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SUMMARY:ICE\, ICE\, Data: Using NICEATM’s Integrated Chemical Environment to Support Chemical Evaluations
DESCRIPTION:Join us April 18-19 for a special training session featuring experts from the NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM). \nNICEATM’s Integrated Chemical Environment is a free online suite that houses curated toxicity and physicochemical property data\, integrated into a variety of tools to analyze and visualize chemical data. These tools provide data access adhering to FAIR principles: data that is Findable\, Accessible\, Interoperable\, and Reusable for chemical characterization\, PBPK\, IVIVE\, and more! \nAt this two-day event\, you will learn directly from NICEATM developers how to use the Integrated Chemical Environment and have the opportunity to have your questions answered in the Q&A session. For your convenience\, a printable agenda is available for download below. You will receive session materials through the Zoom Webinar platform ahead of the event. Recordings and other materials will be made available shortly after the sessions. Registration is free\, but required to attend.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/ice-ice-data-using-niceatms-integrated-chemical-environment-to-support-chemical-evaluations/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Training
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LOCATION:https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UK_LklHqT5iGGtBgCy_Cjg
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220505
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SUMMARY:2022 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The 2022 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium will be held 1-4 May 2022 in West Palm Beach\, Florida and with virtual participation options. \nThe event brings together top biomedical scientists\, physicians and laboratorians to discuss the latest in diagnostic virology\, vaccine development\, molecular diagnostics and more. \nASM will also include a virtual component providing access to the scientific program and accommodating those who are unable or do not wish to attend in-person. Get details on the digital experience. \nThe symposium is intended for physicians\, laboratory directors\, laboratory professionals\, technicians\, laboratory supervisors\, technologists and other health care professionals with an interest in the latest developments in clinical and diagnostic virology. \nHighlighted session topics include: \n\nMeasles Resurgence in the U.S. and Beyond\nHumoral and Cellular Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 After Natural Infection and Vaccination\nOpportunities and Challenges for Next Generation Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2\nLaboratory Stewardship of Diagnostic Tests within the Clinical Virology Laboratory\nTesting Trends and Guidelines for Screening and Monitoring of HIV Infections\nCRISPR/Cas Gene Editing as a Strategy for Antiviral Therapy: A Potential Cure for HIV-1\nA Physician’s Perspective on the Clinical Utility of Next Generation Sequencing\nCapacity Building Strategies in Dealing with a Global Outbreak of Viral Disease\nOutcome Studies to Evaluate the Clinical Impact of Laboratory Testing\nAssociation Between Enteroviruses and Acute Flaccid Myelitis\nGlobal Challenge of Emerging & Reemerging Viral Infections – A Report from the Tropics\nInfluenza During the COVID-19 Pandemic\nWastewater-based Epidemiology: Public Health Value of Tracking Existing and Emerging Viruses\nThe Quest for a Safe and Effective RSV Vaccine: Is It Nearly Within Reach?\nAn Update on Standardization and Harmonization of Molecular Diagnostics\n\nPlease visit the ASM Clinical Virology Symposium site for more information.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/2022-asm-clinical-virology-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220507
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SUMMARY:ABSA 2nd Biosecurity Symposium
DESCRIPTION:ABSA International will host the 2nd Biosecurity Hybrid Symposium 3-6 May 2022 in a hybrid virtual and in-person format in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. \nThe hybrid symposium will consist of papers\, presentations\, keynotes\, posters\, valuable networking opportunities\, and in-person exhibits. Attendees may register for the in-person event or the virtual event. \nThe event will gather biosecurity professionals from a wide range of disciplines with varying expertise to share their experiences and knowledge and to learn from each other. The agenda includes themes on biosecurity governance\, implementation\, personnel reliability\, bioeconomy\, biosecurity in DIYbio communities\, biosecurity training\, cyberbiosecurity\, and interactive discussions on lessons learned and public engagement for the future. \nThe symposium will showcase thought-provoking leaders and pioneering researchers from various traditional and non-traditional fields that intersect with biosecurity. A segment on new and emerging topics in biosecurity will also be featured. \nHighlighted sessions include: \n\nBiosecurity: Past\, Present\, and Future: Vibeke Halkjaer-Knudsen\, PhD\, Sandia National Laboratories\, Albuquerque\, NM\nEnhancing Security for Emerging Biotechnologies through Collaboratively Designed Exercises: Julie E. Fischer\, PhD\, CRDF Global\, Arlington\, VA\nPreventing Future Pandemics: The Critical Role of Biosecurity in Global Health Security: Samantha Dittrich\, PhD\, Merrick & Company\, Arlington\, VA\nEnhancing Biosecurity Globally Through Implementation of Personal Reliability Programs: Brittany Linkous\, MS\, Merrick & Company\, Arlington\, VA\nBiosecurity and the Bioeconomy: J. Bradley Dickerson\, PhD\, Sandia National Laboratories\, Albuquerque\, NM\nLab Design Matters: Maria Landron\, DrPH\, Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)\, Silver Spring\, MD\nTianjin Biosecurity Guidelines for Codes of Conduct for Scientists: Gigi Kwik Gronvall\, PhD\, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security\, Baltimore\, MD\nConcentric by Ginkgo: Building a Biosecurity and Public Health Platform for the Present and Future: Brian Renda\, PhD\, Ginkgo Bioworks\, Boston\, MA\nRegional Legal Framework as a Basis and an Enhancer of Biosafety and Biosecurity in the African Union Member States: Jaures Arnaud Noumedem Kenfack\, Africa Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention\, Abuja\, Nigeria\nInfectious Disease as a Security Threat and the Role of Public Health Emergency Management in Biodefense and Biosecurity: A COVID-19 Case Study: Ryan S. Houser\, MS\, MPH\, Tetra Tech\, Parsippany\, NJ\nBiosecurity Capacity Building Through a Biosecurity Champions Fellowship Program in Pakistan: Samreen Sarwar\, M.Phil\, Health Security Partners\, Lahore\, Pakistan\nIdentifying and Avoiding Common Mistakes in Risk and Threat Management: Lauren Richardson\, DVM\, MPH\, Merrick and Company\, Arlington\, VA\nBeyond Training: Using Behavioral Science to Motivate Proactive Biorisk Management: Daniel Greene\, PhD\, Stanford University\, Stanford\, CA\nCommunity Driven Genome Engineering Biosecurity Workshop: Industry Practices\, Resources\, and Opportunities: Beth Vitalis\, Inscripta\, Boulder\, CO\n\nPlease visit ABSA International’s 2nd Biosecurity Symposium website to register.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/absa-2nd-biosecurity-symposium/
LOCATION:Renaissanc Minneapolis Hotel\, The Depot\, 225 3rd Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401-2524\, United States
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Testing Toolkit Webinar: University Testing Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Join the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security’s COVID-19 Testing Toolkit for a webinar where panelists will discuss how Johns Hopkins University developed and implemented its COVID-19 testing strategies for faculty\, staff\, and students \nMODERATOR \nGigi Gronvall\, PhD\, Senior Scholar\, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security; Lead\, COVID-19 Testing Toolkit and Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health \nPANELISTS \nStephen Gange\, PhD\, Professor of Epidemiology in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine\, and Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs\, Johns Hopkins University \nJonathan Links\, PhD\, Professor of Environmental Health and Engineering in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health \, with joint professorial appointments in the schools of Medicine\, Education\, Engineering\, and Business\, and Vice Provost and Chief Risk Officer\, Johns Hopkins University \nLainie Rutkow\, JD\, PhD\, Professor of Health Policy and Management in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine\, and Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives\, Johns Hopkins University. \nThe moderated discussion will be followed by a Q&A session. Media are invited. \nLearn more about this event and register HERE.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/covid-19-testing-toolkit-webinar-university-testing-strategies/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
LOCATION:https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I19cGA6FSNWGPHt_6xaYCA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T120000
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SUMMARY:Biological Risks and Hazards in the World Today - Special Focus on Russia and Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:An expert panel on Biological Risks and Hazards in the World Today with a Special Focus on Russia and Ukraine will be held on 4 May 2022 via webcast. \nTopics will include the health security environment in the post-Soviet states\, as assessed by the Global Health Security Index of 2019 and 2021\, and the biological risks posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and associated disinformation campaign. \nJessica Bell and Hayley Secerance\, of the Nuclear Threat Initiative\, will discuss health security environment across the post-Soviet states. \nGregory Koblentz of George Mason University will address the evolving biosecurity landscape. \nHon. Andrew Weber of the Council on Strategic Risks and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Obama Administration will discuss what we know and what we don’t know about the Russian Federation’s biological and chemical weapons’ program. \nRebecca Katz of Georgetown University and Ian Lipkin of Columbia University round out the event. \nThe webinar will be moderated by Wilmot James. \nPlease visit the Columbia University Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP) Biological Risks and Hazards in the World Today event page to register.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/iserp-biological-risk-hazards-russia-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
LOCATION:https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EalzNo1oQw6zWvNG-iWjvA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220512
DTSTAMP:20220325T162045Z
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UID:54586-1652140800-1652313599@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:FutureTox V: New Technologies to Evaluate Organ-Specific Effects of Drugs and Chemicals
DESCRIPTION:The Society of Toxicology will host FutureTox V: New Technologies to Evaluate Organ-Specific Effects of Drugs and Chemicals on 10-11 May 2022 in Chapel Hill\, North Carolina. \nThe FutureTox series focuses on building the road for 21st-century toxicology and risk assessment practices\, utilizing in vitro data and in silico models for predictive toxicology\, and taking the high-throughput risk assessment paradigm forward to address challenges in implementing the emerging big-data toolbox for risk assessment and regulatory decision-making. \nHighlighted topics of interest include: \n\nModeling environment for organ-specific computational synthesis and integration\nNovel single cell sequencing-based technologies\nIn silico models of organ-specific effects\nFDA\, EPA discussion on future tech and research needs to evaluate organ-specific effects of drugs and chemicals\nFDA\, EPA discussion on opportunities for regulators to use new models and technologies in evaluating organ-specific effects of drugs and chemicals\nNIEHS/NICEATM\, EPA breakout discussion of ‘big data’ stream utilization in toxicology and risk assessment\nAdvantages and barriers to application of new models for evaluating effects of drugs and chemicals on the blood-brain barrier\nPerfused microphysiological systems\nLiver spheroids and micropatterned cultures\nModeling the gut microbiome\nAir-liquid interface models for airway safety assessment\nOpportunities to advance IVIVE with physiological organ-specific models\n\nPlease visit the Society of Toxicology’s FutureTox V website for more information. \n 
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/futuretox-v-new-technologies-to-evaluate-organ-specific-effects-of-drugs-and-chemicals/
LOCATION:UNC Chapel Hill Friday Center\, 100 Friday Center Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27599\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220519
DTSTAMP:20220422T205702Z
CREATED:20220422T205336Z
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UID:54847-1652745600-1652918399@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:What Happened to the Plans? Lessons Observed from COVID-19 - A Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine will organize and convene a day and half public health workshop. During this workshop\, invited participants from government\, NGO\, and private sector organizations will explore the nation’s Public Health Emergency (PHE) preparedness enterprise\, including existing PHE preparedness and response plans\, systems\, and structures\, through the lens the COVID-19 response in the United States. \nThe activity will explore key components\, success stories\, as well as failure points throughout the entire PHE preparedness and response enterprise in order to identify opportunities for more effective catastrophic disaster\, pandemic\, and other large scale PHEs planning at the federal\, state\, local\, tribal\, and territorial levels. Using key components of past NASEM reports to frame workshop discussions\, participants will examine specific lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and explore potential paths forward. Specifically\, the workshop will examine: \nWeaknesses and opportunities in the PHE’s systems architecture\, including but not limited to \n\nGlobal disease surveillance;\nHealthcare delivery and core public health functions;\nSupply chain viability and vulnerabilities;\nMedical Counter Measure (MCM) development\, distribution & administration/delivery;\nData systems and other promising opportunities for preparedness and response technology platforms etc.\n\nThe continuum of local-state-regional-national coordination challenges and leadership incident command structure disparities\, including: \n\nPreparedness and response capabilities\, authorities\, and funding streams;\nStaffing challenges and potentially strength of community partnerships to assist in preparedness\, community organizing and vaccine advocacy; and\nRisk communication and messaging failures.\n\nThe planning committee will define the specific topics to be addressed\, develop the agendas\, and select and invite speakers and other participants. After the workshop\, a proceedings-in-brief will be prepared. \nPlease visit the National Academies’ What Happened to the Plans? Lessons Observed from COVID-19 and the Future of the Public Health Emergency Enterprise – A Workshop webpage for more information.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/what-happened-to-the-plans-lessons-observed-from-covid-19-a-workshop/
LOCATION:National Academies of Sciences\, 2101 Constitution Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar-Webcast,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220524T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220524T140000
DTSTAMP:20220420T223007Z
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SUMMARY:Disease\, Diplomacy and Displacement: Syrian Refugees and the Politics of Health in Jordan
DESCRIPTION:Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) will host a lecture event on Disease\, Diplomacy and Displacement: Syrian Refugees and the Politics of Health in Jordan on 24 May 2022. \nThe event is open to the public through a virtual option. Those with an active Stanford ID may attend in person at Encina Hall. \nAbout the Speaker: \nSigrid Lupieri is a postdoctoral at the Center for International Security and Cooperation. Dr.Lupieri received her Ph.D. from the Center of Development Studies at the University of Cambridge. She also holds an MPhil in Modern European History from the University of Cambridge and an M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University. Her primary research investigates how security concerns\, foreign policy agendas\, and diplomacy shape the priorities of refugee responses. In her current book project\, based on the case study of the Syrian refugee crisis in the Middle East\, she finds that security and diplomatic interests have wide-ranging effects on humanitarian health spending\, including a disproportionate focus on infectious diseases and the inequitable distribution of resources. In other research\, Dr. Lupieri explores the impact of refugee movements on the healthcare systems of host countries\, and the intended and unintended effects of international aid on refugee welfare. Outside of academia\, she has worked for several years as a journalist in Armenia\, Georgia\, and Germany\, and as a UN officer in New York and New Delhi. the Senior Director and Lead Scientist\, Global Biological Policy and Programs at NTI. \nPlease visit CISAC’s Disease\, Diplomacy and Displacement: Syrian Refugees and the Politics of Health in Jordan event listing to register.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/disease-diplomacy-and-displacement-syrian-refugees-and-the-politics-of-health-in-jordan/
LOCATION:Encina Hall\, 616 Jane Stanford Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305-6055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar-Webcast
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