
Universities:
Assisted the following universities improve their biosafety
programs: University
of Rochester, University of Pennsylvania and Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
and …
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- Tulane
University (TNPRC): Conducted a biosafety program review & provided on-site
biosafety management support (2015)
- Boston University (NEIDL):- Conducted a
biosafety program review (2015)
- Georgia State
University, Conducted
a biosafety design review for the new BSL- 4 containment laboratory (2010)
- University of
Texas, El Paso - Conducted a Biosafety/Biosecurity
Review of a new BSL-3/ABSL-3 Facility (2009)
- Case
Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH - Conducted a BSL-3
Review (2008)
- Duke University Medical
School,
Biocontainment, Curriculum Development Team (2004)
- University of Texas, Brownsville, High
Containment Concept (2003)
- Moorehouse School of
Medicine,
Biosafety Committee member (1997-2002)
- Boston
University, Participated in a National Academy of Science, Review of the New NIH Biocontainment Facility
(NEIDL) (2008)
- University of Georgia, Environmental Health
and Safety Program evaluation (1996-1999)
- Georgia State
University,
BSL-4 Program review (1998)
- Emory University Biosafety Committee
(1996-97)
State
Public Health Laboratories:
- Assisted Massachusetts, Washington State. Iowa, North
Carolina, Virginia, and New York City Public Health Laboratories improve their
biocontainment facilities. (2004-2011)
- Participated in a Safety Audit for
the Proposed BSL-3 Laboratory, Washington State PHL, Seattle, August,
September, October & November 2008.
- Participated in an Autopsy Containment
Suite Review of the new Richmond, VA facility, May 2008.
- Presented Select Agent Training during
the 4rd Annual Alabama Laboratory Conference, at the Bureau
of Clinical Laboratories, Alabama Department of Public Health (2009)
Provided Biosafety assessments & training at:
- New
York, Wadsworth Center (2003)
- Washington
State, Receiving Laboratory (2003)
- Arkansas,
BSL-3 (2003)
- Iowa,
TB & Containment Laboratory (2002, 2003)
- Connecticut,
bioterrorism (2002)
- Hawaii,
BSL-3 Laboratory Evaluation (1998, 2000)
- Alaska,
Tb Laboratory Evaluation Team (1995)
Federal:
- Participated in the Defense Science Board’s Task Force on: Department of Defense
Biological Safety and Security Program. (2009)
- Coordinated the BSL-4 session during Advanced
Topics in Managing BSL-3 Laboratories, CDC. Atlanta (2009)
- Participated in CDC’s Review
of the Division of Select Agents and Toxins Program. (2009)
- US Army, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, High Containment Review
(2003-4)
- CDC, Train-the-Trainer Course (biosafety) (2003)
Interagency Taskforce, Biosecurity Subcommittee (2002)
- US Department of Agriculture, Expert Advisory Committee on
Large Animal Biocontainment (2002)
- US Department of Agriculture, Plum Island Animal Disease
Center & National Animal Disease Center (2002), Biosafety Review
- Department of Defense, Biosafety Review, High Containment
Laboratories, former Soviet Union (1999-2000)
- US Army, Dugway Proving Grounds, Safety Committee member
(1996-1999)
- Beltsville Area Research Center, Agricultural Research
Center, Safety Program Review (1993)
- US Veteran’s Administration, Biological Safety Committee
member (1988-1990)
Independent:
- National Air and Space Administration, Mars Sample Return concept
receiving laboratory design planning (1998-2004) and JPL, Mars Sample Laboratory
Design review (2003-4)
- American Public
Health Association, Biosafety Instructor (1997-2000)
- Eagleson Institute, Sanford, ME, biocontainment instructor,
Peru (2003)
- Assisted St. Jude’s Flu Research program achieve ABSL-3 approval from USDA, APHIS.
(2007)
- Participated in BSL-3 Design Reviews for
the Ordway Research Institute, Albany, NY, 2009 &
Assisted Ordway Science Center achieve CDC approval for its new BSL-3/ABSL-3 Select Agent Facility (2010)
Served on several National
Academy of Science committees (2004-2011):
- Risk
Assessment for Ft. Detrick’s new containment Medical Countermeasures Test and
Evaluation Facility,
- Risk
Assessment evaluation of NIH’s Boston BSL-4 facility (NEIDL),
- Evaluation
of Homeland Security’s National Bio-and Agro Defense Facility,
- Risk Assessment of the New USAMRIID
Containment Facility
- Institute
of Laboratory Animal Science, Institute of Medicine (1997)
- National
Academy of Sciences, Mars Safety Committee (2001-2002)
Conducted Biosafety assessments for:
- AMGEN,
CA (2007)
- ACAMBIS
Biotechnologies, MA (2003 & 2008)
- Charles
Stark Draper Laboratories, (2003)
- McCarthy
Design, (2003)
- Smith
Carter, (2003)
Perkins & Will, Singapore (2003)
- Jacobs
Engineering, March 2008.