Program – Wednesday

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

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. Army 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