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Aug 2-4, 2021 | 17th Annual MABioN Biosafety Symposium @ University of Louisville (and virtual)
2 August, 2021
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8:00 am
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4 August, 2021
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5:00 pm
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2021 MABioN Biosafety Symposium

Symposium Host
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
August 2-4, 2021
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SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION
What is the MABioN Biosafety Symposium?
The Symposium is a two day conference for biosafety professionals and others involved in biosafety. The Symposium opens at 1pm on Monday and concludes after lunch on Wednesday. Presentations on various topics related to biosafety are planned for Monday afternoon, all day Tuesday and Wednesday morning. An optional half-day pre-conference workshop will be held Monday morning, and an optional facility tour on Wednesday afternoon. Come and network with biosafety professionals in the Midwest area and learn and share information about biosafety. Register separately for the Monday morning workshop, which includes a break and lunch. For 2021 symposium, all sessions will be streamed for virtual attendees.
Symposium registration includes:
- Breaks on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Lunch on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Dinner Reception on Tuesday Night
- Monday morning pre-symposium workshop (additional fee applies)
Dietary Restrictions: When entering attendee information you can indicate any dietary restrictions/requirements you may have.
2021 MABioN Symposium draft agenda | ||
Aug 2, 2021 | Monday Pre-conference course | |
8:00-8:30 am | Pre-conference course registration | |
8:30-10:00 am | Kara Sarchet – Making the NIH Guidelines Make Sense | |
10:00-10:30 am | Break | |
10:30-12:00 pm | Kara Sarchet – Making the NIH Guidelines Make Sense | |
12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch and Social | |
Monday Symposium open | ||
12:30-1:00 pm | Symposium Registration | |
1:00-1:30 pm | Welcome from U of L, Symposium Host Institution | |
1:30-2:00 pm | LouAnn Burnett – ABSA update | |
2:00-2:30 pm | Sarah Price – Got Zinc? A Role for Yersiniabactin in Zinc Acquisition during Yersinia pestis Infection | |
2:30-3:00 pm | James Collins – Have enteric pathogens taken advantage of the modern diet? | |
3:00-3:30 pm | Break | |
3:30-4:30 pm | Paul Anderson – Considerations for Establishing an Aerobiology Research Program | |
4:30-5:00 pm | Kathryn Harris – What’s New from NIH OSP? | |
5:00-5:30 pm | MABioN Business Meeting | |
Aug 3, 2021 | Tuesday agenda | |
8:00-8:30 am | Karen Powell – ABSL2 Studies in Agricultural Animals | |
8:30-9:00 am | Marina Zelivyanskaya – The Elements of Successful Animal Research Safety Compliance Program | |
9:00-10:00 am | Holly Hannabach & Delena Mazzetti – Development of a New Hazard Communication Program for Animal Research | |
10:00-10:30 am | Break | |
10:30-11:00 am | Orrin Ambrose – TBD | |
11:00-12:00 pm | Anthony Wang – Pandemic Response Team (PRT)- A Systematic Approach to Ensure Business Continuity Amid Major Disaster | |
12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch | |
1:00-2:00 pm | Susan Cook, Balaji Manicassamy, Kara Sarchet: Influenza Round Table | |
2:00-3:00 pm | Allen Helm – Core values: Leveraging existing infrastructure to support research during a pandemic | |
3:00-3:30 pm | Break | |
3:30-4:30 pm | Sivarchana Mareedu – Evaluation of Biosafety Program Administration And SARS-Cov2 On Biosafety Climate at a Midwestern Public University in the USA | |
4:30-5:00 pm | Lillian Seitz – University of Louisville N95 Decontamination Program | |
6:00 pm | Dinner reception at The Bourbon Barrel Loft | |
Aug 4, 2021 | Wednesday agenda | |
9:00-11:00 am | RBL Tour (in person only) | |
11:30-12:30 pm | Travis McCarthy – TBD | |
12:30 pm – 1:00pm | Closing Remarks and Drawing | |
12:30 pm | Lunch | |