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Systems Integration in Biodefense
August 13-14, 2007

Point-of-Care Diagnostics
August 14-15, 2007

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August 16-17, 2007

 

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State-of-the-art assays and early warning biosensors of weaponized pathogens that are highly multiplexed, integrated and field deployable will be introduced. For biodefense applications, these need to require minimal sample prep, should be compact and be able to identify and analyze strains and show reliable results in minutes. Multi-use application is an essential feature to develop products that will also have utility in healthcare. It is imperative that the infrastructure be developed that includes a decision-making hierarchy in the event of a bioterrorism outbreak. A discussion on getting products to market will cover how technology transitions from a research setting to a real world setting, and will tackle pragmatic issues of implementation. In addition, novel vaccines and antidotes for biodefense applications will be showcased. This year, the meeting will be paired with a new meeting called Enabling Point-of-Care Diagnostics, which will expand coverage of devices for dual-use biodefense and clinical applications.


Sessions Include:  

  • Protective Countermeasures

  • Advancements in Rapid Biodefense Countermeasures

  • Medical Countermeasures: From Mechanism Of Action To A Next Generation Vaccine 

  • Bridging Biodefense and Clinical Applications

KEYNOTE SESSION INCLUDES:

 

Implementing Technologies in Real World Settings
Starnes Walker, Ph.D., Director of Research, S&T Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

Overview of Program
Mr. Jean D. Reed, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Chemical and  Biological Defense and Chemical Demilitarization Programs 

Considerations for Emergency Preparedness
Jerome A. Donlon, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Office of Emergency Preparedness, 
Department of Health and Human Services 

Challenges in Developing & Deploying New Detection Technologies
John Vitko, Jr., Ph.D., Director Chemical and Biological Defense Division, Department of Homeland Security 

Defending THE ICON
Lieutenant Charles Guddemi, United States Park Police, Station Commander, Statue of Liberty N.M./Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Utilizing New Biotechnologies to Develop Broadspectrum  Countermeasures Against Conventional, Emerging, and Engineered  Biological Threats
Darrell R. Galloway, Ph.D., CAPT USNR, Acting Director, Chem-Bio, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Scientific Advisory Board
Steven Buchsbaum, Ph.D., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 
John C. Carrano, Ph.D., Luminex Corporation 
James Harper, Ph.D., MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Arthur M. Krieg, M.D., Coley Pharmaceutical Group 
Kenton Lohman, Ph.D., Midwest Research Institute
Lloyd J. Whitman, Ph.D., U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 

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