Program – Tuesday

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

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: Cristine C. Lawson, PhD, RBP(ABSA), CBSP(ABSA), DoD BSAT Biorisk Program Office, Frederick, MD
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, Washington, DC

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

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