Symposium: Midwest Area Biosafety Network

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Date/Time:Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm
Location:Scheman Building
Cost:$125-$185
URL:http://www.mabion.org/2011-symposium
Contact:Betsy Matos
Phone:515-294-5359
Channel:Environmental Health & Safety
Categories:Conferences
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The Midwest Area Biosafety Network (MABioN) annual symposium is an opportunity for professionals to gain new knowledge and network with others about significant issues affecting our biosafety community.

Monday, Aug. 8
1-1:30 pm, Registration
1:30-1:35 pm, Welcome to Iowa State University, Dr. David Inyang, ISU
1:30-2 pm, Welcome, Dr. Paul Umbeck, MABioN President Elect
2-4 pm, BSL3 Ag topics, Dr. Julie Johnson, Kansas State University; Dianna Whipple, USDA ARS
4-4:30 pm, Break
4:30-6 pm, BSL3 Ag Topics continued, Dr. Julie Johnson, Kansas State University; Dianna Whipple, USDA ARS

Tuesday, Aug. 9
7:30-8 am, Registration/Breakfast (on your own)
8:15-9 am, MABioN Business, Dr. Paul Umbeck, MABioN President Elect
9-9:30 am, ABSA President Update, Karen Byers, Dana Farber Institute
9:30-9:50 am, Morning Break
9:55-10:25 am, Laboratory Acquired Infections, Karen Byers, Dana Farber Institute
10:25-11:25 am, USDA PPQ and BRS permits, Rob Meinders, USDA
11:30-1 pm, Lunch
1-1:30 pm, Plant disease and Insects: Regional Perspective, Dr. Laura Jesse, ISU
1:30-2 pm, SA Plant pathogens, Dr. Adam Bogdanove, USDA
2-2:30 pm, Ames Flood 2010: clean safe and dry? Paul Richmond, ISU
2:30-3 pm, Afternoon Break
3-3:30 pm, NUgrant: One-stop Shopping for Research Compliance and Administration at UNL, Dr. Matt Anderson, UNL
3:30-4 pm, Measuring UVC in Biological Safety Cabinets: A Case Study, Jyl Burgener, Talecris Biotherapeutics
4-4:30 pm, Biosecurity, Dr. William So, FBI
4:30-5 pm, When Vacuum Flasks Go Bad: A Case Study, Chris Jenkins, Scripps Florida
5:45-6:30 pm, Drive to Hotel
6-7:30 pm, Dinner Buffet, Reiman Gardens

Wednesday, Aug. 10
7:30-8 am, Breakfast (on your own)
8-8:45 am, Updates from NIH OBA, Dr. Kathryn Harris, NIH OBA
8:45-9:30 am, Decomissioning, Dianna Whipple, USDA ARS
9:30-9:50 am, Morning Break
9:50-10:15 am, Public Health BSL3, Pam Kostle, University of Iowa
10:15-10:45 am, Got Gas? Chlorine Dioxide vs. Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide: Which one is right for you? Megan Sawyer BRI KSU
10:45-11:15 am, Hot Dogs and CO2, Dr. Armitra Jackson, ISU
11:15-11:45 am, WMD: SA exercise, Angie Jewett, ISU
11:45-noon, MABioN Adjourn
Noon-1:30 pm, Lunch
1:30-3:30 pm, Iowa State BSL-3 Facility Tours