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🆕 from our team:Senior Scholars Erin Sorrell @MSchochSpana and
Associate Professor @meghandavisdvm (@JohnsHopkinsEHE) urge greater protection for dairy farm workers.
Learn more in their @nytimes piece: nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opini…
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Essential reading for anyone concerned about [DURC, GOF, PPP, ePPP, GOFroc] virology. Journalists, take note.
"Balanced, evidence-based discourse is essential to addressing public concern while maintaining and expanding much-needed research in virology."
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…
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🚨Join us on March 24 at 11:00 AM ET for an overview of the Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition and a conversation with experts on this year's prompt!! Register here:👉us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Want to know more about disarming Russia's bioweapons disinformation? Read this Think Global Health piece by @esorrell3 and co-authors @ggronvall @Julie_E_Fischer that was just released!
thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
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Looking forward to moderating a panel discussion with some amazing people at this event – if you're interested in a biosecurity career, do check out the Next Generation competition!
Happening next Thursday at 11 AM ET 🗓️
Join us and our partners at @nextgenghs, @igem, @SynBioAfrica and @GHS_Network for an overview of the Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition and a discussion of this year's prompt with experts.
Register: bit.ly/3tveBZv
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The Elizabeth R. Griffin Program 2021-2022 Biosafety and Biosecurity Subject Matter Interviews are now live on our website! Check out expert perspectives from Dr. Susan Vleck and Dr. Andrew Garrett ⬇️ @ErgProgram
ghss.georgetown.edu/ergp-2/e…
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October = National Biosafety Month 🎉 Join our seminar on THURSDAY 10/14 hosted by @ErgProgram w/ @GUGlobalHealth to learn about international biosafety and biosecurity issues! Speakers include Dr. Lisa Indar and Sacha Wallace-Sankarsingh @CARPHA1
RSVP: bit.ly/2YgZ7uC
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@ERGProgram is excited to announce its 2021-2022 Biosafety & Biosecurity Fellowship! If you're a graduate student looking to gain hands-on experience, check out the link for more info below ⬇️
ghss.georgetown.edu/ergp-2/e…
Applications due September 21 by 12pm EST!
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Our 63rd Annual Biosafety & Biosecurity Virtual Conference will provide fresh perspectives and innovative ideas through thought-provoking sessions specifically tailored for biosafety and biosecurity professionals. Join us virtually November 4-6, 2020. absaconference.org/
ALT ABSA International's 63rd Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Virtual Conference Flyer
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Love these visuals!
Clear infographic to help individuals assess the #COVID19 risks posed by different activities based on the criteria of enclosure, crowds, duration of exposure, and forceful exhalation.
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In case anyone missed it- the @CDCgov guidance for HCW #COVID19 exposure criteria changed to not only emphasize eye protection, but also duration of exposure (went from 2 min to 15). This changes if aerosol-generating procedures are being done. cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nco…
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We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2020 Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition alongside our partners @NextGen. The theme of our competition is Biosecurity in the Time of COVID-19. #NextGenBiosecurity #Biosecurity #GHSA #GHSIndex
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Surviving COVID-19 doesn’t mean a full recovery. As Peter Piot notes, “there will be hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, possibly more, who will need treatments such as renal dialysis for the rest of their lives.” This is a truly horrible disease. sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/…
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At the 2019 Conference of NiBSA, arming up for Biosafety/Biosecurity against Valuable Biological Materials (VBMs) like the Corona Virus we now face but it came sooner. Now they are in the front lines against the pandemic in Nigeria. We celebrate you for #WorldHealthDay2020.
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Participants and Facilitators at NiBSA-led Foundation Biorisk Management Workshop based on Global Biorisk Mangement Curriculum (GBRMC) library modules. Capacity building for preparedness against biological threats. Simply #TakeResponsibility. Defeating #COVID19
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Today we highlight the vital role that women play in the implementation of the #BiologicalWeaponsConvention around the world. Thanks to @Clarissajaz from Peru, @PetitGiovis from Brazil and Lizeka Tandwa from South Africa. #1972BWC
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Register for "Coronavirus and Biosafety in the Laboratory," which will discuss biosafety practices & procedures that work with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): absa.org/event/coronavirus-a…
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Don't wait, save-the-date today for the 63rd Annual Biosafety & Biosecurity Conference in Phoenix, AZ today!
absaconference.org/
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Happy 45th birthday to the #BiologicalWeaponsConvention! #OnThisDay in 1975 the treaty entered into force comprehensively banning biological warfare as repugnant to the conscience of humanity. To mark the anniversary we've made this short video with funding from the EU.