Event Title: BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF DUAL USE OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS – RESPONSIBILITY AND PREVENTION IN LABORATORY ACTIVITY
Organizer: Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Preventive Medicine and the Biosafety and Biosecurity Association of the Republic of Moldova
Duration: 13:00-17:30
Location: Room 113, Teaching Block No. 6, Nicolae Testemițanu St. 26/2
Format: In-person attendance
Maximum number of participants: 20 participants
Moderators:
From the country:
Greta Bălan, dr. hab. med. sci., assoc. prof., Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Preventive Medicine, USMF “Nicolae Testemițanu”
Olga Burduniuc, dr. hab. med. sci., assoc. researcher, President of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Association of the Republic of Moldova
From abroad:
Herman Alex Lampalzer, Political Affairs Officer, Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
National Speakers/Presenters
Greta Bălan, dr. hab. med. sci., assoc. prof., Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Preventive Medicine, USMF “Nicolae Testemițanu”
Olga Burduniuc, dr. hab. med. sci., assoc. researcher, President of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Association of the Republic of Moldova
Olga Sofronie, teaching assistant, Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Preventive Medicine, USMF “Nicolae Testemițanu”
International Speakers/Presenters
Herman Alex Lampalzer, Political Affairs Officer, Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
Clarissa Rios Rojas, Science Diplomat preventing the creation of bioweapons at the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit, UN, committed to peacebuilding and disarmament
Program:
| P R O G R A M | |
| 1300-1310 | Registration of participants |
| 1310-1320 | Opening remarks. |
| 1320-1400 | 1. Herman Alex Lampalzer. Global framework for addressing biosecurity challenges – perspectives on the Biological Weapons Convention. 2. Clarissa Rios Rojas. Dual use of biological agents: between scientific progress and biosecurity risk. |
| 1400-1700 | 1. Olga Burduniuc. Principles of biosafety in microbiological laboratories. Biosecurity measures and access control to dangerous biological agents. 2. Greta Bălan, Olga Sofronie. Case studies and practical scenarios: Identifying and assessing risks with dual use potential; Managing a laboratory incident involving a pathogen with dual use potential. |
| 1700-1730 | Questions and discussions. |
