2009
Program
BIOSAFETY and BIOSECURITY TRAINING COURSE
Hilton Fort Collins, Fort Collins, Colorado - July 8-15,
2009
to the Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes
Animal Session - July 8 - 9, 2009:
Wednesday, July 8
8-Noon, 1-3 PM: Large
Animal Facilities and Containment, ABSL-2 and ABSL-3
Scott Rusk, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University
3-5 PM: Veterinary Hospital and Clinic Biosecurity (infection control) and Agricultural
Premises Biosecurity
Paul Morley, Colorado State University
Reception - Hilton Hotel, 5:30 PM
Thursday, July 9
8 – 11 AM: Non-human
Primate Biosafety
Melissa de la Garza, ABSL-3 manager, Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR), San Antonio, TX
11 AM-Noon, 1 PM-4 PM: Lab Animal ABSL-2 and ABSL-3 Containment and Management
Lon Kendall, Associate Director, Laboratory Animal Resources, Colorado State University
4 – 5:30 PM: HEPA
Filters and Biosafety Cabinet Certification
Ed Canfield, Technical Safety Services, Littleton, CO
Dinner – Sundance Saloon and Steakhouse
General Biosafety and Biosecurity Session - July 10,
11 and 13, 2009:
Friday, July 10
8 – 8:15 AM: Introductory
Remarks
Bob Ellis, BBTC Director and Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
8:15 – 9:30 AM: The Importance of Safe Research Practices
Jim Welch, Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation
Caryl Griffin, Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation
10 AM – Noon, 1-5 PM: Risk Assessment, Risk Communication, Risk Management
and Case Discussions
Sean Kaufman, Director of Programs at the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Joe Kozlovac, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
Bob Ellis, BBTC Director and Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
Saturday July 11 - Hawaiian Shirt Day, wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt
8 AM – 10 AM: Basic
Biosafety, Understanding and Applying the BMBL; Biosafety Committee Structure
and Function; IBC and IACUC Interactions
Bob Ellis, Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
10 AM - Noon: Packaging
and Shipping
Claudia Gentry-Weeks, Associate Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
Heather Blair, Assistant Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
1– 3 PM: BSL-2 and BSL-3 Training Programs
Amber Lawson, Biosafety/Compliance Liaison, Colorado State University
Amanda Toot, Assistant Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
Claudia Gentry-Weeks, Associate Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
Heather Blair, Assistant Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
3 – 5 PM: Introductory BSL-2 and BSL-3/cGMP Procedures
Becky L. Rivoire, Director, Product Development and Manufacturing (PDM) Core, Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence (RMRCE), Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University
*July 12 - Sunday - This day will be open for your enjoyment of the Fort Collins and Rocky Mountain National Park areas. Dinner is at the Hilton at 6:30 PM.
Monday Morning – General Session, July 13
8 – 9:15 AM: The
Select Agent Program; Managing a Large Biosafety Program
Bob Ellis, Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
9:30 – 10:45 AM: Occupational
Health and Safety Program
Amanda Toot, Assistant Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
11 – Noon: rDNA Guidelines
Claudia Gentry-Weeks, Associate Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
Plant Session - July 13, 14 and 15, 2009:
Monday, July 13
1 - 1:45 PM: Crop Security and Disease
Howard Schwartz, Colorado State University
1:45 - 2:30 PM: Overview
of the National Plant Diagnostic Network
Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University
3:00 – 5:00 PM: Regulations
and Permit Procedures for Plants, Plant Pests and Pathogens, Including Transgenics and
Soils
Steven Ziegenfuss , Biological Safety Specialist, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Reception - Hilton Hotel, 5:30 PM
Tuesday, July 14
8 AM – 12:30 PM: Containment Greenhouse Design, Construction, and Management
1:30 – 3:30 PM: Containment Greenhouse Tour
Dann Adair, Controlled Environments, Inc.
3:30 – 5 PM:
HEPA Filters and Biosafety Cabinet Certification
Ed Canfield, Technical Safety Services, Littleton, CO
Dinner – Sundance Saloon and Steakhouse
Wednesday, July 15
8 – 10 AM: Transgenic
Plants in the Laboratory, the Greenhouse and in the Field
June Medford, Colorado State University
10 AM – Noon: Scientific
Societies Comment on Regulations for Movement of Plant Pests and Pathogens
Jan Leach, Colorado State University