2022 IBC, Security, and IACUC Conferences

IBC, Security, and IACUC Conferences now virtual only

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NWABR had planned to host its annual IBC, Security, and IACUC conferences in a hybrid format in 2022. The hybrid format would have allowed attendees the option of attending the conferences In-Person or Virtually.  However, because of the surge of the Omicron Variant NWABR has decided that this event will now be held fully virtually.

The virtual conferences will take place on consecutive days (February 22, 2022 for IBC, February 23, 2022 for Security, and February 24, 2022 for IACUC). There is also an option of a fourth day (February 25, 2022) which be a virtual deep dive focused on IACUC training programs.  This half day will be free for all conference registrants.

Attendees will be able to register separately for each day or register to attend multiple conferences.  

The programs and speakers for the three conferences are summarized below.  These summaries will be updated as speakers are confirmed.

Conference Theme

The Planning Committees have decided that the overarching themes for the three conferences will be "Building Bridges"

IBC Conference (February 22, 2022)

Confirmed Speakers/Topics:

Time	Speaker(s)	Title/Organization	Topic
7.45am	Ken Gordon Steve Libby	NWABR University of Washington/NWABR	Formal Conference Opening
8.00am	Kara Held, PhD	Science Director The Baker Company	The Safety of Biosafety Cabinets
9.00am			Break
9.15am	Jason Keaton, MS, RBP, CBSP, CSP	Director Shield Consulting	How Respirators Work
10.15am			Break
10.30am	Patrick Conley, MS, CBSP, NREMT, Licensed EMT and MOLD Consultant	Director, IBC Operations Clinical Biosafety Services	Intersection of Infection Control and Biosafety
11.30am			Break
11.45am	Caroline Schomer, MBA, BS, RLATG	Research Regulatory Analyst Animal Research Safety, Biological Safety Environmental Health and Safety University of Florida	Communicating Lab Safety
12.15pm			Longer Break
12.45pm	Steve Libby, PhD	Research Associate Professor IBC Chair University of Washington	Review of NIH Guidelines and Examples
1.45pm			Break
2.00pm	Levi O'Loughlin	Biosafety Officer Washington State University	Shipping, including Importing and Exporting Considerations
3.00pm			Break
3.15pm	Paola Grandi	Chief Scientific Officer CG Oncology	The vital role of IBCs in supporting translational research
4.15pm			Break
4.30pm	Robyn Kunsman	Program Operations Specialist University of Washington	IBC Administration - Getting the Basics Right
	Sepideh S. Hockley, MBA	Associate Director Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Midwestern University	A Day in the Life of a Biosafety Officer
5.30pm	Steve Libby Ken Gordon	University of Washington/NWABR NWABR	Wrap-up and conclusions

 

Security CONFERENCE (FEBRUARY 23, 2022)

Confirmed Speakers/Topics:

Time	Speaker(s)	Title/Organization	Topic
7.45am	Ken Gordon Karen Taylor Dione Mazzolini	NWABR PNNL FBI	Conference Open
8.00am	Edward H. You	National Counterintelligence Officer for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies National Counterintelligence and Security Center Office of the Director of National Intelligence	Security as it applies to Biomedical Research/Biotech
9.00am			Break
9.10am	Patrick Shiflett, PhD	FBI Deputy Senior National Intelligence Officer, China	Threats to US Biomedical Research Integrity
10.10am			Break
10.20am	Kristen Lane	FBI Analyst Cyber Division	Cyber Security
11.20am			Break
11.30am	Debi Dorfsman Stephanie Shark	Supervisory Special Agents Seattle FBI	What you need to know about Domestic Violent Extremism
12.30pm			Break
1.00pm	Sasha Angus	Founding Partner Scylla Intelligence Corporation	Current Trends and Observations in Threat Intelligence for Biosecurity
2.00pm			Break
2.10pm	Jacinta Heald and  Dione Mazzolini	Biological Threat Operations Specialist Agriculture Specialist U.S. Customs and Border Protection WMD Coordinator Seattle FBI	Biological Materials at US Ports of Entry
3.10pm			Break
3.20pm	Ashley Hart, JD	Senior Vice President US & Canada Cyber Practice Marsh	Using Insurance to Mitigate Security Risk
4.20pm			Break
4.30pm	Charles Fracchia, MS	BioBright Founder and CEO	Current and Near-Future Digital Threats to the Bioeconomy
5.30pm	Ken Gordon Karen Taylor Dione Mazzolini	NWABR PNNL FBI	Conference Close and Happy Hour

 

IACUC Conference (February 24,2022)

Confirmed Speakers/Topics:

Time	Speaker(s)	Title/Organization	Topic
6.45am	Ken Gordon	NWABR	Informal Conference Open
7.00am	Cynthia Pekow, DVM, DACLAM, CPIA	Chief, Veterinary Medical Unit VA - Puget Sound	A Pithy History of IACUCs
7.25am	Kimberly Ray, MPH, MS, CPIA	Assistant Research Integrity Officer (IACUC) Oregon Health and Science University	Facility and Program Review
7.50am	Heather Sidener, DVM, DACLAM	Clinical Medicine Unit Head Oregon National Primate Research Center	Protocol Review
8.15am			Break
8.30am	Ken Gordon Sally Thompson-Iritani Shannon Reynolds	NWABR University of Washington, NWABR Allen Institute, NWABR	Formal Conference Opening
8.45am	Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD	Herbert and Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Cell Research Columbia University Department of Psychology  Department of Neuroscience Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute	The vital importance of animal models for understanding intergenerational trauma
9.45am			Break
10.00am	Helen E. Diggs, MEd, DVM, DACLAM	Senior Director AAALAC International	Regulatory, Compliance Panel & Accreditation Panel
	Brent C. Morse DVM, DACLAM	Director Division of Compliance Oversight Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare National Institutes of Health
	Teresa J. Sylvina VMD, MPH, DACLAM	Director, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)
11.15am			Break
11.30am	Jerrold Tannenbaum, MA, JD	Professor Emeritus School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis	Are IACUCs Ethics Committees?
12.30pm			Lunch Break
1.00pm	Jerrold Tannenbaum, MA, JD	Professor Emeritus School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis	Panel response, and Q&A, following Prof. Tannenbaum's Lecture
	Michele A. Basso, PhD	Director, Washington National Primate Research Center University of Washington
	Shannon Reynolds (Moderator)	Research Compliance Program Manager Allen Institute
	Jane Sullivan, PhD	Associate Professor; IACUC Chair University of Washington
2.00pm			Break
2.15pm	Jennifer Sargent, DVM, MS, DACLAM	Attending Veterinarian Director, Laboratory Animal Resources Center Assistant Professor, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine Oregon State University	When All Your Plans Go Up in Smoke - the 2020 Oregon Wildfires
	Andrew Haertel, DVM, MPH, DACLAM	Colony Veterinarian Oregon National Primate Research Center	When All Your Plans Go Up in Smoke - A primate center experience
	Kim Saunders, DVM, DACLAM	Director and Professor Department of Comparative Medicine Oregon Health & Science University	When All Your Plans Go Up in Smoke - the Oregon Health and Science University Experience
3.15pm			Break
3.30pm	Kim Stocking, DVM, DACLAM	Attending Veterinarian Director Office of Animal Welfare University of Washington	Emergency Preparedness - How do we prepare for the Unknown Unknowns
	Joshua M Taylor, DVM, DACLAM	Assistant Clinical Veterinarian Oregon National Primate Research Center Oregon Health & Science University
	Nina Woodford, DVM	Campus Veterinarian Washington State University
4.30pm			Break
4.45pm	Sally Thompson-Iritani, DVM/PhD, CPIA	Assistant Vice Provost, Animal Care Associate Professor, School of Public Health University of Washington	Report on the US Openness Initiative
5.15pm	Ken Gordon Sally Thompson-Iritani Shannon Reynolds	NWABR University of Washington, NWABR Allen Institute, NWABR	Conference close and wrap-up

 

BridGing the Gap (February 25, 2022)

NWABR, in partnership with the University of Washington, Office of Animal Welfare, is offering a free add on session that will focus on training for IACUC members.  All registered attendees will be provided with details of how to access the Bridging the Gap session with their pre-conference materials.  The following are the planned speakers for Bridging the Gap:

Time	Topic	Speaker(s)
7.45am	Bridging the Gap Conference Opening	Ken Gordon Preston Van Hooser
8.00am	The Importance of Continuing Education for IACUC Committee Members	Ken Gordon
8.30am	Break
8.45am	Making CE Programs for IACUC Committee Members More Meaningful	Michael Oppenheimer Kim Stocking
9.15am	Sharing the Most Recent Draft Facility Inspection Training Prepared at the University  of Washington	Michael Oppenheimer
9.45am	Discussion about the Draft Training, including suggestions for improvement and sharing of other effective trainings for IACUC Committee members	Preston Van Hooser
10.15am (approx.)	Conference Close	Ken Gordon Preston Van Hooser

 

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

For those attendees attending the Conferences Virtually, we will broadcast the programs using the GoToWebinar service.  This program allows the sharing of presenter slides and videos and limited audience interaction.  All presentations will be recorded and will be available by February 26, 2022.  There is also a possibility of conference breakout sessions that will be streamed with the GoToMeeting service.  GoToMeeting allows direct interaction between all meeting attendees.

Costs

Virtual attendance at each conference will be $85 and if attendees want to attend two or three days then the combined fee will be $150.

Staff members of NWABR Member organizations can register at a discounted rate by using the code NWABRMEMBER.  A full list of NWABR Member organizations can be found on the member page of the NWABR website.  The discounted rate for NWABR members is approximately a 50% saving on the prices noted above.  

There is an additional discount if NWABR Member organizations wishes to register ten or more attendees.  Please contact NWABR staff for this discount code.

Registration

Register Here.  

CE Credits

NWABR has been approved for the following CE credits

• The CPIA Council has approved the IACUC conference for 6.5 hours of CPIA Recertification Credit.  
• ABSA has approved the IBC Conference for 1.0 CM points for RBP/CBSP.
• The American Association of Veterinary State Boards has approved the IACUC Conference for 8.0 hours of RACE non-medical continuing veterinary education credit for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians. 

SPONSORS/Vendors

NWABR wishes to acknowledge the following sponsors of these conferences.  Sponsorship support is key to the successful provision of these events:

  

Advarra advances the way clinical research is conducted: bringing life sciences companies, CROs, research sites, investigators, and academia together at the intersection of safety, technology, and collaboration. With trusted IRB and IBC review solutions, innovative technologies, experienced consultants, and deep-seated connections across the industry, Advarra provides integrated solutions that safeguard trial participants, empower clinical sites, ensure compliance, and optimize research performance. Advarra is advancing clinical trials to make them safer, smarter, and faster. For more information, visit advarra.com. 

  

WCG Biosafety Services, is the unrivaled leader in IBC management and review. Since its inception in 2001, WCG Biosafety Services has convened more than 4,000 IBC meetings, reviewed more than 400 human gene transfer clinical trials, and e externallyadministered NIH-registered IBCs on behalf of more than 800 institutions globally.

 

The FBI is the lead federal agency for responding to threats from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats.  The FBI investigates and collects intelligence on CBRN and explosive-related threats and incidents to prevent attacks and respond to them when they occur.  

Established in 2006, the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD) is part of the FBI’s National Security Branch. The WMDD leads the FBI’s efforts to mitigate threats from CBRN or explosive weapons. FBI personnel work with academic and industry partners to protect advances in scientific research and biotechnology development and to prevent the misuse of biological knowledge, material, and technology. The FBI also supports U.S. health security in part by coordinating with Global Health Security Agenda partners, Federal, State, Local and Tribal health partners to prevent, detect, and respond to biological incidents.

The traditional distinction between national security and criminal matters is increasingly blurred as terrorists commit crimes to finance their activities and computer hackers create vulnerabilities that can be exploited. The FBI is uniquely positioned and is the lead agency for exposing, preventing, and investigating intelligence activities, including espionage, on U.S. soil and uses its investigative and intelligence capabilities--as well as strategic partnerships--to pursue spies. Additionally, the FBI’s is tasked with investigating cyber-attacks and intrusions. We collect and share intelligence and engage with victims while working to unmask those committing malicious cyber activities, wherever they are.

The partnerships referenced above are crucially important to the success of this vital mission of protecting the United States from these threats. We look forward to interacting with you during the week and thank you in advance for your participation.

 

a-tune Software is specialized in providing Research Organizations with Software Solutions to simplify Data Management and ensure Compliance.  Our main product, tick@lab, provides Compliance Management modules for IACUC, IRB, and IBC which can be integrated with Animal Operations, Facility and Colony Management, Veterinary Care as well as Tasks Management.  For more information, visit www.a-tune.com.

 

As an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution founded in 1929, JAX leverages its unique combination of research, education and resources to achieve its mission: to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in its shared quest to improve human health. For more information, visit www.jax.org

 

 

PMI is the International supplier of the LabDiet® and TestDiet® products used in lab animal nutrition. All products are manufactured in our FSSC 22000 Certified plant in Richmond, IN. Diets are available in Standard, Certified, Autoclavable, Irradiated, Vac-Pak and Micro-Pak. Custom diets are also available upon request. For more information, visit www.labdiet.com www.testdiet.com

  

Additional Sponsors and Vendors are welcome for this conference.  Potential sponsors are encouraged to contact Mr. Ken Gordon for more information.

More Information

If you wish more information about these important regional conferences, NWABR and/or NWABR membership then please contact, Ken Gordon on (206) 595-2450 or email executivedirector@nwabr.org.  Please note NWABR reserves the right to deny registration for any reason.