Fort Collins, Colorado - 2013 Program
To the Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes
NOTICE: The 2013 BBTC Program has been approved for the ABSA (American Biological Safety Association) Certification Maintenance Points (CM Pts) for biosafety professionals.
NOTICE: The 2013 BBTC Program has been approved for the AAVSB RACE continuing education credits in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
Animal Session – July 11 – 12, 2013: Animal Session Instructors
Thursday, July 11
8 – 10:45 AM:
Lab Animal Biosafety Level-2 (ABSL-2) and ABSL-3 Containment and Management
Lon Kendall, Director, Laboratory Animal Resources, Colorado State University
11 AM – Noon, 1 – 2:45 PM: Non-human Primate Biosafety Level-2 (ABSL-2) and ABSL-3 Containment and Management
Melissa de la Garza, Associate Veterinarian, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR), San Antonio, TX
3 – 5 PM: Veterinary Hospital and Clinic Biosecurity (infection control) and Agricultural Premises Biosecurity
Paul Morley, Professor and Veterinary Teaching Hospital Biosecurity Officer, Colorado State University
Dinner at Old Town Coopersmith’s Pool Parlor
Friday, July 12
8 – Noon, 1 – 3:15 PM: Large Animal Facilities and Containment, Animal Biosafety Level–2 (ABSL–2) and ABSL–3
Scott Rusk, Director, Pat Roberts Hall, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
3:30 – 5:00 PM: High Efficiency Partical Air Filters (HEPA) and Biosafety Cabinet Certification
Ed Canfield, Technical Safety Services, Littleton, CO
General Biosafety and Biosecurity Session – July 13, 15 and 16, 2013: General Session Instructors
Saturday, July 13 – Hawaiian Shirt Day, wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt
8 – 8:45 AM: Introductory Remarks and Philosophy of BBTC
Bob Ellis, BBTC Director and Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
8:45 – 9:45 AM: The Importance of Safe Research Practices
Jim Welch, Executive Director – Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation
10:00 AM – Noon, 1 – 2:45 PM: Risk Communication, Risk Assessment, and Risk Management
Sean Kaufman, Director of Programs at the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: BSL-2 and BSL-3 Building Design and Operations
Jerry Tews, Commissioning Biocontainment Specialist, Affiliated Engineeers, Inc. (AEI), Madison, WI
*Sunday July 14 – 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 – General Session, July 15
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Design and Management of Insectaries
Ken Olson and Aaron Phillips, Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory (AIDL), Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology Department, Colorado State University
9:30 AM – Noon: The U. S. Select Agent Program: Recent Changes to the Regulations (Tier 1); and Required Plans, Transfers, Training, Records, and Inspection Experiences
Bob Ellis, Director BBTC, Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
1 – 2 PM: Synthetic Biology
June Medford, Professor, Biology Department, Colorado State University
2 – 3 PM: The Public Health Laboratory Response
Debra Horensky, Associate Director, Infectious Disease Research Center,
Colorado State University, Foothills Campus
3:15 – 5 PM: Preparing for and Responding to Audits and Inspections
Joe Kozlovac, Agency Biosafety Officer, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
Bob Ellis, BBTC Director and Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
Tuesday Morning – General Session, July 16
8:00 – 9:15 AM: Basic Biosafety: Understanding and Applying the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL); Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Interactions
Bob Ellis, BBTC Director and Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
9:30 – 12:15 PM: rDNA (recombinant DNA) Guidelines
Claudia Gentry-Weeks, Associate Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
Plant Session – July 16, 17 and 18, 2013: Plant Session Instructors
Tuesday Afternoon, July 16
1 – 1:45 PM: Crop Security and Disease
Howard Schwartz, Professor, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Department, Colorado State University
1:45 – 2:30 PM: Overview of the National Plant Diagnostic Network
Ned Tisserat, Professor, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Department, 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
Wednesday, July 17
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: High Efficiency Partical Arresting Filters (HEPA) and Biosafety Cabinet Certification
Ed Canfield, Technical Safety Services, Littleton, CO
Dinner – Sundance Steakhouse and Pool Parlor
Thursday, July 18
8 – 9:50 AM: Transgenic Plants in the Laboratory, the Greenhouse and in the Field
June Medford, Professor, Biology Department, Colorado State University
10:10 AM – Noon: Agricultural Biosecurity: Why it's important. Steps to compliance
Jan Leach, Professor, and Jillian M. Lang, Research Associate, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Department, Colorado State University