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Biotechnology for Materiel and Defense Symposium

Virtual-Webcast

The Biotechnology for Material and Defense Symposium virtual event will be hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association on June 17, 2020. Recent advances in Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology, and their supporting infrastructure—biodesign, automation, artificial intelligence, and data analytics—are affording transformational impacts beyond traditional opportunity spaces to produce natural polymers and composites, synthesize new molecules for

[CANCELLED] ASM Microbe 2020

TBA - Chicago Chicago, IL, United States

Update from ASM on March 30, 2020 After much thoughtful discussion, the American Society for Microbiology Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel ASM Microbe 2020, scheduled for June 18-22, 2020, in Chicago, Ill. ASM Microbe 2020 will be held 18-22 June 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Save the date! More details will

[CANCELLED] CSTE Annual Conference 2020

Seattle Seattle, WA, United States

For attendees that have already registered for the 2020 Annual Conference and booked hotel accommodations through CSTE’s official housing provider, Orchid Events, no action is required on your part. Your meeting registration will automatically be cancelled, and a full refund will be issued via your original payment method within 30 days.  The Council of State

COVID-19, Systemic Racism, and the Responses of HBCUs: A Virtual Town Hall Discussion

Virtual-Webcast

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Board on Higher Education and Workforce will host a virtual town hall on Jun 29, 2020 to discuss COVID-19, Systemic Racism, and the Responses of HBCUs. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are among the nation’s most vital and vibrant institutions, serving the educational needs of hundreds

Deadline for NIBIB Technology Accelerator Challenge: Handheld Diagnostics

Global Biodefense Calendar

NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge: Non-invasive Diagnostic Technologies for Global Health This challenge seeks designs for non-invasive technology platforms to diagnose sickle cell disease, malaria, and anemia. While not constrained to any specific technology, the inspiration for this challenge comes from the widespread availability of mobile phones and the potential for mobile phone-linked sensor technologies to

The U.S. Chemical Supply Chain: Vulnerabilities Highlighted by COVID-19

Virtual-Webcast

The National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology will convene a webcast meeting on July 2, 2020 to discuss The U.S. Chemical Supply Chain: Vulnerabilities Highlighted by COVID-19. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the chemical industry in the United States has maintained operating status and continues to be at the forefront of worker safety. Despite

COVID Complexities: Converging Threats, Fractured Resources

Virtual Event Virtual Event

A virtual meeting of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will be held on July 21, 2020 to discuss "COVID Complexities: Converging Threats, Fractured Resources". The ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken the lives of more than 100,000 Americans and damaged the Nation’s economy. As the country reopens, the disease threatens the public, now

Next Steps for Functional Genomics: A Workshop and Proceedings Release

Virtual Event Virtual Event

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will convene in a virtual meeting open to the public on July 22, 2020 to unveil and summarize written proceedings a previous workshop on the future of functional genomics research. During this proceedings release, you will have the opportunity to hear from Gene Robinson and Lauren

Achieving Data Quality and Integrity in Clinical Trials Involving High-Consequence Pathogens

National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) Omaha, NE, United States

The FDA and the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston National Laboratory (UTMB) are sponsoring an annual training course 27-30 July 2020 on how to meet good laboratory practice (GLP) requirements in biosafety level (BSL)-4 facilities. The event will be hosted at the National Ebola Training and Education Center in Omaha, Nebraska. This  course offers