2020 MABioN Election Results

The results are in and the MABioN Executive Council for 2020-2022 is as follows: President: Steven Ziegenfuss, RBP (Biosafety Specialist @ Iowa State University) President-Elect: Andrea D. Hall, PhD, SM(NRCM), CBSP (Biological Safety Officer, Director @ Northwestern University) Secretary: Kara Sarchet, PhD (Assistant Biological Safety Officer @ Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)) Treasurer: Anne Dombroski-Brokman, M.S., RBP (Biosafety Specialist @ Iowa State University) Councilor-At-Large: Allen Helm, PhD, CBSP, RBP (Biosafety Officer @ University of Chicago) Councilor-At-Large: Travis McCarthy, PhD, RBP (Facility Manager, Lead Biosafety Professional @ University of Missouri Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research) Councilor-At-Large: Dan Hammersley, ASP (Laboratory Safety Officer @ Public Health Laboratory, Minnesota Department of Health) Past-President: Brandy Nelson, MS, CBSP, SM(NRCM) (Biosafety Officer @ University of Kentucky)

Important 2020 Symposium Announcement

Because it’s now more important than ever, the 16th Annual MABioN Biosafety Symposium will still be held, just not in-person and not August 3-5, 2020 in Ann Arbor, MI. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our annual Biosafety Symposium will be held remotely through our GoToWebinar platform. You can still participate, present, and attend – and get CM points from ABSA – but you can do it from home or office.

Happy New Year! MABioN Membership renewal process

Happy 2020! MABioN website sent out automatic notifications for membership renewal to all members last night. I am sure many of you can't wait to pay for the membership fee! Due to the system change last year, there may be some confusion between the "Subscription" and "Membership" tabs in your account page. Please follow the procedure below for membership renewal.

MABioN Member Lapel Pin Survey

We have decided to provide a MABioN lapel pin to all paid members starting this year. However, we need to know how you would like to get your pin. Please complete the survey in this post.

14th Annual MABioN Biosafety Symposium photos and presentations available to all attendees

The approved photos and presentations for the 14th Annual MABioN Biosafety Symposium are now available on MABioN website. All files are housed in member-only section of this website. You will not be able to see the corresponding tabs and files if you are not an active member. The photos are located under Event > Photo Gallery. The presentations can be accessed either in direct file format under Membership > Documents or in a schedule format under the Events > Symposium link. New this year, all symposium attendees are provided free membership for the remainder of 2018. If you attended the symposium and would like to activate your membership, please register by clicking the "Log in" button on the upper right, followed by completing the "Register" process. Submit a contact form with your "Username" and put "2018 symposium membership activation" in comments and your account will be activated in 24hrs.

To access this post, you must purchase MABioN Corporate Membership (1 Year).

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Pathogen Safety Data Sheets

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BMBL

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) quickly became the cornerstone of biosafety practice and policy in the United States upon first publication in 1984.

NIH Guidelines

The NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines) detail safety practices and containment procedures for basic and clinical research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules.

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