The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting a Proposers Day for the potential proposer community in support of a planned Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the DIGET (Detect It with Gene Editing Technologies) Program. The Proposers Day will be held on December 11, 2019 from 8:00 AM
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) will host their CSTE Annual Conference 2020 on June 28–July 2, 2020, in Seattle, Washington. Abstracts must be submitted by January 10 at 11:59 pm (EST). Abstract submission topics include chronic disease/maternal and child health/oral health, cross cutting, environmental health, infectious disease, injury, occupational health, substance use,
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting a 2-day meeting with the International Ultra Violet Association (IUVA) focused on examining measurement, standards, technology and data research needs to promote innovation in the effective use and implementation of ultraviolet-C (UVC) technology in healthcare settings for the reduction and prevention of healthcare associated infections
The National Association for County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will host NACCHO 360 July 7–9, 2020, in Denver, Colorado. This innovative convening aims to break down silos by connecting the traditional NACCHO annual conference with PHIITS (Public Health Informatics, Information Technology, and Surveillance), a re-imagined Public Health Informatics conference that goes beyond informatics to
The public will have an opportunity to present their views to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Meeting on Jan 28-29. Verbal comments (in-person): Requests to provide verbal public comment must be submitted via email by midnight Tuesday, January 17, 2020, ET to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov. In the Subject line please enter: Verbal Public Comment – January 28-29 Meeting. In addition,
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) will convene 23-24 January 2020 in Bethesda, Md. The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to space available. The meeting will also be videocast. January 23: 12:30 PM – 5 PM Eastern January 24: 9 AM – 2:30 PM Eastern The purpose of
The National Academies' Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation will host a virtual public workshop on Jan 26, 2021 as part of a web series forum of events to discuss critical policy for advancement of biopharmaceutical innovation nationally and globally. This virtual public workshop will provide a venue for stakeholders to consider a transformed
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. A number of countries, including the U.S., are actively screening incoming travelers from Wuhan. Starting January 21, 2020, CDC’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) response team will host a series of national
The 11th meeting of the Tick-borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) will be held on January 28 and 29, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET on both days (times subject to change). The meeting will be held at the in Washington D.C. and by webcast. Preregistration for public members is advisable and can be
