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Innovations in Regulatory Science Summit

Mission Bay Conference Center 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

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

Vector Control Workshop for Hurricane-Impacted Areas: Montgomery

Embassy Suites by Hilton Montgomery Hotel and Conference Center 300 Tallapoosa St, Montgomery, AL, United States

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

NICBR Winter Symposium on Novel Therapeutics

NCI at Frederick Conference Center 549 Sultan St., Fort Detrick, MD, United States

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

Comments Due: Code of Conduct for Timely Sharing of Pathogen Genetic Sequence Data During Outbreak

Global Biodefense Calendar

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

NAS Public Meeting on Safeguarding the Bioeconomy

National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

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

BSL-3 Laboratory Training

UC Irvine BSL-3 Training Center 4600 Health Sciences Rd., Irvine, CA, United States

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

2019 ASM Biothreats

Hyatt Regency Crystal City 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, United States

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

Fighting Ebola in DRC: New Tools and New Challenges

Webinar

Join Doctors Without Borders for a live webcast panel discussion on January 29 from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM EST on efforts to contain the current Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). MSF teams are responding to the second largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, trying to halt the spread of this highly infectious,

National Toxicology Program Peer-Review Meeting on Effects of Sarin Exposure

Webinar

The National Toxicology Program will host a public webinar on 4 Feb 2019 to discuss the draft findings of a systematic review to evaluate the evidence for long-term neurological effects in humans and animals following acute exposure to sarin. Sarin is a highly toxic organophosphorus nerve agent that was developed for chemical warfare during World War II