The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will host a Vaccine Strategies for Endemic Fungal Pathogens meeting on 5-6 March 2019 to discuss the scope of endemic fungal disease, learn about the latest discoveries, and determine actionable steps to advance fungal vaccines. This meeting will take place at the NIAID Conference Center in
Submit Feedback on NIAID’s Research Framework for Antibacterial Resistance by March 8, 2019. NIAID is refining the five-year strategic framework for antibacterial resistance (AR) research and development, Antibacterial Resistance Program: Current Status and Future Directions pdf. Published in 2014, the framework identified the following priorities: Systems Biology and Antibacterial Resistance: New Directions for Drug Discovery Harnessing
Committee on Evidence - Based Practices for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine s soliciting information to help inform the deliberations of a consensus study committee sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The committee has been charged with conducting a comprehensive review and grading
A public advisory committee meeting of the FDA’s Microbiology Devices Panel be held on March 8, 2019 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The committee will discuss and make recommendations regarding new or alternative approaches to the clinical study design and evaluation of devices detecting Human Papillomavirus (HPV) nucleic acid. Topics to be addressed at the meeting include
The annual Molecular Med TRI-CON 2019 event will be held March 10-15, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Highlighted topics include: Molecular diagnostics for infectious disease Point-of-care diagnostics Sample prep, assay development and validation Companion diagnostics and clinical biomarkers Sensors, wearables and IoT Neoantigen-based immunotherapies Digital pathology PCR and NGS-based molecular diagnostics Dx reimbursement outlook Single
The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) of Boston University will hold a public annual meeting on Monday, March 11, 2019. The research activities of the NEIDL faculty focus on pathogenesis of emerging viral, bacterial, and protozoa parasitic pathogens and continue to be supported by significant external grant funding. NEIDL investigators have successfully competed for
The National Academies’ Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board (NRSB) will host “Challenges in Initiating and Conducting Long-Term Health Monitoring of Populations following Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies in the United States: A Workshop” on 12-13 March 2019 in Washington, D.C. Workshop participants will discuss the following topics: Environmental Consequences of Radioactive Material following a Nuclear or
Join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a planning webinar on 12 March 2019 to learn about National Infant Immunization Week planning tools, digital communication resources, and how to get involved with CDC activities planned for the week. This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). From April
The ChABSA will host a technical seminar by Drs. Kristen Reifel and Brandon Swan on the biosafety concerns involved in cell sorting on March 12, 2019 in Frederick, Md. Remote participation is available via webcast. Dr. Kristen M. Reifel is a Principal Investigator in the Genomics group at the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
