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The Fifth Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Training Course Topics will include biosafety and biosecurity in veterinary clinics, animal research, and plant research and diagnostics. The Course is directed by Dr. Robert P. Ellis Animal Session: July 9 and 10 will be animal oriented (3/4 day on large animal ABSL-2 and -3 facilities design, containment and management; 3/4 day on small animal ABSL-2 and -3 facilities design, containment and management; 1/2 day on veterinary hospital, clinic, and farm and ranch Biosecurity [infection control]). General Session: July 11, 12 and the morning of the 14 will be general Biosafety and Biosecurity (BMBL, rDNA Guidelines, Biosafety committees, other administration aspects, risk assessment, Select Agent regulations and administration, HEPA filters and biosafety cabinet certification). Optional for all attendees: Sunday, July 13, will be open for your enjoyment of the Fort Collins and Rocky Mountain National Park areas. We will have an optional tour of new BSL-3 facilities at 4 PM Sunday, with dinner at the Hilton at 6:30 PM. Plant Session: July 14 afternoon, 15, and 16 will be plant oriented (greenhouse design and management, containment of recombinant plants, infectious disease research with plants, biopharm, regulations, plant disease diagnostic lab network, diseases of crops). We will finish with lunch at noon the 16th. The cost for the course is as follows: Animal and general sessions; $1300 Plant and general sessions; $1300 Registration includes a reception July 9, dinners July 10 (Animal and Complete Course registrants) and/or July 15 (Plant and Complete Course registrants), a reception July 14, lunches, and breaks, and all course material. Contact: Robert.Ellis@colostate.edu |