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    2018 Arizona Biosecurity Workshop

    ASU Memorial Union (MU) 1290 S. Normal Ave., Tempe, AZ, United States

    The Arizona Biosecurity Workshop will be held December 13-14, 2018 in Tempe, AZ. This two-day workshop focuses on community engagement with biosecurity concerns to foster awareness and stimulate a robust conversation about the ethical, moral, and social implications of novel biotechnologies. The event will include diverse perspectives on biosecurity, ethical consideration for novel biological applications,

    DARPA Panacea Program – Accessing the Dark Proteome

    Strategic Analysis Executive Conference Center 4075 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA, United States

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office is holding a Proposers Day to provide information on the structure and objectives of the Panacea program. The event will be held on December 14, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EST at the Executive Conference Center (ECC; 4075 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington,

    Innovations in Regulatory Science Summit

    Mission Bay Conference Center 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) will host the inaugural Innovations in Regulatory Science Summit on January 5, 2019 in San Francisco, CA. The event is a gathering of leaders from academia, industry and regulatory agencies to discuss the role of regulatory science in medical product development. This event will

    Vector Control Workshop for Hurricane-Impacted Areas: Montgomery

    Embassy Suites by Hilton Montgomery Hotel and Conference Center 300 Tallapoosa St, Montgomery, AL, United States

    Two workshops will be hosted in January 2019 to help increase the capacity of local vector control programs in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Marie to respond to the increased threat of vector-borne diseases following these natural disasters. The Vector Surveillance and Control Workshops will provide the same hands-on training, tailored instruction, and

    NICBR Winter Symposium on Novel Therapeutics

    NCI at Frederick Conference Center 549 Sultan St., Fort Detrick, MD, United States

    The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR) will host a symposium on novel therapeutics for infectious diseases, cancer and autoimmunity on January 24, 2019 in Frederick, Maryland. NICBR is a consortium of eight agencies working in synergy to achieve a healthier and more secure nation. It serves as a framework for facilitating and encouraging

    Comments Due: Code of Conduct for Timely Sharing of Pathogen Genetic Sequence Data During Outbreak

    Global Biodefense Calendar

    A key concern in recent outbreaks has been variable timelines between the start of an outbreak and the public availability of the first and subsequent genetic sequences. The World Health Organization (WHO), upon consultation with many stakeholders and institutions working in the pathogen sequencing arena, is proposing elements of a code of conduct for genetic

    NAS Public Meeting on Safeguarding the Bioeconomy

    National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

    The public is invited to an open session of committee members convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the U.S. bioeconomy, assess opportunities, and consider strategies to protect its intangible assets (such as data and intellectual property), while sustaining innovation. “Finding Strategies for Understanding, Evaluating, and Protecting the Bioeconomy while

    2019 ASM Biothreats

    Hyatt Regency Crystal City 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, United States

    The American Society for Microbiology's 2019 ASM Biothreats meeting will be held January 29–31, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia. This leading annual event, formerly known as the ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting, is a forum for the discussion of new data from the research of microbiological sciences related to biodefense and bioterrorism, the latest information

    Fighting Ebola in DRC: New Tools and New Challenges

    Webinar

    Join Doctors Without Borders for a live webcast panel discussion on January 29 from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM EST on efforts to contain the current Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). MSF teams are responding to the second largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, trying to halt the spread of this highly infectious,