62nd Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference
Scientific Program
November 18-20, 2019
November 18, 2019
Continental Breakfast in Foyer
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Foyer
Monday Morning
8:00 am – 8:25 am
7:00 – 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 – 4:00 pm Vendor Exhibits
8:00 – 8:15 am
Welcome and ABSA International President’s Address (PDF, 893KB)
Master of Ceremonies: Dee Zimmerman, Galveston, TX
8:15 – 8:20 am
Local Arrangements Committee Welcome
Debra Sharpe, MPH, RBP(ABSA), Sharpe Solutions International, LLC, Birmingham, AL
8:20 – 8:25 am
Scientific Program Committee Welcome
Jessica McCormick-Ell, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM), Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Session I: Arnold G. Wedum Memorial Lecture Award
8:25 am – 9:30 am
Introduction: Claudia Gentry-Weeks, PhD, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
8:25 – 9:30 am
Biosafety in Clinical Laboratories (PDF, 7MB)
Michael Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA
Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Session II: A Focus on Human Gene Therapy
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Moderator: Justin Roth, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
10:00 – 10:20 am
The US Regulatory Environment is Evolving to Accommodate a Coming Boom in Gene Therapy Research (PDF, 1MB)
Daniel Eisenman, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM), Advarra, Research Triangle Park, NC
10:20 – 10:40 am
Viral-mediated Gene Therapy and Genetically Modified Therapeutics: Occupational Safe Drug Handling in a Health System Pharmacy (PDF, 2MB)
Jill E. Blind, PharmD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
10:40 – 11:00 am
Biosafety Challenges with the Use of Viral-mediated Gene Therapy in a Healthcare Setting (PDF, 5MB)
Alex M. Brown, BS, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Session III: Behavior Enhancing Compliance
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Moderator: Betsy Matos, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), Iowa State University, Ames, IA
11:00 – 11:20 am
Biosafety Critical Task Analysis as a Means to Mitigate Human Failure in a High-Containment Facility (PDF, 1MB)
Anna E. Lawton, BSc, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, United Kingdom
11:20 – 11:40 am
Managing Goal Conflicts in a Biomedical Research Laboratory (PDF, 14MB)
Viji Vijayan, RBP(ABSA), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
11:40 – 12:00 pm
Transitioning from Lagging to Leading Indicators: How a Near Miss Program is Changing Safety Culture (PDF, 436KB)
Monica Lurtz, PhD, WuXi AppTec, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibits, Posters, and Lunch
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Session IV: Poster Session
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Presenters must be available during the session.
Session V: Invited Speaker
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Introduction: Anthony Troiano, PhD, RBP(ABSA), Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., Newton, MA
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Making Your Biosafety Message Stick! (PDF, 3MB)
Robert Emery, DrPH, CBSP(ABSA), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Session VI: Emerging Issues in Biosafety
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Moderator: Michele Howard, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
3:00 – 3:20 pm
Risk Assessment and Facility Containment for Research with Gene Drive Arthropods (PDF, 3MB)
Sheryl Major, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA
3:20 – 3:40 pm
Prion-like Proteins: Implementation of IBC Oversight (PDF, 2MB)
Susan Vleck, PhD, RBP(ABSA), Stanford University, Stanford, CA
3:40 – 4:00 pm
Microbial Aerosols in the Modern Microbiology Laboratory (PDF, 967KB)
Allan Bennett, MSc, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
Section VII: Interesting Topics in Biosafety
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Moderator: Larry Mendoza, RBP(ABSA), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
4:00 – 4:20 pm
Differences in BSO Roles in the Pharmaceutical Industry Versus Academic Laboratories (PDF, 931KB)
Rebecca McGirr, MS, RBP(ABSA), Sanofi Pasteur Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4:20 – 4:40 pm
Liquid Nitrogen Storage in a High-Containment Laboratory-Why AAHL is Moving Away from It (PDF, 4MB)
Shane Riddell, CSIRO-Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
4:40 – 5:00 pm
Utility of the Incident Command System in Laboratory Emergency Management (PDF, 2MB)
Kaci VanDalen, MS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Members’ Business Meeting
5:00 pm – Close
November 19, 2019
Continental Breakfast in Foyer
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Foyer
Tuesday Morning
8:00 am – 8:05 am
7:00 – 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 – 4:00 pm Vendor Exhibits
8:00 – 8:05 am
Welcome
Master of Ceremonies: David Gillum, MS, RBP(ABSA), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Session VIII: Griffin Lecture Award
8:05 am – 8:05 am
8:05 – 8:15 am
Introductions: (PDF, 4MB)
Caryl Griffin, MSN, MDiv, Affiliate Elizabeth R. Griffin Program, Kingsport, TN
Julie Fischer, PhD, Elizabeth R. Griffin Program, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
8:15 – 9:15 am
Laboratory Biosafety: The Leader’s Role (PDF, 5MB)
David Franz, DVM, PhD, Former Commander, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Gettysburg, PA
Session IX: Biosecurity
8:05 am – 8:05 am
Moderator: Shelley Jones, MS, RBP(ABSA), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
9:20 – 9:40 am
Evaluating the Effectiveness and Sustainability of Responsible Conduct of the Life Sciences Training in Pakistan (PDF, 700KB)
Anne-Sophie Brocard, Ph.D., SM (NRCM), CBSP, CSP, CHMM, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Environmental Health and Safety
9:40 – 10:00 am
Keeping International Synthetic Biology Safe and Secure: The iGEM Experience Piers D. (PDF, 2MB)
Millett, PhD, iGEM Foundation, Cambridge, MA
10:00 – 10:20 am
Cyberbiosecurity: New Intersections and Technologies (PDF, 2MB)
Stephen M. Lewis, MS, Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, CO
Exhibits, Posters, and Coffee Break
10:20 am – 10:50 am
Session X: Eagleson Lecture Award
10:50 am – 11:50 am
Introduction: Mary Ann Sondrini, Eagleson Institute, Sanford, ME
The Challenge of Arthropod Biocontainment in the Non-model Organism World: Mosquitoes, Gene Drive, and Beyond (PDF, 5MB)
Zachary Adelman, PhD, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Exhibits, Posters, and Lunch
11:50 am – 1:20 pm
Session XI: Poster Session
12:20 pm – 1:20 pm
Presenters must be available during the session.
Session XII: Regulatory Updates
1:20 pm – 2:20 pm
Moderator: Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, JM, RBP(ABSA), Emory University, Atlanta, GA
1:20 – 1:40 pm
Update from the NIH Office of Science Policy (PDF, 3MB)
Kathryn L. Harris, PhD, RBP(ABSA), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
1:40 – 2:00 pm
USDA APHIS PPQ Containment Facilities and Pest Permits Overview (PDF, 4MB)
Gregg Goodman, MS, US Department of Agriculture-APHIS PPQ, Riverdale, MD
2:00 – 2:20pm
Enhancing Partnerships to Promote Biosafety and Biosecurity (PDF, 2MB)
Patricia Delarosa, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), US Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC
Coffee Break, Posters, and Exhibits
2:20 pm – 2:50 pm
Session XIII: Global Interest Topics
2:50 pm – 3:50 pm
Moderator: Darlene Ward, RBP(ABSA), Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
2:50 – 3:10 pm
Development and Implementation of a Ladderized Biosafety Training Program at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine of the Department of Health-Philippines (PDF, 7MB)
Plebeian Bautista Medina, MS, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, Philippines
3:10 – 330 pm
Biosafety and Biosecurity Measures in the Epidemiological Surveillance of Rabies Virus and Other Lyssaviruses in Mexico (PDF, 8MB)
Luis Alberto Ochoa Carrera, MS, Institute for Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE), Mexico City, Mexico
3:30 – 3:50 pm
Proposals to Mitigate the Risk of Deliberate Contamination of Blood Transfusion Components in Tunisia (PDF, 2MB)
Adam Ben Nasr, MS, Faculte de Pharmacie de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Session XIV: Public Health
3:50 pm – 4:50 pm
Moderator: Dawn Wooley, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), Wright State University, Dayton, OH
3:50 – 4:10 pm
Implementation of WHO Global Action Plan III Containment Certification for US Poliovirus Type 2 Laboratories
Christy Ottendorfer, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
4:10 – 4:30 pm
Enhancement of Biosafety and Biosecurity in Tanzania Through Surveillance, Risk Assessment, and Identification of Select Agents in Bushmeat
Robab Katani, PhD, Penn State University, University Park, PA
4:30 – 4:50 pm
Adapting Laboratory Level Biosecurity Measures to Support Systems-Level Awareness, Prevention, Response, and Recovery Efforts of Infectious Disease (PDF, 519KB)
Samantha Dittrich, MPH, Merrick & Company, Arlington, VA
Banquet at the Barber Motorsports Museum
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Barber Motorsports Park was built by George Barber and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum, which has been named “World’s Largest Motorcycle Museum” by the Guinness World Records. With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, the museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20 countries are represented in the collection-from Harley-Davidson, Honda, and Indian-to Showa, DSK, and Cagiva. We hope you will join us for live music, a buffet of southern dishes (with vegetarian options), and some amazing rides.
November 20, 2019
Continental Breakfast in Foyer
7:00 am – 08:00 am
Wednesday Morning
8:15 am – 08:20 am
7:00 – 5:00 pm Registration
8:15 – 8:20 am
Welcome
Master of Ceremonies: Melissa Mørland, MS, MBA, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM), University of Maryland—Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Session XV: Biosafety Program Best Practices
8:20 am – 09:40 am
Moderator: Noman Siddiqi, PhD, RBP(ABSA), Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
8:20 – 8:40 am
Small Actions Bigger Impact: Training Brings In-house Solution for Biosafety Issues (PDF, 13MB)
Saeed Khan, PhD, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
8:40 – 9:00 am
Scavenging for Biosafety: How a Game Can Increase Program Awareness and Buy-in (PDF, 76MB)
Allen Helm, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
9:00 – 9:20 am
Implementing a Comprehensive Import Permit Program at a Large University (PDF, 2MB)
Aristea Lubar, BS, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA
9:20 – 9:40 am
Providing a Safe Lab Environment for Pregnant and Immunocompromised Laboratorians (PDF, 1MB)
Leyma P. De Haro, PhD, City of Albuquerque Environmental Health and Safety, Albuquerque, NM
Session XVI: Richard Knudsen Award
9:40 am – 10:10 am
9:40 – 10:10 am
Introduction: Frank Novembre, PhD, RBP(ABSA), Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Evaluation of Positive Pressure Suits for Use in the BSL-4 Laboratory (PDF, 1MB)
Samantha Kasloff, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada
Coffee Break
10:10 am – 10:30 am
Session XVII: Biosafety Stewardship
10:30 am – 11:50 am
Moderator: Kaci VanDalen, MS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
10:30 – 10:50 am
Beyond the Lab: Increasing the Visibility of Biosafety and Biosecurity (PDF, 60MB)
Danielle A. Rintala, MS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
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10:50 – 11:10 am
Laboratory Leadership Service: Fostering a Culture of Safety Through Risk Management Training and Practice (PDF, 5MB)
Shaniece Theodore, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
11:10 – 11:30 am
Developing and Teaching a Biosafety Class (PDF, 7MB)
Robert P. Ellis, PhD, CBSP(ABSA), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
11:30 – 11:50 am
Establishing Yale’s Biosafety Stewardship Program (PDF, 3MB)
Shumin Bian, PhD, CSP, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Honor Awards and Special Recognition Luncheon
11:55 am – 1:30 pm
Presenter: Dee Zimmerman, Galveston, TX
Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award Everett J. Hanel, Jr. Presidential Award
John H. Richardson Special Recognition Award Scientific and Informational Poster Awards Hashimoto Award for Service and Honor
Recognition of Certified Biological Safety Professionals and Registered Biosafety Professionals
Presenters:
Thomas Boyle, RBP(ABSA), Rowan University, Stratford, NJ
Su-Hwi Hung-Cunliffe, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), Lansdowne, PA
Session XVIII: Let’s Focus on Engineering Controls
1:35 pm – 2:55 pm
Moderator: Kelly Flint, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD
1:35 – 1:55 pm
Don’t Get Steamed About Autoclaving: Case Studies and Recommendations (PDF, 31MB)
Claudia Gentry-Weeks, PhD, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1:55 – 2:15 pm
Technical and Animal Preparation Parameters During Performance Qualification for Successful Steam Sterilization of Large Animal Carcasses (PDF, 45MB)
Jan Schinkothe, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald Insel Riems, Germany
2:15 – 2:35 pm
BSC Mythbusters: Can 2+ People Work in a BSC Safely? (PDF, 14MB)
Kara Held, PhD, Baker, Sanford, ME
2:35 – 2:55 pm
Novel Validation Method for Evaluating Biocontainment of Cell Sorting Flow Cytometers (PDF, 4MB)
Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP(ABSA), Yale University, New Haven, CT
Coffee Break
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm
Session XIX: BSL-3/BSL-4
3:20 pm – 4:40 pm
Moderator: Cristine Lawson, PhD, RBP(ABSA), US Department of Defense, Fort Detrick, MD
3:20 – 3:40 pm
Validation and Utility of a Bleach-based Chemical Effluent Decontamination System (CEDS) for Biocontainment Laboratories (PDF, 1MB)
David Harbourt, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM), US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, MD
3:40 – 4:00 pm
Spores or Not Spores, ‘Tis the Question: Considerations for Biological Verification and Technical Feasibility of Room Fumigations (PDF, 1MB)
Daniel Kümin, PhD, Basler & Hofmann AG, Esslingen, Switzerland
4:00 – 4:20 pm
Large-scale Decontamination and Decommissioning of a Vintage High-Containment Effluent Decontamination System (EDS), Planning Through Execution (PDF, 5MB)
Fahim Manzur, MS, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Orient Point, NY
Close of Conference
4:40 pm
Master of Ceremonies
President-Elect: Melissa Mørland, MS, MBA, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM), University of Maryland—Baltimore, Baltimore, MD