Conference Agenda

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Thursday, Sept. 4

Moderators:

Keith McDowell, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Transfer, The University of Texas System
Brett Giroir, M.D., Vice Chancellor for Research, Texas A&M University System

7:30–8 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8–8:15 a.m.

Welcome /Opening Remarks

Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.

Chancellor ad interim and Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
The University of Texas System

Michael McKinney, M.D.

Chancellor Texas A&M University System

8:15–9 a.m.

Key Note Address:
The Perfect Storm: The Tale of Research on Tularemia

John R. Murphy, Ph.D.

Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, and Chief, Section of Molecular Medicine Boston University School of Medicine

9–10:30 a.m.

NIH OBA
The IBC Site Visit Program: Observations on Best Practices and Compliance Challenges

Kathryn Harris, Ph.D., RBP

National Institutes of Health

CDC
Risk Assessment/Incident Reporting/Common Findings from Site Visits

David Holmes, Ph.D.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

USDA/APHIS
Risk Assessment/Incident Reporting/Common Findings from Site Visits

Charles Divan, Ph.D.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

10:30–10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45–11:15 a.m.

Q&A with Regulatory Representatives

Panel:

Kathryn Harris, Ph.D., RBP
David Holmes, Ph.D.
Charles Divan, Ph.D.

11:15 a.m.–noon

IBC Self-Assessment Tool and Results of Subsequent Peer Reviews

Michael Charleton, Ph.D.

Asst Vice President for Risk Management & Safety Environmental Health & Safety Dept / Adjunct Assoc. Professor - Radiological Sciences Program,
UT Health Science Center-San Antonio

Bruce Brown, MPH,

Director, Environmental Health and Safety,
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

noon–1 p.m.

Lunch

1:00–3 p.m.

Four Breakout Sessions of Case Studies:

1.) How Exempt is Exempt?

Bruce Whitney, Ph.D.

Texas A&M University

Alan Lloyd, Ph.D.,

University of Texas at Austin

2.) Select Agents and Infectious Diseases Research

David Holmes, Ph.D.

CDC

Vernon Tesh, Ph.D.

Texas A&M Health Science Center

3.) Transgenic Animals

Kathryn Harris, Ph.D., RBP

NIH

Michael Charleton, Ph.D.

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

4.) Risk Assessment and Containment for Insects

Charles Divan, Ph.D.

USDA

Ann-Sophie Brocard, Ph.D., RBP

University of Texas Medical Branch

3–3:15 p.m.

Mandatory Reporting Requirement Summary

Robert Emery, DrPH

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

3:15–3:45 p.m.

The Future of IBC’s: Is Dual Use in the Picture?

Stanley Lemon, M.D.