Scientific Program

All times are listed in Central Daylight Time

8:00 – 8:10 am ABSA International President’s Welcome
Luis Alberto Ochoa Carrera, MSc, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

8:10 – 8:15 am Biosecurity Symposium Steering Committee Chair Welcome
Cristine C. Lawson, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), DoD BSAT Biorisk Program Office, Frederick, MD

Session I Keynote Speaker

Introduction: Cristine C. Lawson, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), DoD BSAT Biorisk Program Office, Frederick, MD
Shelley C. Jorgensen, PhD, RBP(ABSA), U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, MD

8:15 – 9:00 am Biodefense Research Two Decades Later: Worth the Investment?
Carrie Mae Long, PhD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, MT
Andrea Marzi, PhD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, MT

9:00 – 9:15 am Interactive Q&A Session

9:15 – 9:20 am Break

Session II Material Control/Accountability/Access Control

Introduction: Andrew B. Maksymowych, PhD, RBP(ABSA), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Ryan Burnette, PhD, Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, CO

9:20 – 9:45 am Trusted Access Management: Securing Your Campus or Facility
Bill Edwards, CPP, PSP, PCI, CPD, CIMP, Building Intelligence Inc., New York, NY

9:45 – 10:10 am Biosecurity Management, QR Code Technology for Enhanced Inventory Control
Alberto Balderas Martinez, PhD, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Toluca, Mexico

10:10 – 10:35 am Who’s That Knocking at Your Laboratory Door?
Jason P. Nagy, PhD, MLS(ASCP), Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, VA

10:35 – 10:50 am Interactive Q&A Session

10:50 – 11:00 am Break

Session III Cybersecurity

Introduction: Mary Turlington-Powell, MS, MLT (ASCP), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Enitra Jones Sprouse, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

11:00 – 11:25 am Cyberbiosecurity: A Unique Marriage of Biosecurity and Information Systems
Justin Krehel, MBA, Science and Safety Consulting, McMurray, PA

11:25 – 11:50 am Integrating Cyber Concerns into Biosecurity Programs
Lauren Richardson, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, CO

11:50 – 12:15 pm Strengthening Cyber Biosecurity in the Brazilian Biomedical Institutions: A Train-the-Trainer Collaboration Between SB3, HSP, and BEP
Claudio Mafra, DVM, PhD, Federal University of Vicosa/Brazilian Society of Biosafety and Biosecurity, Vicosa, Brazil

12:15 – 12:30 pm Interactive Q&A Session

12:30 – 1:30 pm Break/Posters

Session IV Suitability/Reliability

Introduction: Shelley C. Jorgensen, PhD, RBP(ABSA), U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, MD
Connor Cordray, MPH, CBSP(ABSA), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

1:30 – 1:55 pm Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management to Prevent Insider Threats
Drew C. Fayram, MS, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), Merrick & Company, Arlington, VA

1:55 – 2:20 pm Physical Protection and Security Considerations for Category 1 and 2 Radioactive Material Sources of Concern
Janet Gutiérrez, DrPH, CHP, CSP, LMP, RRPT, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

2:20 – 2:45 pm Occupational Health Considerations for Suitability Programs (Biological and Controlled Medical Substances)
Inzune K. Hwang, MD, MPH

2:45 – 3:00 pm Interactive Q&A Session

3:00 – 3:15 pm Break

Session V Keynote Speaker

Introduction: Ryan Burnette, PhD, Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, CO
Mary Turlington-Powell, MS, MLT (ASCP), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

3:15 – 4:00 pm Raising the Global Bar for Biosafety and Biosecurity: We All Have a Role
Danielle Lohman, PhD, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State, Nonproliferation, Washington, DC

4:00 – 4:15 pm Interactive Q&A Session

Close of Day
Ryan Burnette, PhD, Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, CO

All times are listed in Central Daylight Time

8:00 – 8:05 am Biosecurity Symposium Steering Committee Chair Welcome
Enitra Jones Sprouse, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Session VI Keynote Speaker

Introduction: Enitra Jones Sprouse, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Andrew B. Maksymowych, PhD, RBP(ABSA), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

8:05 – 8:50 am Scientific/Technical and the Risk Governance Related Aspects of Artificial Intelligence
Gunnar Jeremias, PhD, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Centre for Science and Peace Research at Hamburg University (ZNF), Hamburg, Germany
Anna Krin, PhD, MSc, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Centre for Science and Peace Research at Hamburg University (ZNF), Hamburg, Germany

8:50 – 9:05 am Interactive Q&A Session

9:05 – 9:10 am Break

Session VII Training

Introduction: Shelley C. Jorgensen, PhD, RBP(ABSA), U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, MD
Ryan Burnette, PhD, Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, CO

9:10 – 9:35 am Lessons Learned from Preparing US Biosafety Specialists for Working in Overseas Labs
Scott G. Shearrer, RBP(ABSA), MRIGlobal, Gaithersburg, MD

9:35 – 10:00 am Navigating the Landscape of Biosafety and Biosecurity Training
Major Ken Nguyen, MS, U.S. Amry Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, MD

10:00 – 10:25 am Seeking Buy-in
Ben Perman, CDR(Ret.), PhD, RBP(ABSA), Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Washington, DC

10:25 – 10:40 am Interactive Q&A Session

10:40 – 10:50 am Break

Session VIII Public Health Biosecurity

Introduction: Mary Turlington-Powell, MS, MLT (ASCP), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Enitra Jones Sprouse, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

10:50 – 11:15 am Enhancing Biosecurity: A Toolkit for Public Health and Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories
Michael J. Perry, MS, MS Ed, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

11:15 – 11:40 am Applying Biosecurity Measures Outside the Laboratory: A Public Health Perspective
Samantha Dittrich, MPH, Merrick & Company, Richmond, VA

11:40 – 12:05 pm Public Health Laboratories and Biorisk Management
CDR Sabrina Debose, DHSc, RBP(ABSA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

12:05 – 12:20 pm Interactive Q&A Session

12:20 – 1:20 pm Break/Posters

Session IX Animal Facilities Biosecurity Roundtable

Introduction: Cristine C. Lawson, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), DoD BSAT Biorisk Program Office, Frederick, MD
Andrew B. Maksymowych, PhD, RBP(ABSA), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1:20 – 2:50 pm Panelists:
Ellie Was, MS, Charles River Accelerator and Development Laboratories (CRADL), Wilmington, MA
Brian Zude, DVM, Charles River Accelerator and Development Laboratories (CRADL), Wilmington, MA
Susan Harper, DVM, DACLAM, DACVPM, RBP(ABSA), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Mei-Chuan Huang, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), RLATg, SM(NRCM), University of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Mark A. Hammargren, CPP, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX

2:50 – 3:05 pm Break

Session X Keynote Speaker (LIVE SESSION ONLY – NO RECORDING AVAILABLE)

Introduction: Connor Cordray, MPH, CBSP(ABSA), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Cristine C. Lawson, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), DoD BSAT Biorisk Program Office, Frederick, MD

3:05 – 3:50 pm Biosecurity and Emerging Agrosecurity Threats
Susan Cropp, PhD, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC
Stephen Goldsmith, DVM, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC

3:50 – 4:05 pm Interactive Q&A Session

Close of Symposium
Cristine C. Lawson, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), DoD BSAT Biorisk Program Office, Frederick, MD