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Date: 1/25/2011
Time: 1:00 - 2:15 PM Eastern
Price: $179.00
Registration Deadline: 1/25/2011 10:00:00 AM
Registration For This Event Is Closed
This is the first webinar in the "Advanced Biosafety Webinar Series - Meeting the Challenges of Today's Research".
Viral vectors are commonly used as research tools for genomics efforts, protein over-expression and in complementation studies. Additionally, viral vectors are also used to trace neural circuits. This webinar will provide biosafety professionals with insights from a leading researcher on the development of new viral vectors and how they are being used in current neurobiological research. A subsequent discussion will review potential safety risks associated with their use, and best practices for managing risk and compliance requirements. This online event will cover: - Current view of neurobiological research.
- Development of and uses for vectors based on pseudorabies virus and lentivirus in neurobiological research.
- Biological safety issues with the use of viral vectors in cell culture and animal models.
- Regulatory issues related to the use of viral vectors.
Constance L. Cepko, PhD
Co-Director, Leder Program in Human Biology and Translational Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Connie Cepko is a Professor of Genetics in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She trained in virology with Phil Sharp at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a PhD and later with Richard Mulligan at the MIT Whitehead Institute. She helped develop retroviral vectors for transduction into the nervous system for lineage analysis and for studies of gene function in vivo. Her laboratory has focused on the topic of cell fate determination in the retina through the analysis of the behavior of progenitor and stem cells. More recently, they have been studying the mechanisms of photoreceptor death in diseases that cause blindness, such as retinitus pigmentosa and macular degeneration. As part of her research, she has used lentivirus, pseudorabies virus, vaccinia virus, rabies virus and vesicular stomatitis virus based vector systems. For Dr. Cepko’s current list of publications click here. Ted Myatt, Sc.D., R.B.P.
Senior Scientist / Biosafety and Biological Hazards Practice Leader, EH&E Ted concentrates his practice on microbiology, exposure assessments of biological agents, biological safety, and investigations of infectious disease outbreaks. As part of his role at EH&E, he acts as a consultant to a number of IBCs, and serves as the biological safety officer and IBC member for Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard Institutes of Medicine, both located in Boston, Massachusetts. - Biosafety Officers
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) members
- Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) managers/directors
The registration price ($179) provides you with access to ONE phone connection; an unlimited number of people may listen using the speaker function on your phone or a conferencing unit. Your registration also includes a recording of the event.
Note: The registration confirmation and all program materials will be sent to the email address provided.
To Register and Pay for this webinar by Credit Card : Go to the ONLINE Registration Page.
To Register and Pay by Check: Mail Registration Form and check made payable to Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., Attn: Julie McCarthy, 117 Fourth Avenue, Needham, MA 02494. Special Discount!
Register for all 3 sessions listed below for $499 (one phone connection per session). - Use of Novel Viral Vectors in Neurobiological Research
January 25, 2011, 1:00 - 2:15 PM Eastern - Coping with Exponential Improvements in Reading and Writing DNA: Understanding the Safety and Regulatory Aspects of Genomic Research
February 22, 2011, 1:00 - 2:15 PM Eastern - Nonhuman Primates as Preclinical Models for HIV Vaccine Development: Challenges and Controversies
March 29, 2011, 1:00 - 2:15 PM Eastern
To register for all 3 webinars and receive the discount, contact Julie McCarthy at 800-825-5343 or at events@eheinc.com.
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