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,
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,
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
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
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
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
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
UC Irvine will host an integrated course for high containment laboratory safety practices 28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019 in Irvine, CA. BSL-3 Laboratory Training is a five-day intensive training for laboratory staff, managers, biosafety professionals, and individuals with direct or indirect involvement with work in high-containment. These courses are designed to prepare individuals for
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
