2014 Scientific Program Agenda
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Sunday, October 5, 2014
2-4pm: 2014 International Session: A Review of the Current Infectious Agent Registration Process in Boston, Rhode Island, Canada and the UK
In order to address the timely topic of potential US infectious agent registration, this year’s International Session will be in a round table format that includes various national and international experts presenting on the infectious agent registration process applicable to their country or city/state. The various topics they will discuss include the types of organisms that are covered, the nature of the oversight group, the registration process and requirements, inspection process, laboratory vs. agent registration, among others. There will be a Q & A session following the presentations. If you are wondering what a national registration process might look like, this session will provide insight into what is already happening both in the US and abroad.
Moderator: Barbara Owen, RBP, CBSP, (SM)NRCM, Director, Global Safety & Environment, Corporate Biosafety Officer, Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ
2:00—2:25 pm Julien Farland Jr., RBP, Director of Biological Safety, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA
2:25—2:50 pm Marianne Heisz, Director, Office of Biosafety Programs and Planning, Centre for Biosecurity, Health Security Infrastructure Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2:50—3:15 pm Heather Sheeley, Biosafety Programme Lead, Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
3:15—3:40 pm Benjamin A. Fontes, MPH, CBSP, Biosafety Officer & Manager Safety Advisory Program Environmental Health & Safety, Yale University, New Haven, CT
3:40—4:00 pm Q & A
Note: Session is eligible for 0.25 Certification Maintenance Points. Please make sure you sign the roster.
Monday, October 6, 2014
7am-5pm: Registration
7-8am: Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7-8am:ABSA Credential (RBP, CBSP) Information Session
Don Wang, MPH, RBP, CBSP, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
7-8am:ABSA High Containment Laboratory Accreditation Information Session
Christina Thompson, RBP, CBSP, WCG Biosafety, Greenfield, IN
Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP, WCG Biosafety, Kemah, TX
7am-4pm: Vendor Exhibits
8:00 – 8:05 am Welcome
Master of Ceremonies, Paul J. Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
8:05 – 8:10 am Local Arrangements Committee Welcome
Sylvie Blondelle, PhD, Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
8:10 – 8:15 am Scientific Program Committee Welcome
Shelley Jones, MS, RBP, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
8:15 – 8:30 am ABSA President’s Address
Paul J. Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
8:30-9:30am: Session I: Wedum Lecture Award Presentation ABSA1401
Introduction: Darlene Ward, RBP, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Nucleic Acid Based Therapeutics (PDF 2.1MB)
Mark Kay, MD, PhD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
9:30-10:30am: Session II: Occupationally-Acquired Infections ABSA1402
Moderator: Betty Kupskay, RBP, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
9:30 – 9:50 am Neisseria Meningitidis Fatality Investigation (PDF 819KB) (ID #28 abstract)
Channing Sheets, MSEd, RBP, California Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
9:50 – 10:10 am Biosafety Support to Clinical Care—Emory’s Response to Ebola (PDF 965KB)
Patricia Olinger, BS, RBP, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
10:10 – 10:30 am A University’s Response to a Meningitis Outbreak (PDF 1.9MB)
(ID #244 abstract)
Jacqueline Wagner, CIH, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
10:30-11am: Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
11am-12:00pm: Session III: Laboratory Safety Aspects
Moderator: Cynthia Pressman Schwartz, PhD, RBP, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research
Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
11:00 – 11:20 am Proposed United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern (PDF 700KB)(ID #227 abstract)
Kathryn L. Harris, PhD, RBP, National Institutes of Health, Program on Biosecurity & Biosafety Policy, Bethesda, MD
11:20 – 11:40 am Keep Calm and Be Prepared—Lessons Learned from an NIH OBA Site Visit (PDF 899KB)(ID #255 abstract)
Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, RBP, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
11:40 – 12:00 pm Changing Safety Culture in the Laboratory: Practical Steps to Making Real Improvements(ID #286 abstract)
James Gibson, PhD, University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
12-1:30pm: Exhibits, Posters, and Lunch
12:30-1:30pm: Session IV: Poster Session
Presenters must be available during the session. List of Posters
1:30-2:30pm: Session V: Invited Paper ABSA1405
Introduction: Francine Rogers, RBP, CBSP, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Yersinia pestis and the Plague of Justinian 541—543 AD: A Genomic Analysis
David Wagner, PhD, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
2:30-3:30pm: Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
3-3:30pm: Session VI: Resolution 1540 and the Biological Weapons Convention ABSA1406
Introduction: Paul J. Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, GA
Obligations Under Resolution 1540 and the Biological Weapons Convention (PDF 1.5MB)
Terence Taylor, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY
3:30-5pm: Session VII: Occupational Health and Medical Surveillance ABSA1407
Moderator: Dawn P. Wooley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Wright State University, Dayton, OH
3:30 – 3:50 pm Understanding Ebola’s Weak Points and Designing Potential Treatments (PDF 1.3MB)
Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
3:50 – 4:10 pm Occupational and Medical Surveillance—Emory’s Experience with Ebola (PDF 914KB)
Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, MPH, RBP
Patricia Olinger, BS, RBP, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
4:10 – 4:30 pm Occupational Health Issues in Biological Laboratories
Thomas H. Winters, MD, FACOEM, FACPM, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
4:30 – 4:50 pm Treatment of Lentiviral Vector Exposures (PDF 104KB)
Gary Fujimoto, MD, Palo Alto, CA
4:50 – 5:00 pm Questions and Discussion
5pm-Close: Members’ Business Meeting
(Door prizes will be awarded—must be present to win.)
6-7pm:World Health Organization Discussion on Polio Containment and the Draft GAPIII
Nicoletta Previsani, PhD, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
7am-5pm: Registration
7-8am: Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7-8am: Credentialing Maintenance Q&A
Thomas Leonard, PhD, CBSP, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
7am-4pm: Vendor Exhibits
8-8:05am: Welcome
Master of Ceremonies
Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant, Kemah, TX
Session VIII: Griffin Lecture Award Presentation ABSA1408
8:05 – 8:20 am Introduction: Caryl Griffin, MSN, MDiv, Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation, Kingsport, TN
8:20 – 9:20 am The Global Health Security Agenda: Prevention, Detection, and Response to Infectious Disease Threats
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, JD, LLM, MPA, United States Department of State, Washington, DC
9:20-10
Session IX: Biosafety Risk Assessment ABSA1409
Moderator: Anil Saxena, RBP, American Red Cross, Rockville, MD
9:20 – 9:40 am Lessons Learned from a Near-Miss Exposure to HIV(ID #274 abstract)
Cara Leitch, RBP, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
9:40 – 10:00 am Assessing the Biological Safety Profession; Evaluation and Control of Risks Associated with the Field Collection of Potentially Infectious Specimens (PDF 896KB)(ID #262 abstract)
Scott J. Patlovich, DrPH, CBSP, CHMM, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
10:00 – 10:20 am Characterizing the Challenges of Biological Material Transport on Campus at Emory University Using the Zurich Hazard Analysis Method (PDF 1MB)(ID #279 abstract)
Meagan P. Fitzpatrick, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
10:20-10:50am: Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
10:50am-12
Session X: Roundtable I—Flow Cytometry ABSA1410
Moderator: Jacqueline Wagner, CIH, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
10:50 – 11:10 am Cell Sorting Biosafety: Policies and Practices (PDF 570KB)
Kevin Holmes, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
X 1 Holmes 1050 Stream deflection
(video from Cell Sorting Biosafety: Policies and Practices presentation)
11:10 – 11:30 am What is the Effective Life Span of UPLA Filters in Cell Sorter Aerosol Management Options? (PDF 583KB)(ID #234 abstract)
Althea Capul, PhD, National Biosafety & Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD
11:30 – 11:50 am Cross Training, Collaboration, and Partnership: The Path to a Comprehensive Campus Cell Sorting Biosafety Program (PDF 4.3MB)
Ben Fontes, MPH, CBSP, Yale University, New Haven, CT
11:50 – 12:20 pm Questions and Discussion
12:20-2pm: Exhibits, Posters, and Lunch
1-2-pm: Session XI: Poster Session
Presenters must be available during the session. List of Posters
2-3:30pm: Session XII: Eagleson Lecture Award Presentation ABSA1412
Introduction: Mary Ann Sondrini, Eagleson Institute, Sanford, ME
Emerging Infections in Modern World: A View From the Front Windshield and Rearview Mirror
Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
3-3:30pm: 3:00 – 3:30 pm Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
3:30-4:50pm: Session XIII: Training and Outreach ABSA1413
Moderator: Francis Novembre, PhD, RBP, Scott & White Healthcare, Temple, TX
3:30 – 3:50 pm Shipping Recommendations for Select Agent Toxins (PDF 467KB)(ID #223 abstract)
Sarah Ziegler, PhD, National Biosafety & Biocontainment Training Program, Bethesda, MD
3:50 – 4:10 pm The Sky is Falling—Myths, Realities, and How the Biosafety Community Can Engage with the DIYBIO Community (PDF 1.7MB)(ID #273 abstract)
Todd Kuiken, PhD, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC
4:10 – 4:30 pm Can I Push You Off a Ladder Tomorrow? Rescue Drills in a Containment Facility (PDF 1.3MB)(ID #217 abstract)
Margaret Juergensmeyer, PhD, RBP, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Bedford Park, IL
4:30 – 4:50 pm Meeting the Challenges of BSL-2+: When to Use It and How to Adapt It to Your Facility (PDF 382KB)(ID #233 abstract)
Elizabeth Gilman Duane, MS, RBP, CBSP, Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., Needham, MA
5:30-10pm
Banquet at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California—San Diego, La Jolla, CA
The Tuesday evening banquet will be held at the Birch Aquarium, a public exploration center for the world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. You will enjoy sunset views of La Jolla from a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, discover more than 60 habitats of fishes and invertebrates from the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest to the tropical waters of Mexico and beyond, learn about research discoveries by Scripps scientists on climate, earth, and ocean science. A delicious dinner from The French Gourmet, a multi-award winner for finest catering service and best French restaurant will be served.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
7am-5pm: Registration
7-8:15am: Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:15-8: Welcome
Master of Ceremonies
Room 1: Melissa Morland, MS, RBP, CBSP, University of Maryland—Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Room 2: Shelley M. Jones, MS, RBP, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
8:20-9:40am: Session XIV (concurrent): U.S. Regulatory Issues ABSA1414
Moderator: James Klenner, MSc, MPH, MPA, RBP, CBSP, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
8:20 am Incident Reporting Under the NIH Guidelines—A Review of Trends (PDF 1.2MB)(ID #237 abstract)
Kathryn L. Harris, PhD, RBP, National Institutes of Health, Program on Biosecurity & Biosafety Policy, Bethesda, MD
8:40 am The CDC Import Permit Program (PDF 611KB)(ID #45 abstract)
Vondguraus McClee, MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
9:00 am A Survey of Tier 1 BSAT Personnel Suitability and Occupational Health Programs (PDF 509KB)(ID #248 abstract)
David Gillum, MS, RBP, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
9:20 am Soil Permits: It’s Not a Dirty Word (PDF 2.2MB)(ID #9 abstract)
Betsy Matos, PhD, RBP, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
8:20-9:40am: Session XIV (concurrent): International Biosafety ABSA1415
Moderator: Claudia Gentry-Weeks, PhD, CBSP, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
8:20 am The Nigerian Ebola Experience: What Can We Learn From It? (PDF 3.6MB)(ID #221 abstract)
Debra Sharpe, MPH, CCHO, RBP, Sharpe Solutions International, Birmingham, AL
8:40 am Biological Risk Assessment and Human Factors (PDF 1.1MB)
David Bryant, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (UK), Weybridge, United Kingdom
(video from Biological Risk Assessment and Human Factors presentation)
9:00 am Novel GMO-Based Vaccines Against Tuberculosis: State of the Art and Biosafety Considerations (PDF 299KB)(ID #35 abstract)
Amaya Leunda, PhD, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
9:20 am Environmental Risk Assessment for Placing the Gene Therapy Product Glybera on the Market (PDF 824KB)(ID #26 abstract)
Ursula Jenal, Jenal & Partners Biosafety Consulting, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
9:40-10:10am: Coffee Break
10:10-11:10am: Session XV(concurrent): Containment Facilities ABSA1416
Moderator: Philip Hauck, MS, MSHS, CIH, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
10:10 am Criteria in Considering Barrier Options in High-Containment (PDF 297KB)(ID #230 abstract)
Heather Sheeley, MSc, Public Health England, Salisbury, United Kingdom
10:30 am What If It Doesn’t Work? Post Construction Troubleshooting the UCLA Global Bio Lab (PDF 3.9MB)(ID #283 abstract)
Natasha Griffith, MS, University of California—Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
10:50 am Failure to Launch: A Case Study of a Facility Turnaround(ID #238 abstract)
Paul Langevin, Merrick & Company, Kanata, Ontario, Canada
11:10 am Addressing Communication Challenges Within a Multi-Suite BSL-3 Facility (PDF 347KB)(ID #275 abstract)
Kathryn F. Board, MS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
10:10-11:10am: Session XV(concurrent): Animal Biosafety ABSA1417
Moderator: Shelley M. Jones, MS, RBP, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
10:10 am Keeping Them In or Out? Case Study—Control of Aerosols in Loose Housed Versus Caged Laboratory Research Animals for HPAI Studies (PDF 3.2MB)(ID #246 abstract)
Henriette Schubert, NNE Pharmaplan A/S, Gentofte, Denmark
10:30 am Detection of Viral Vector Sequences in Animal Excretions (PDF .1MB)(ID #270 abstract)
Dawn P. Wooley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM), Wright State University, Dayton, OH
10:50 am Addressing Challenges Associated with Consolidation and Decommissioning of ABSL-3 Facilities (PDF 609KB)(ID #271 abstract)
Molly S. Stitt-Fischer, PhD, SM(NRCM), CPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
11:10 am Biowaste Management in Health Care and Veterinary Facilities in Georgia (PDF 836KB)(ID #218 abstract)
Lela Bakanidze, PhD, RBP, Georgian Biosafety Association, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
11:35am-1:30pm: Honor Awards and Special Recognition Luncheon
Presenter: Paul J. Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award
Everett J. Hanel, Jr. Award Presentation
John H. Richardson Special Recognition Award
International and National Poster Awards
Recognition of Certified Biosafety Professionals and Registered Biosafety Professionals
Presenters: Betty Kupskay, MS, RBP, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Melissa Morland, MS, RBP, CBSP, University of Maryland—Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
1:30-2:30pm: Session XVI: Knudsen Award ABSA1419
Moderator: Judy LaDuc, RBP, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Award Announcement Only
Safeguarding the Life Sciences and the Future: Roles and Responsibilities of the Science and Security Communities (PDF 2.5MB)
Edward H. You, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC
(video from Safeguarding the Life Sciences and the Future: Roles and Responsibilities of the Science and Security Communities presentation XVI-You-130-Anonymous22.wmv)
(video from Safeguarding the Life Sciences and the Future: Roles and Responsibilities of the Science and Security Communities presentation XVI-You-130-Mouse-plague-in-Australia.wmv)
2:30-3:00pm: Session XVII: Public Health Agency of Canada ABSA1420
Moderator: Sarah DiFurio, MS, RBP, CHMM, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
Evaluation of a National Biosafety Framework/Canada’s Human Pathogens and Toxins Act(ID #220 abstract)
Corrine Harris, BSc, Manager, Office of Biosafety Programs and Planning for the Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3-3:30pm: Coffee Break
3:30-5pm: Session XVIII: Roundtable II—Facilities, Operations, and Equipment ABSA1421
Moderator: Bruce Whitney, PhD, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX
3:30 – 3:50 pm Directional Airflow—What, Where, and When (PDF 422KB)(ID #259 abstract)
J. Paul Jennette, MS, RBP, PE, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
3:50 – 4:10 pm Containment Laboratory Operations: Further Comments on Competency from Outside the Box (PDF 733KB)(ID #260 abstract)
John R. Henneman, MS, RBP, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
4:10 – 4:30 pm Lessons Learned in the Operation of BSL-3/BSL-4 Laboratory Facilities (PDF 719KB)(ID #284 abstract)
Miguel A. Grimaldo, MEng, University of Texas Medical Branch—Galveston, Galveston, TX
4:30 – 4:50 pm Annual Performance Verification for ABSL-3 and BSL-3 Facilities (PDF 357KB)(ID #225 abstract)
Daniel Frasier, PE, CCP, Cornerstone Commissioning, Boxford, MA
4:50 – 5:00 pm Questions and Discussion
5pm: Close of Conference
Master of Ceremonies
Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant, Kemah, TX