outbreaks: Dr. Daniel Rice, Director, Food Laboratory
Division NYS Department of Agricultureand Markets

NanoBiotechnology: Emerging Issues: Dr. Robert Linhardt, Acting Director, CBIS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Risk Assessment and the BSL-3Planning and Design Process: J. Paul Jennette, P.E. RBP, Cornell University

The Partnership Between the FBI and ABSA: Robert Scripp, Program Manager for Bioterrorism, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, WMD Directorate

2006 Symposium
Trudeau Institute

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May 12, 2006

Laboratory Diagnosis of BSE and CWD: Procedures and Precautions, Dr. Alfonso Torres, Executive Dir., Animal Health Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

Biosafety in the Mycology Laboratory, Dr. Ira Salkin, Information From Science, LLC

Case Study:Biosafety Response during an Outbreak of LCM in the Animal Facility, Ms. Tina Charbonneau, BSO, Trudeau Institute

Current Issues for IBCs: The Importance of Promoting Biosafety in Today's Research Climate, Mr. Allan Shipp, Office of Biotechnology Activities, NIH

New Frontiers In Influenza Research, Dr. David Woodland, Trudeau Institute

Pandemic Influenza Planning and Preparedness, Dr. Barbara Wallace, Dir. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, NYS Dept. of Health

2005 Symposium

NYSDOH Wadsworth Center
Center for Medical Sciences
Albany, New York:

NORTHEAST BIOLOGICAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION
Symposium Agenda: April 8, 2005

Opening Remarks
Speaker: Michelle DeStefano, CBSP, President, NBSA

State and Local Emergency Response to Biohazardous Indcidents
Speaker: Elizabeth Whalen, MD, Medical Director and Chair, Albany County Health Department Communicable Disease Control Workgroup; Jim Miller, MD, New York State Department of Health

Biosafety Consideration for Viral Vectors
Speaker: Janice Flesher, MS, REHS, CBSP, Manager of Industrial Hygiene, Safety and Training, Bristol Myers Squibb

Select Agents and Associated Biosafety/Biosecurity Considerations
Speaker: Nick Cirino, Ph.D., Director, Biodefense Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health

Round Table Discussion
Biosafety Issues at Academic Institutions: Was that your chicken soup or your culture media? A discussion on biosafety at public and private undergraduate and graduate/research institutions. Topics will include tularemia to blood borne pathogens; IBC's and their function; animal welfare; sharps concerns and handling of wastes.
Moderator: Sharon Sickles, Ph.D., DVM, University Veterinarian & Director of Research Compliance, State University of New York at Binghamton
Speakers: Will Fahey, Acting Director, Environmental Health & Safety, Resnsselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lisa Donahue, Biosafety Officer, State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany; John Sowa, Ph.D., Environmental, Health & Safety Compliance Officer, Union College; Ana Perez, Ph.D., Director, Mouse Transgenic Facility, SUNY at Albany; and Russel Mankes, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Albany Medical Center.

Announcements and Open Forum
Moderator: Tina Charboneau, Safety Coordinator, Trudeau Institute
Speakers: Paul Tranchell, RBP, CSP, CIH, President, Soaring Eagle Safety Consultants, Inc. (Web Site Development); Alan G. Woodard, Ph.D., President Elect, NBSA (NBSA Logo); Michelle DeStefano, CBSP, President, NBSA (Nominations for President Elect)