by MABioN | Apr 3, 2025 | ABSA Affiliate Event, News & Updates, Training
The University of Michigan will host the U.S.Customs & Border Protection Importation of Biologicals Workshop on May 6, 2025. The workshop will include representatives from several federal government agencies who will share their responsibilities, discuss regulatory and safety challenges of importing biological materials, how to prepare materials for proper transport , and how to apply for the necessary permits. We would like to invite members of the EHS community to join us for this opportunity for outreach and education. We would also welcome you to invite other colleagues or researchers who you think may benefit from this workshop. Pre-registration is required.. For those who are not affiliated with the University of Michigan please email SafetyTraining@umich.edu to register.
by MABioN | Nov 26, 2024 | Members Event, Webinar
Have you ever had a biosafety question but you were too shy to post it on the ABSA listserv? Well this webinar is for you. Participants can submit questions and our panel of Biosafety Experts will be on hand to answer them.
by MABioN | Aug 22, 2024 | Elections, News & Updates
The results are in and the MABioN Executive Council for 2024-2026 is as follows:
President – Kara Sarchet, PhD (Biosafety Officer @ Eli Lilly); President-Elect – Krista Hyde, PhD, MBA, CSP (Associate Director, EHS @ Vir Biotechnology, Inc.); Secretary – John Jasker (Biosafety Officer, Mayo Clinic); Treasurer – Anne Dombroski-Brokman, M.S., RBP (Biosafety Specialist @ Iowa State University); Councilor-At-Large – Iwona Spath (Senior Biological Safety Specialist @ Northwestern University); Councilor-At-Large – Heidi Page, MS, RBP (Director @ Shield Consulting); Councilor-At-Large – Katie Hall (Biosafety Specialist @ Iowa State University); Past-President -Andrea Hall, PhD, SM(NRCM), CBSP (Executive Director for Research Facilities @ Northwestern University)
by MABioN | Jul 12, 2024 | Job Postings, News & Updates
The Biological Safety Officer (BSO) at the University of Chicago works closely with Biological Safety Officers (BSOs), the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), the Select Agent Institutional Biosafety Committee (SAIBC), the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Animal Resources Center (ARC), the Office of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), Divisional Laboratory Safety Specialists, UC faculty, staff, and students to coordinate services, review facilities, and provide appropriate safety training and technical support as necessary. The position also services on the University’s emergency response team for situations involving biohazardous agents and/or other hazardous materials. Reports to the Director of Biosafety.
by MABioN | May 13, 2024 | Job Postings
The DDPSC Biosafety Specialist is responsible for supporting the research activities of internal laboratories and external clients. The Biosafety Specialist will provide technical support to the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Department and will act as a liaison between research and safety. This position will be specifically involved in supporting the biosafety function of the EHS Department. The ideal candidate will have some experience supporting a safety department in a research setting, be able to manage a variety of tasks with different levels of complexity and have strong organizational and communication skills.
by MABioN | Apr 5, 2024 | Elections, News & Updates
Dear MABioN Members, 2024 is an election year for MABioN. We are soliciting volunteers from the membership that are interested in becoming more active in MABioN by serving on the Executive Council and/or as members of standing committees. Current (paid) MABioN... by MABioN | Mar 12, 2024 | ABSA Affiliate Event, News & Updates
This year’s event will focus on high-risk biohazardous research. The coordinated theme will involve keynote and related presentations on where we are nationally and where we are headed.
Our Employee Health/Emergency Management Roundtable will leave ample time for your questions and all attendees will receive a comprehensive sample Occupational Health plan to use as a template for developing their own plans for high risk biohazardous research at their institutions.
We’ll also feature a first of its kind “live” IBC meeting where all attendees are voting members, where you will gain direct experience in the review of high-risk research protocols. All attendees are voting members of this live IBC Committee.
The event will conclude with recent survey information on how US institutions are addressing the review of high-risk research protocols.
Please join us April 23-24, 2024 either virtually or on the campus of Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
by MABioN | Jan 9, 2024 | Job Postings
This is a full-time position in Environmental Health and Safety at Washington University in St. Louis (WU).
- Supervises Health & Safety Professionals and assist the BSO in overseeing the clinical safety program.
- Reviews research protocols and perform the initial risk assessment in the areas of potentially infectious microorganisms, potentially biohazardous materials, recombinant DNA, biotechnology, chemical carcinogens, and toxins.
- Acts as a liaison to faculty and staff as well as to representatives from many regulatory agencies (including CDC, DOJ, and USDA-APHIS) to ensure compliance with regulations pertaining to biological safety. Includes reviewing BSL3 work plans, performing BSL3 inspections, and providing consultative support to faculty, staff, and students who work in or around BSL3 and ABSL3 areas.
- Serves as an Alternate Responsible Official and assists the BSO/RO in overseeing the Select Agent Program.
by MABioN | Jan 8, 2024 | Members Event, Webinar
MABioN is proud to offer a webinar discussing Considerations for Working with LCMV – From Bench to Bedside Webinar summary: Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a single-stranded RNA arenavirus commonly used in laboratory animal models to examine acute... 
by MABioN | Apr 16, 2023 | Annual Symposium
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for August 7-9, 2023 for the 19th Hybrid Annual MABioN Biosafety Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky, hosted by the University of Kentucky. The MABioN Annual Symposium is a two day conference for biosafety professionals and others involved in...
