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BIOSAFETY and BIOSECURITY TRAINING COURSE - 2008

Hilton Fort Collins, Fort Collins, Colorado - July 9-16, 2008

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Animal Session - July 9 - 10, 2008:
Wednesday, July 9  

8-Noon, 1-3 PM: Large Animal Facilities and Containment, ABSL-2 and -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 10

8 – 10 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

10:30 AM-Noon, 1PM-5PM: Lab Animal ABSL-2 and -3 Containment and Mgmt.
David Neil, Former Director, Laboratory Animal Resources, Colorado State University

Dinner – Sundance Saloon and Steakhouse

General Biosafety and Biosecurity Session - July 11, 12 and 14, 2008:
Friday, July 11

8 - 10 AM: Introductory Remarks; Reasons for Biosafety Programs; Understanding & Applying the BMBL
Bob Ellis, BBTC Director and Colorado State University Director of Biosafety

10 AM - Noon: Packaging and Shipping
Claudia Gentry-Weeks, Associate Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University

1-4 PM: Regulations and Permit Procedures for Infectious Agents, and Plants, Plant Pests and Pathogens, Including Transgenics and Soils
Steven Ziegenfuss , Biological Safety Specialist, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
and a Panel Discussion of the current regulations and pending changes

4 – 5:30 PM: HEPA Filters and Biosafety Cabinet Certification
Ed Canfield, Technical Safety Services, Littleton, CO

Saturday July 12 - Hawaiian Shirt Day, wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt

Saturday, July 12

8:00 – 9:30 AM: A Biosafety Management Program
Joe Kozlovac, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland

9:30– 11 AM: Managing a Large Biosafety Program
Bob Ellis, Colorado State University Director of Biosafety

11 – Noon: rDNA Guidelines
Claudia Gentry-Weeks, Associate Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University  

1-3 PM: The Select Agent Program; Biosafety Committee Structure and Function
Bob Ellis, Colorado State University Director of Biosafety

3 – 5 PM: Introductory BSL-3/cGMP Training
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 13 - Sunday - This day will be open for your enjoyment of the Fort Collins and Rocky Mountain National Park areas. We will have an optional tour (for all attendees) of new BSL-3 facilities at 4 PM Sunday, with dinner at the Hilton at 6:30 PM.

Monday Morning - General Session, July 14

8 – 8:30 AM: Jim Welch, Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation

8:30 AM - Noon - Risk Communication and Risk Assessment
Sean Kaufman, Director of Programs at the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Plant Session - July 14, 15 and 16, 2008:

Monday, July 14

1- 3 PM: Crop Security and Disease
Howard Schwartz, Colorado State University

3 – 5 PM: Overview of the National Plant Diagnostic Network
Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University

Reception-Hilton Hotel, 5:30 PM

Tuesday, July 15

8 AM – 12:30 PM: Containment Greenhouse Design, Construction, and Management
Dann Adair, Controlled Environments, Inc.

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 16

8 – 10 AM: Transgenic Plants in the Laboratory, the Greenhouse and in the Field
June Medford, Colorado State University

July 16

10 AM – Noon: Scientific Societies Comment on Regulations for Movement of Plant Pests and Pathogens
Jan Leach, Colorado State University

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For further information please contact Dr. Robert P. Ellis - Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
Phone: 970-491-8268 or 970-491-6729 Fax : 970-491-4804 or e-mail: robert.ellis@colostate.edu
141E General Services Building, Campus Delivery 6021
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-6021
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