66th Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Hybrid Conference
Scientific Program
WEDNESDAY October 18
All times listed will be CENTRAL Standard Time
7:00 – 5:00 pm Registration
7:00 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast in Foyer
Session 14 | Griffin Lecture Award
Introduction: Erin Sorrell, PhD, MSc, Elizabeth R. Griffin Program, Washington, DC
Moderators: Sarah Ziegler, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM), Sitero, Coral Gables, FL
8:00 – 8:45 am Strengthening National and Regional Collaboration for Laboratory Biorisk Management in Mali and Across West and Central Africa
Djibril Sangaré, PhD, Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC), Bamako, Mali
8:45 – 9:00 am Q&A Session
9:00 – 9:05 am | Stretch
Session 15 | Biosafety Program Management: Topics, Trends, and Analyses
Moderators:
Sunny Hoffman, MPH, RBP(ABSA), Clinical Biosafety Services, Columbia, MO
James Baugh, PhD, CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM), University of California—Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
9:05 – 9:20 am Biosafety Assurance: Tracking Compliance and Operational Excellence
Luis Ochoa Carrera, MSc, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
9:20 – 9:35 am Trends in Demographics Among Biosafety Professionals: A Decade-Long Analysis
An Tran, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
9:35 – 9:50 am Developing an Effort Coefficient to Strengthen Programmatic Statistics
Andrew B. Maksymowych, PhD, MS, RBP(ABSA), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
9:50 – 10:05 am The Impact of Targeted Interventions on Overall Safety Culture and Injuries
Samantha Parsons, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
10:05 – 10:35 am Q&A Session
10:35 – 10:45 am | Coffee Break
Session 16 | Animal Biosafety
Moderators:
Gregory Powell, PhD, RBP(ABSA), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Frank Novembre, PhD, RBP(ABSA), Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
10:45 – 11:00 am Improving Hazard Communication in Animal Research
Sarah Capasso, PhD, RBP(ABSA), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
11:00 – 11:15 am Adapting a Behavioral Arena for Rodent Neuroinfectious Disease Research
Brinkley Morse, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
11:15 – 11:30 am The Introduction of University of Southern California’s Newly Established Animal Research Safety Program Within its Research Community
Bagrat Khachatryan, PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
11:30 – 11:45 am Expecting the Unexpected – Preparations and Complications of an ABSL-3 Renovation Project
Liliam Montoya, University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
11:45 – 12:15 pm Q&A
12:15 – 1:45 pm | Honor Awards and Special Recognition Luncheon
Presenter: Luis Alberto Ochoa Carrera, MSc, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award
Everett J. Hanel, Jr. Presidential Award
John H. Richardson Special Recognition Award
Diane Fleming Leadership Award
Scientific and Informational Poster Awards
Hashimoto Award for Service and Honor
Richard Rebar Recognition of Certified Biological Safety Professionals and Registered Biosafety Professionals
Session 17 | Richard Knudsen Award
Introduction: Matthew Anderson, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), MRIGlobal, Kansas City, MO
Moderator: Darlene Ward, RBP(ABSA), Advarra, Boca Raton, FL
1:45 – 2:05 pm An Assessment of Germicidal Ultraviolet Treatment Cabinets and Carousels Using a Bacteriophage Surface Challenge
Alan Beswick, PhD, Health and Safety Executive Science and Research Centre, Buxton, United Kingdom
2:05 – 2:15 pm Q&A Session
2:15 – 2:20 pm | Stretch
Session 18 | Navigating Challenges in Biosafety Facilities
Moderators:
Shelley Jones, MS, RBP(ABSA), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Jeffrey Potts, MPH, CBSP(ABSA), U.S. Geological Survey, Falls Church, VA
2:20 – 2:35 pm Fixing Broken Laboratories
Mark Wheatley, BEng, CEng, MCIBSE, Environment & Services Ltd., Cornwall, United Kingdom
2:35 – 2:50 pm BSL-2 Lab Decommissioning Project Management: Challenges and Solutions
Jacqueline Hardt, CBSP(ABSA), Zoubek Consulting LLC, Palm Springs, CA
2:50 – 3:05 pm The Cold Room That We Forgot
Tim Strovas, PhD, RBP(ABSA), Puget Sound Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA
3:05 – 3:20 pm Air Changes Effectiveness in Laboratories
Cory Ziegler, PE, Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, CO
3:20 – 3:50 pm Q&A
3:50 – 4:00 pm | Coffee Break
Session 19 | Biosecurity
Moderators:
Susan Vleck, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Brett Haltiwanger, PhD, CBSP(ABSA), University of Colorado—Denver, Denver, CO
4:00 – 4:15 pm Robert I. Gross Student Award: International Biosecurity Education Network: A Timely Tool For Biosecurity
Iris Magne, London Metropolitan University, London, England
4:15 – 4:30 pm Biosecurity Risk Assessment for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Synthetic Biology: A Practical Approach
Leyma P. De Haro, PhD, RBP(ABSA), Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, CO
4:30 – 4:45 pm A Century of Assessment – The Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessment (COBRA)
Michael Parker, PhD, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
4:45 – 5:00 pm Q&A Session
5:00 pm | Close of Conference
Sherry Bohn, PhD, CBSP(ABSA), SM(NRCM), University of Maryland—Baltimore, Baltimore, MD