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News on Pathogens and Preparedness

BARDA Industry Day 2016

Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington D.C.

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’ BARDA Industry Day (BID) 2016 will take place from October 18-20, 2016 in Washington, DC. The event offers participants opportunities to learn about U.S. Government medical countermeasure requirements, interact with BARDA staff, and network with private sector colleagues working in this space. BARDA supports the advanced research & development, manufacturing, acquisition, […]

Summer Workshop on Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and Global Health Security

George Mason University Founders Hall 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA

Threats to global health security continue to evolve due to the changing nature of conflict, advances in science and technology, globalization, and the growing threat posed by emerging infectious diseases and pandemics. Pandemics, Bioterrorism and Global Health Security: From Anthrax to Zika is a three-day, non-credit summer workshop designed to introduce participants to the challenges facing the world […]

ASM Biothreats 2018

Hilton Baltimore 401 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD

The American Society for Microbiology’s ASM Biothreats 2018 meeting will be held February 12-14, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. ASM Biothreats includes tracks on high consequence pathogen research, biological threat reduction, product development, and policy. Thought leaders in academia, industry and government will gather to present and discuss the latest developments in this emerging field. Highlighted […]

Technologies for Responding to Pandemics

Georgetown University Maguire Hall 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC

DARPA program manager Col. Matthew Hepburn will discuss and demonstrate several novel technologies for responding to pandemics during a seminar event at Georgetown University on November 16, 2018. For sixty years, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the Department of Defense has held to a singular and enduring mission: to make pivotal investments […]

Terrorism, Pandemics, and Emergency Medicine

George Mason University Founders Hall 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA

Dr. Amesh Adalja, MD, a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, will speak about the intersection of terrorism, pandemics, and emergency medicine on November 28th in Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Adalja specializes in infectious diseases, critical care, and emergency medicine.  He was deployed to Haiti with the US Department of Health and Human […]

Preventing Pandemics and Bioterrorism: Past, Present, and Future

George Mason University Founders Hall 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA

The George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government will host “Preventing Pandemics and Bioterrorism: Past, Present, and Future” featuring Robert Kadlec, M.D. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Health & Human Services on December 4, 2018. Join the Schar School Biodefense Program, Schar Alumni Chapter, and Dean Mark Rozell for an evening of connecting […]