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	1	2	3 Symposium – A Day on Deadly Killers Symposium – A Day on Deadly Killers 7th Minisymposium Forum of the Helmholtz Graduate School for Infection Research (HZI) Speakers: Les Baillie (Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University) Bacillus anthracis – A bug with attitude or has it simply been misunderstood? Elisabeth…	4	5	6
7 Designer Organisms: The promise and perils of synthetic biology Designer Organisms: The promise and perils of synthetic biology March 7, 2011 6:00 AM – March 7, 2011 8:00 PM A citizen’s deliberation project with high school students and culminating in a mock hearing before an interagency panel. Space is limited. Please RSVP by March 3 to: cspodc@asu.edu A Project of… 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference The African Biological Safety Association (AfBSA), is a professional association that aims to congregate practitioners of biological safety, promote biosafety and biosecurity as a discipline through awareness and to facilitate…	8 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference The African Biological Safety Association (AfBSA), is a professional association that aims to congregate practitioners of biological safety, promote biosafety and biosecurity as a discipline through awareness and to facilitate…	9 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference The African Biological Safety Association (AfBSA), is a professional association that aims to congregate practitioners of biological safety, promote biosafety and biosecurity as a discipline through awareness and to facilitate…	10 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference The African Biological Safety Association (AfBSA), is a professional association that aims to congregate practitioners of biological safety, promote biosafety and biosecurity as a discipline through awareness and to facilitate…	11 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference 2nd AfBSA Biosafety Conference The African Biological Safety Association (AfBSA), is a professional association that aims to congregate practitioners of biological safety, promote biosafety and biosecurity as a discipline through awareness and to facilitate…	12	13
14 Synthetic and Systems Biology Synthetic and Systems Biology Institute of Medicine The Forum on Microbial Threats “On March 14 – 15, 2011, the IOM’s Forum on Microbial Threats will convene a public workshop to explore the scientific and policy dimensions…	15 Synthetic and Systems Biology Synthetic and Systems Biology Institute of Medicine The Forum on Microbial Threats “On March 14 – 15, 2011, the IOM’s Forum on Microbial Threats will convene a public workshop to explore the scientific and policy dimensions…	16	17 Fundamentals of Biocontainment Engineering Fundamentals of Biocontainment Engineering World BioHazTec Corp. presents Fundamentals of Biocontainment Engineering. This two-day course is an overview of biocontainment engineering, providing insights into the evolution and reasoning behind guidelines and design requirements for…	18 Fundamentals of Biocontainment Engineering Fundamentals of Biocontainment Engineering World BioHazTec Corp. presents Fundamentals of Biocontainment Engineering. This two-day course is an overview of biocontainment engineering, providing insights into the evolution and reasoning behind guidelines and design requirements for…	19	20
21	22	23	24	25 Congressional Seminar Series on Biological and Nuclear Security Congressional Seminar Series on Biological and Nuclear Security March 25, 2011 12:00 PM – March 25, 2011 1:30 PM Hosted by Center for Biosecurity of UPMC President’s Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues – The Ethics of Synthetic Biology President’s Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues – The Ethics of Synthetic Biology March 25, 2011 9:00 AM – March 25, 2011 11:00 AM In December of 2010 the Presidential Commission on Bioethics released a new report calling for enhanced oversight of synthetic biology. Join us at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars…	26	27
28	29 Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development In response to a request from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Institute of Medicine will conduct a workshop that will explore issues related to Advancing Regulatory Science for… Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development – A Workshop Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development – A Workshop In response to a request from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Institute of Medicine will conduct a workshop that will explore issues related to Advancing Regulatory Science for…	30 Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development In response to a request from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Institute of Medicine will conduct a workshop that will explore issues related to Advancing Regulatory Science for… Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development – A Workshop Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development – A Workshop In response to a request from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Institute of Medicine will conduct a workshop that will explore issues related to Advancing Regulatory Science for…	31

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