| UTMB Biosafety Training Program schedule for August-December 2008 | |
| Oct 18, 2007 Report by the National Research Council on Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World |
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| 2008 5th Annual Biosafety & Biosecurity Training Course Program | |
| This training course will be offered in July, 2008. The specific dates are TBD. | |
| Animal Session July, 2008 |
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| July - Morning and Afternoon |
Research Animal Facilities and Containment - Large Animal Scott Rusk Biosecurity Research Institute Kansas State University |
| July - Afternoon |
HEPA Filters and Biosafety Cabinet Certification Ed Canfield Technical Safety Services Littleton, CO |
| July - Morning and Afternoon |
Laboratory Animal Containment and Management David Neil Former Director Laboratory Animal Resources Colorado State University |
| July - Afternoon |
Veterinary Hospital and Clinic Biosecurity (infection control) and Agricultural Premises Biosecurity Dave Van Metre Colorado State University |
| July- Morning |
Open for your enjoyment of the Fort Collins and Rocky Mountain National Park areas. (No lunch) |
| July - Afternoon (4 - 6 pm) |
Tour of the new Colorado State BSL3 laboratories. Dinner will be served at the Hilton Hotel upon the completion of the tour. |
| General Biosafety and Biosecurity Session July, 2008 |
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| July - Morning |
Basic Biosafety, Understanding and Applying the BMBL and rDNA Guidelines Bob Ellis Colorado State University Director of Biosafety |
| July - Afternoon |
The Select Agent Program David Holmes Centers for Disease Control Division of Select Agents and Toxins |
| July- Morning |
Risk Communication and Risk Assessment Sean Kaufman Director of Programs at the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research Emory University Atlanta, GA |
| July - Afternoon |
Biosafety Committee Structure and Function, Biosafety Officer Outreach, and Administrative Duties of the Biosafety Officer Bob Ellis Colorado State University Director of Biosafety |
| July |
Packaging and Shipping Claudia Gentry-Weeks Associate Biosafety Officer Colorado State University |
| Plant Session - July, 2008 |
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| July- Morning |
Crop Security and Disease Howard Schwartz Colorado State University |
| July - Afternoon |
Overview of the National Plant Diagnostic Network Ned Tisserat Colorado State University |
| July - Afternoon |
HEPA Filters and Biosafety Cabinet Certification Ed Canfield Technical Safety Services Littleton, CO |
| July- Morning |
Containment Greenhouse Design, Construction, and Management |
| July- Afternoon |
Containment Greenhouse Tour Dann Adair Controlled Environments, Inc. |
| July- Afternoon |
Regulations and Permit Procedures for Plants, Plant Pests and Pathogens, Including Transgenics and Soils Steven Ziegenfuss Biological Safety Specialist Iowa State University Ames, IA |
| July - Morning |
Transgenic Plants in the Laboratory, the Greenhouse and in the Field June Medford Colorado State University |
| July - Morning. |
Scientific Societies Comment on Regulations for Movement of Plant Pests and Pathogens Jan Leach Colorado State University. |
| Registration and other information will be available shortly before the course begins. | |