The National Center of Excellence At Texas A&M (TEEX) will be delivering their two day course on Point of Distribution (POD) Medical Countermeasures on Sept 24 and 25. This a rare training opportunity as the course is being taught in Western Montana and being offered at no cost! Class size is limited, register quickly!
IDWeek 2019, the combined annual meeting of IDSA, SHEA, HIVMA, and PIDS, will be held 2-6 October 2019 in Washington, DC. IDWeek is geared toward healthcare professionals in infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology and prevention, including researchers, clinicians, quality and patient safety practitioners, epidemiologists, and public health officials. Agenda topics of interest highlighted by the
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, October 15, is observed each year to focus on the continuing and disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) on Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA), the Hispanic Federation and other organizations organize this day to build capacity for non-profit organizations
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) annual Industry Day 2019 conference on U.S. government medical countermeasures is planned for 15-16 October 2019 in Washington, D.C. A component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), BARDA will brief on program priorities and
A congressional briefing co-sponsored by The American Academy of Pediatrics, Adult Vaccine Access Coalition, BIO, NACCHO, Trust for America’s Health, and Vaccinate Your Family will take place on 16 Oct 2019 at 12:30 p.m. Scheduled Speakers: J. Nadine Gracia, MD, Executive Vice President and COO, Trust for America’s Health Jeffrey Duchin, MD, Health Office, Public
ASM’s 5th Agar Art Contest celebrates the beautiful and diverse world of microbes. Submit your bioart masterpiece no later than October 22, 2019. There are different competition categories for professionals, amateur enthusiasts and for kids (with adult supervision). Pieces must be created safely in the appropriate Bio Safety Level environment for the organisms used. For
The FBI WMD Directorate will host a 4-Hour Biosecurity Workshop on 23 Oct 2019 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. The event is designed to improve cooperation among law enforcement agencies and research institutions to mitigate potential biosecurity issues that may affect public health and safety. The objectives are to: 1) Identify biosecurity roles
Another session of Bagels and Bio/Chem Defense will be held on Friday, October 25th at the National Academies Keck Center (500 Fifth Street NW, Washington DC). This month will be an expanded session (from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) focused on qualitative frameworks that could provide the basis for structured expert discussions of the potential security
The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host a Proposers’ Day on October 28, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. The event will gather the planned proposer community in support of the Nucleic Acids On-Demand Worldwide (NOW) program, which aims to develop a mobile medical countermeasure (MCM) manufacturing platform for
