Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Chemical and Biological Terrorism Defense in the Modern World
Discussion Leader: Gretta Marie Sharp (National Institute for Microbial Forensics and Food and Agricultural Biosecurity, USA)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Robert Orr (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA)
"U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Medical Countermeasures Initiative: Strengthening Regulatory Science to Further the Development of Medical Countermeasures for Ebola"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Natasha Rickett (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
"Determinants of Patient Survival in Early Ebola Virus Infection"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Improving Outcomes / Mentorship Component: Career Building
Discussion Leader: Andy Lin (University of Washington, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
Nathan Schoepp (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) at the Point of Care via Measurement of Nucleic Acid Quantity and State"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
Satyanarayana Achanta (Duke University School of Medicine, USA)
"TRPA1 Inhibitors Counteract Inflammation and Edema in a Mouse Model of CS Tear Gas Agent-Induced Cutaneous Injury"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Mentorship and Career Building
Jeanne Fair (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
Paula Olsiewski (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, USA)
Edward You (Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA)
Robert Orr (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA)
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Combating Chemical and Biological Threats
Discussion Leader: Shashi Sharma (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Michelle Nelson (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, United Kingdom)
"Efficacy of Co-Trimoxazole Against Melioidosis Acquired by Different Routes of Infection"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Isabelle O'Bryon (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
"Analyzing LC-MS/MS Samples to Develop Methods to Better Understand and Identify Toxins and Biological Threats"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Valerie Alstadt (U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center (CCDC, CBC), USA)
"Studying Regional Particle Deposition in the Upper Respiratory Tract Using Radioactive Materials"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Derrick Kaseman (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
"Ubiquitous Identification of Organophosphorus Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs), Precursors and Decomposition Products with a Fieldable Spectrometer Using Earth's Magnetic Field"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Understanding Chemical and Biological Threats
Discussion Leader: Valerie Alstadt (U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center (CCDC, CBC), USA)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Andy Lin (University of Washington, USA)
"Proteomics Database Search Strategy if the Peptides of Interest Are a Subset of the Peptides Present in a Sample"
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Discussion
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Abbie Harrison (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
"Temporal Analysis of Murine Lung Tissue Exposed to Aerosolized Ricin"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
