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Lurking in the Shadows: Are You Prepared for the Next Threat?
Program Code:
1290
Date:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Time:
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
EST
CHAIR
(S):
Stephen A. Morse, PhD, Associate Director for Science, Division of Bioterrorism, Preparedness and Response , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ralph A. Tripp, PhD, Professor & GRA Eminent Scholar, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Georgia
SPEAKER
(S):
Eric Anslyn, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer , Beacon Sciences
John Carrano, PhD, Vice President, Research and Development , Luminex Corporation
Rich Dluhy, PhD, Director, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center , University of Georgia
Michael J. Natan, PhD, President and Chief Technical Officer , Oxonica Inc
Description
"This session will address the critical need for rapid and sensitive methods to detect infectious agents that inflict significant disease burden worldwide and to detect pathogens that may be associated with bioterrorism. The panel will provide an overview of several platform technologies capable of outpacing these emerging threats through flexible and simple assay design."
Objective1: Inform on the rise of public health and safety threats and the most important currently unmet diagnostic tests.
Objective2: Identify technologies that can rapidly detect viruses (including those that cross from animals to humans) and foodborne pathogens.
Objective3: Introduce new platforms and systems that meet these public health diagnostic needs.