Presentations available for download:

Session I:

Wedum Lecture Award Presentation: Genomics and a New Age in Global Disease Tracking(PDF 9.94MB) - Paul S. Keim, PhD, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Session II:

Mandatory Vaccine Program at the University of Pittsburgh(PDF 446KB) - Jay Frerotte, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Medical Support Services for BSL-3 and -4 Labs at the National Institutes of Health(PDF 377KB) - James Schmitt, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Session VI

Eagleson Lecture Award Presentation: Challenges Integrating Bioforensics and Biosafety(PDF 2.85MB) - Jennifer Goodrich, PhD, Department of Homeland Security, Ft. Detrick, MD

Session V

Update on the BSL-3 ANSI Standard(PDF 114KB) - Paul Jennette, RBP, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY

Update on the ABSA High Containment Laboratory Accreditation Program(PDF 167KB) - Christina Thompson, RBP, CBSP, Thompson Biosafety, LLC, Greenfield, IN

Update on the Griffin Grant Project—Development and Efficacy of a Livestock Handling Safety Video(PDF 376KB) - Tanya Dvorak, PhD, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Session VI: Griffin Lecture Award Presentation

The Development of Biosafety and Biosecurity in Indonesia(PDF 5MB) - Indrawatti Sendow, DVM, IRCVS, Indonesia

Session VII

Concept to Certification of BSL-3 Autopsy: A Case Study of the Nation's First(PDF 3.4MB) - Jonathan Y. Richmond, Jonathan Richmond & Associates, Inc., Southport, NC

Commissioning Process of a Mobile CL3 Laboratory Truck: Lessons Learned(PDF 6.36MB) - Kelly Anderson, BSc, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Why Are Opening New BSL-3 and BSL-4 Facilities Often Delayed by 1-2 Years?(PDF 2.54MB) - Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, Barb Nellis Consulting, Sarasota, FL

Session VIII

Evolution of a Team-run BSL-3 Facility Maintenance Program at the University of Pittsburgh Regional Biocontainment Lab(PDF 2.27MB) - Lesley Homer, RBP, CBSP, Daniel Fisher, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Safely Handling Samples of Unknown Origin & Combination Biological/Chemical Hazard in Public Health Laboratories(PDF 2.94MB) - Mark Fitzgerald, HDR, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Session IX

Evaluation of Dry Fogging System for Microbial Inactivation(PDF 1.37MB) - Carol Stansfield, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Session X

Effects of Relative Humidity, Concentration, and Exposure Time on the Efficacy of Chlorine Dioxide Gas Decontamination(PDF 800KB) - Mark A. Czarneski, ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc., Lebanon, NJ

How to Upgrade an Existing Biowaste Decontamination Installation?(PDF 9.91MB) - Carlyle Conn, ABC ACTINI LLC, Bradford, PA

Assessment of Gaseous Decontamination Technologies for Use on Spacecraft(PDF 660KB) - Thomas Pottage, Health Protection Agency, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Practical Design Applications for Biocontainment Laboratories in Resource-challenged Regions(PDF 1.39MB) - Ryan Burnette, PhD, Alliance Biosciences, Richmond, VA

Practices and Awareness Regarding Biosafety Measures Among Laboratory Technicians Working in Clinical Laboratories in Karachi(PDF 10.7MB) - Shahana Urooj Kazmi, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Knowledge and Awareness of Proper Waste Disposal and Routine Biosafety Measures Among Health Care Workers in Karachi Pakistan(PDF 1.43MB) - Shazia Hakim, PhD, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi, Pakistan

Biosafety Professional Recognition: A Preliminary Assessment of Needs and Challenges from the International Community(PDF 653KB) - Michelle McKinney, CBSP, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA

Session XI

The Effects of Science and Safety Training on Biosafety Program Risk Perception(PDF 714KB) - Sean G. Kaufman, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Opportunities for Risk Communication Using Bioram or How to Get People to Understand the Risks You Are Talking About(PDF 3.44MB) - Vibeke Halkjaer-Knudsen, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Copenhagen, Denmark

Non-biologists Practicing Biology: New Threat or Opportunity?(PDF 2.59MB) - David H. Silberman, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Lab Self-inspection, Validation, and Follow-up: A Cyclic Process for Continuous Improvement in Laboratory Safety(PDF 1.29MB) - Meagan Parrott, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Implementation of a Standard Operating Procedure in a Basic Biomedical Research Laboratory Considering Biosafety Rules and Good Laboratory Practice(PDF 3.84MB) - Ricardo Melo Oliveira, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A Formal Method for Performing Biological Risk Assessments Including Use of a Matrix for Determining Containment Requirements(PDF 424KB) - James Hartling, RBP, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Ft. Dodge, IA

BSL-4 User Survey Results Aiding the Design of the Next Generation of Positive Pressure Suits(PDF 946KB) - David Harbourt, PhD, National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD

A Program for the Unknowns Accessioning Laboratory and All Hazards Receipt Facility(PDF 2.83MB) - Mitsy Canto-Jacobs, HDR Architecture Inc., Bethesda, MD

Quantitative PCR Assay for Detecting Viral Vector Shedding from Animals(PDF 1.67MB) - Dawn Wooley, RBP, CBSP, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

Real-time Biosafety Air Exposure Monitoring Using FLIR Rapidplex®(PDF 958KB) - Robert Yamamoto, FLIR Systems, La Jolla, CA

Quality of Hand Washing Among Biosafety Level-2 Laboratory Workers
James Johnston, PhD, CIH, University of Utah, Logan UT

NUS-MIT Safety and Health Management System Peer Review Program—Global Collaboration, Local Safety Excellence(PDF 1.85MB) - Saravanan Gunaratnam, RBP, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Session XII

Applying the Recent Supreme Court Decision of NASA vs. Nelson to the National Institutes of Health Biosurety Program(PDF 132KB) - Casey Skvorc, PhD, JD, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC

Transitional Operations: Guiding Owners Through Start-up Operations & Regulatory Compliance(PDF 1.99MB) - Debra Sharpe, MPH, CCHO, RBP, Working Buildings, LLC, Atlanta, GA

A Case Study for Post Approval Monitoring—Reporting an Untoward Event(PDF 5.74MB) - Robert Hashimoto, CBSP, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Maximizing Grant Funds for Facilities: Achieving Regulatory Compliance Without Sacrificing Programmatic Needs(PDF 4.07MB) - Benjamin Elliott, Lord, Aeck & Sargent, Architecture, Atlanta, GA

8:05 am Liquid Effluent Decontamination and Carcass Disposal for Biocontainment Facilities(PDF 7.39MB)
Joseph H. Wilson, Bio-Response Solutions, Inc., Pittsboro, IN

8:25 am Title: TBA(PDF 154KB) - Jack Keene, DrPH, RBP, CBSP, Global Biohazard Technologies, Inc., Midlothian, VA

Session XIV

Working Safely with Animals in Containment(PDF 5.25MB) - Timothy D. Mandrell, DVM, DACLAM, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Biosafety Officer's Experiences and Perspective—Biosafety Challenges in Animal Research: Risk Assessment, Training and SOPs(PDF 4.23MB) - Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Biocontainment Equipment, Animal Handling, & Decontamination(PDF 9.36MB) - Michael Sidelsky, Sr., Allentown, Inc., Allentown, NJ

Prion Work in Laboratory Rodents(PDF 379KB) - Frank Warren, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Session XV

Definition of Biosecurity in Other Countries(PDF 2.56MB) - AMEXBio—Edgar Sevilla-Reyes, PhD, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico, D.F., Mexico or Alberto Zurita Gomez, Sr., Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Outreach to Research and Biosafety Communities(PDF 653KB) - Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation—James Welch, Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation, Kingsport, TN

Worldwide Building of Biosafety Associations—IFBA and the New IFBA Webmap and Communication Network(PDF 2.41MB) - International Federation of Biosafety Associations—Brad Goble, TDV Global, Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

What is Needed to Advance Biosafety/Biosecurity Internationally(PDF 534KB) - Pakistan BioSafety Association—Erum Khan, MBBS, FCPS, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Session X: First Concurrent (Waste Treatment)

Moderator: Richie Fink, CBSP, Pfizer, Andover, MA

1:00 pm Effects of Relative Humidity, Concentration, and Exposure Time on the Efficacy of Chlorine Dioxide Gas Decontamination(PDF 800KB)
Mark A. Czarneski, ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc., Lebanon, NJ

1:20 pm Evaluation of Dry Fogging System for Microbial Inactivation(PDF 1.37MB)
Carol Stansfield, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1:40 pm Animal Tissue Disposal, New vs. Old Technologies
Shanon Jones, Progressive Recovery, Inc., Dupo, IL

2:00 pm How to Upgrade an Existing Biowaste Decontamination Installation?(PDF 9.91MB)
Carlyle Conn, ABC ACTINI LLC, Bradford, PA

2:20 pm Assessment of Gaseous Decontamination Technologies for Use on Spacecraft(PDF 660KB)
Thomas Pottage, Health Protection Agency, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

2:40 pm Development of Autoclave Decontamination Cycles: Animal Carcasses and Laboratory Waste
Miguel Grimaldo, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Session X: First Concurrent (Low Resource Country Issues)

Moderator: Robert Heckert, DVM, PhD, CBSP, Robert Heckert Consulting, Bowie, MD

1:00 pm Biosafety in Low Resource Settings—The Challenge
Heather Sheeley, MS, UK Health Protection Agency, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK

1:20 pm Practical Design Applications for Biocontainment Laboratories in Resource-challenged Regions(PDF 1.39MB)
Ryan Burnette, PhD, Alliance Biosciences, Richmond, VA

1:40 pm Enhancing the Capability to Control and Manage Biosafety and Biosecurity in Vietnam
Paul J. Huntly, Det Norske Veritas Pte Ltd., Singapore

2:00 pm Practices and Awareness Regarding Biosafety Measures Among Laboratory Technicians Working in Clinical Laboratories in Karachi(PDF 10.7MB)
Shahana Urooj Kazmi, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

2:20 pm Knowledge and Awareness of Proper Waste Disposal and Routine Biosafety Measures Among Health Care Workers in Karachi Pakistan(PDF 1.43MB)
Shazia Hakim, PhD, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi, Pakistan

2:40 pm Biosafety Professional Recognition: A Preliminary Assessment of Needs and Challenges from the International Community(PDF 653KB)
Michelle McKinney, CBSP, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA

Session XI: Second Concurrent—Training and Personnel

Moderator: Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, Barb Nellis Consulting, Sarasota, FL

3:30 pm The Effects of Science and Safety Training on Biosafety Program Risk Perception(PDF 714KB)
Sean G. Kaufman, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

3:50 pm Opportunities for Risk Communication Using Bioram or How to Get People to Understand the Risks You Are Talking About(PDF 3.44MB)
Vibeke Halkjaer-Knudsen, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Copenhagen, Denmark

4:10 pm Non-biologists Practicing Biology: New Threat or Opportunity?(PDF 2.59MB)
David H. Silberman, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

4:30 pm Lab Self-inspection, Validation, and Follow-up: A Cyclic Process for Continuous Improvement in Laboratory Safety(PDF 1.29MB)
Meagan Parrott, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

4:50 pm Implementation of a Standard Operating Procedure in a Basic Biomedical Research Laboratory Considering Biosafety Rules and Good Laboratory Practice(PDF 3.84MB)
Ricardo Melo Oliveira, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

5:10 pm A Formal Method for Performing Biological Risk Assessments Including Use of a Matrix for Determining Containment Requirements(PDF 424KB)
James Hartling, RBP, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Ft. Dodge, IA

Session XI: Second Concurrent—Others

Moderator: Lesley Homer, RBP, CBSP, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

3:30 pm BSL-4 User Survey Results Aiding the Design of the Next Generation of Positive Pressure Suits(PDF 946KB)
David Harbourt, PhD, National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD

3:50 pm A Program for the Unknowns Accessioning Laboratory and All Hazards Receipt Facility(PDF 2.83MB)
Mitsy Canto-Jacobs, HDR Architecture Inc., Bethesda, MD

4:10 pm Quantitative PCR Assay for Detecting Viral Vector Shedding from Animals(PDF 1.67MB)
Dawn Wooley, RBP, CBSP, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

4:30 pm Real-time Biosafety Air Exposure Monitoring Using FLIR Rapidplex®(PDF 958KB)
Robert Yamamoto, FLIR Systems, La Jolla, CA

4:50 pm Quality of Hand Washing Among Biosafety Level-2 Laboratory Workers
James Johnston, PhD, CIH, University of Utah, Logan UT

5:10 pm NUS-MIT Safety and Health Management System Peer Review Program—Global Collaboration, Local Safety Excellence(PDF 1.85MB)
Saravanan Gunaratnam, RBP, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Session XII: Third Concurrent—Regulatory Aspects

Moderator: Darlene Ward, RBP, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

8:05 am Applying the Recent Supreme Court Decision of NASA vs. Nelson to the National Institutes of Health Biosurety Program(PDF 132KB)
Casey Skvorc, PhD, JD, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC

8:25 am Transitional Operations: Guiding Owners Through Start-up Operations & Regulatory Compliance(PDF 1.99MB)
Debra Sharpe, MPH, CCHO, RBP, Working Buildings, LLC, Atlanta, GA

8:45 am A Case Study for Post Approval Monitoring—Reporting an Untoward Event(PDF 5.74MB)
Robert Hashimoto, CBSP, University of California, Berkeley, CA

9:05 am Maximizing Grant Funds for Facilities: Achieving Regulatory Compliance Without Sacrificing Programmatic Needs(PDF 4.07MB)
Benjamin Elliott, Lord, Aeck & Sargent, Architecture, Atlanta, GA

9:25 am Q&A

Session XII: Third Concurrent—Roundtable—Waste Disposal (Point/Counterpoint)

Moderator: Richie Fink, CBSP, Pfizer, Andover, MA

8:05 am Liquid Effluent Decontamination and Carcass Disposal for Biocontainment Facilities(PDF 7.39MB)
Joseph H. Wilson, Bio-Response Solutions, Inc., Pittsboro, IN

8:25 am Title: TBA(PDF 154KB)
Jack Keene, DrPH, RBP, CBSP, Global Biohazard Technologies, Inc., Midlothian, VA

8:45 am The Regulatory Perspective on Infectious Waste Treatment Technologies
Alison Dabney, California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, CA

9:05 am Q&A