by MABioN | Nov 20, 2025 | Members Event, News & Updates, Webinar
On Monday, December 1, 2025, MABioN is hosting a FREE webinar, Safety Games 2!
The webinar will be from 9-10 AM (Central Time)/ 10-11 AM (Eastern)
In 2024, the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School rolled out a lab safety awareness contest for research laboratories. A quiz was developed that included questions related to biological and chemical research and addressed frequent and/or high-risk inspection deficiencies and incidents on the medical campus. Prizes were chosen that supported and improved safety in the areas the quiz covered. There will be time for Q&A.
by MABioN | Oct 10, 2025 | Members Event, News & Updates, Webinar
FREE Webinar – Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 12pm CDT, 1pm EDT
It’s never been more important for biosafety professionals and institutions to submit questions! This webinar will begin with a brief presentation explaining the process. It will also encourage all shareholders to prepare to submit comments to the NIH to amplify the voices of biosafety in this process. This will be an interactive, open forum discussion without a formal panel. Participants can submit questions anonymously with their registration or live during the webinar.
by MABioN | Apr 27, 2025 | Members Event, Webinar
Thursday, May 1, 2025 1-2pm (CDT)
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 | 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 | 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 | May 25, 2023
MABioN is proud to offer a webinar discussing
Clinical gene transfer/gene therapy biosafety and compliance
This webinar will be a panel discussion of the topic.
IBC oversight of studies involving transfer of recombinant DNA/RNA or recombinant micro-organisms to human research study subjects can be complex. We will review the NIH guidelines that apply to human research and benchmark how different institutions handle IBC approvals. There will be a panel discussion on institutional experiences of hearing gene therapy studies using an internal IBC vs. using a third-party (external) IBC.
by MABioN | Mar 15, 2023 | News & Updates
ABSA International Affiliate FRABSA is holding a spring online meeting in April. If you are a current paid member of MABioN the cost is only $10. Check out the planned agenda and sign up for some continuing education!
by MABioN | Nov 4, 2022
MABioN is proud to offer a webinar discussing
Retooling: Adapting HAZWOPER to a biomedical academic research institution
This presentation will describe how HAZWOPER hazardous material training can be geared to fit the needs of individuals working in an academic research institution
Presented By: John C. Bivona
University of Chicago
Director of Biosafety and Biosecurity,
Select Agent Alternate Responsible Official
John received his Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University, with an emphasis in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), in 1994. He began his career working for an EHS consultant and then in 2000 was hired by University of Chicago EHS, where he served for eight years in multiple roles including Industrial Hygienist, EHS Officer, and Biosafety Officer/Alternate Responsible Official for the Select Agent Program.He currently serves as the primary point of contact for the UChicago Select Agent Program at the Howard Taylor Ricketts Laboratory (HTRL), which is located on the campus of Argonne National Laboratory.
John oversees all aspects of biosafety, biosecurity and incident response, including all communications related to the program, both internally within the program and externally with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Department of Agriculture. John has numerous other certifications, including OSHA 40 – Hour HAZMAT, OSHA Hazardous Material Handling, OSHA 510 – Standards for General Industry, and First Receiver Decontamination for Hospitals and FEMA Incident Command Systems for Health Care Organizations.
by MABioN | Mar 8, 2022 | Members Event, Webinar
MABioN is proud to offer a webinar discussing The Dirt of Disinfection Please note that the webinar is postponed for one week to Mar 17 (from the original Mar 10). Sorry for any inconvenience that may have caused. But, hey is free! Join MABioN for a FREE webinar about...
