Fort Collins, Colorado - 2012 Program
to the Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes
Animal Session - July 12 - 13, 2012:
Thursday, July 12
8-Noon, 1-2:45 PM:
Lab Animal Biosafety Level-2 (ABSL-2) and ABSL-3 Containment and Management And Non-human Primate Biosafety
Lon Kendall, Interim Director, Laboratory Animal Resources, Colorado State University
Melissa de la Garza, ABSL-3 manager, 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 - Sundance Steakhouse and Pool Parlor
Friday, July 13
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 Arresting Filters (HEPA) and Biosafety Cabinet Certification
Ed Canfield, Technical Safety Services, Littleton, CO
General Biosafety and Biosecurity Session - July 14, 16 and 17, 2012:
Saturday, July 14 - 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: 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
*Sunday July 15 - 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 16
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Design and Management of Insectaries
Ken Olson and Aaron Phillips, Colorado State University
9:30 AM - Noon: Packaging and Shipping Training and Certification
Heather Blair, Assistant Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
1 - 2 PM: Synthetic Biology
June Medford, Professor, Biology Department, Colorado State University
2 - 3 PM: Introductory Biosafety Safety Level-2 (BSL-2) and BSL-3/cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) Procedures and Training
Becky L. Rivoire, Past Director, Product Development and Manufacturing (PDM) Core, Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence (RMRCE), Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University
3:15 - 5 PM: 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, Director BBTC, Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
Tuesday Morning - General Session, July 17
8:00 - 9:15 AM: The U. S. Select Agent Program: Required plans, transfers, training, records, and inspection experiences
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 17, 18 and 19, 2012:
Tuesday Afternoon, July 17
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 18
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 19
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