8:30 – 9:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15

Introduction

Michael Laemmerhirt, MABSA President

9:15 – 9:30

Welcome Message

Peter Reinhardt, Director

Office of Environmental Health and Safety

Yale University

9:30 – 9:45

ABSA Address

ABSA Council

9:45 – 10:45

"Towards an embryonic stem-based therapy for neurodegenerative disorders"

Laura Grabel, Ph.D.

Lauren B. Dachs Professor of Science and Society

Biology Department

Wesleyan University

10:45– 11:00

Mid-Morning Break

11:00 – 12:00

“The Ethics and Oversight of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research”

Anne L. Hiskes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Philosophy

Director of Research Ethics and Education for Human Stem Cell Research

Chair, Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee

University of Connecticut

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

12:45 – 1:00

MABSA Council Meeting

Michael Laemmerhirt, MABSA President

1:00 – 2:00

Export Controls

John McKenna

Special Agent in Charge

Office of Export Enforcement

Bureau of Industry and Security

U.S. Department of Commerce

2:00 - 3:00

USDA Permits

Thomas Letonja, DVM, MS, PhD

Veterinary Medical Officer

National Center for Import and Export

Technical Trade Services

Organisms and Vectors

VS, APHIS, USDA

3:00 – 3:15

Mid-Afternoon Break

3:15 – 4:15

"Selecting the Right Agent for Room Decontamination"

Mark Czarneski

ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc

4:15 – 4:30

Business Meeting Summary

MABSA Council

4:30 - 4:45

Closing Remarks

Tom Boyle, MABSA Past-President