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17th Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association Annual Biorisk Conference -• Strengthening Global Partnerships for Biosafety and Biosecurity: Bridging Borders and Addressing Emerging Challenges
17th Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association Annual Biorisk Conference -• Strengthening Global Partnerships for Biosafety and Biosecurity: Bridging Borders and Addressing Emerging Challenges
Introduction
Topics of discussion this year is highly diverse, that include, but not limited to, policies, international conventions, standards, guidelines on biosafety and biosecurity, one health and antimicrobial resistance, biosafety and biosecurity in public health, and emerging biotechnology.International biosafety experts and professionals from around the world will be speaking and sharing their knowledge and experiences. This conference will be a valuable opportunity for networking and be updated with the current development on biosafety and biosecurity uniquely to the Asia-Pacific region.
Conference Highlight
Pre-conference workshop
of regional interest include, but not limited to:
·
Biosecurity Risk Assessment
·
Advanced Cyberbiosecurity
·
IATA Training on the Transport of Infectious
Substances and Biological Materials
·
Laboratory Design and Requirements
·
Responsible Conduct in Genomic Science
·
Inspection and Auditing of Biosafety and Biosecurity
for high-risk biological materials
·
Hi-containment laboratory Incident responding
Other conference
activities:
IFBA Biosafety Professional Certification Course & Examination
IFBA Women’s Network
Opportunity for networking:
Experience sharing and networking with international biosafety safety experts
Opportunity for exhibition & sponsorship:
Exhibits showcasing the latest in laboratory biosafety and biosecurity products
and services
Biosafety Community Coming Together:
A-PBA AGM
IFBA Certification Exam Session
National Biosafety Associations / Working Groups in the Asia-Pacific meeting
Who Should Attend
- Biosafety Professionals and practitioners
- Researchers and laboratory workers
- Biosafety Managers & Consultants
- Engineers and Architects
- Suppliers and Vendors
- Professionals interested in updates of biosafety
and biosecurity
- Senior Administrations, Directors and Managers
from healthcare industry, educational institutes, veterinary and other
industry cluster
Call for Oral/Poster Presentation
The A-PBA Organizing
Committee invites submission for oral / poster presentation at the 17th A-PBA
Annual Biorisk Conference that will be held from 5th to 6th
September 2024. The theme of the conference is: “Strengthening Global
Partnerships for Biosafety and Biosecurity: Bridging Borders and Addressing
Emerging Challenges.”
The following broad
topics are the focus for the A-PBA Conference however, papers on other
appropriate topics that relate to the goals of the conference will be
considered.
- Updates, Policies,
International Conventions, Standards, Guidelines on Biosafety and Biosecurity
- One Health and Antimicrobial Resistance
- Biosafety and
Biosecurity in Public Health
- Emerging Biotechnology
- Country Reports and
Experience Sharing
The abstract submission
deadline is on 21st July 2024. Abstracts will be printed in the
softcopy conference program booklet. Please submit your abstract to Secretary
at apbasecretariat@gmail.com
For more information on
poster presentation, please contact our A-PBA secretariat at secretariat@a-pba.org
Guidelines for
Submission of Abstract for Oral/Poster Presentation
Each registrant may
submit one abstract of his or her presentation during the conference.
Please take note that
all abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific committee. They will decide on
the final acceptance for either oral or poster presentation for each abstract.
All registrants will be advised accordingly by 21st August 2024.
Selected abstracts will
ONLY be accepted upon receipt of registration and payment for the conference
fee.
Abstracts
1. All abstracts must be in ENGLISH, the combined length
of the abstract title, list of authors, and body should not exceed 300 words.
Please be sure to carefully check your abstract for content errors, spelling,
names, etc. before submitting. A-PBA does not proofread for correct spelling,
typographical, grammatical, or scientific errors, nor can changes be made once
the abstract is submitted.
2. Title should be brief, in bold capital letters at the
top of the abstract.
3. Author(s) should be listed by surname (underline) and
initials, with the presenting author’s name underlined. The designation and
organization should immediately follow the authors’ names.
(Organization/Institute, department, city, state, country of author).
4. Text must be typed single-spaced, font 12 Arial with
only the left margin justified.
5. Leave one line between the title/author/institution
and the body of the abstract.
6. Each abstract should contain: (a) an introductory
sentence indicating the objective of the abstract (b) main content, including
methods and results if relevant and (c) conclusions. It is expected that the
abstract will include the summary of the original presentation.
7. Graphs, tables and illustration cannot be included in
the abstract.
8. The abstract document MUST BE in WORD.doc format. Any
other file type WILL NOT be accepted.
9. Abstracts must be submitted by email to apbasecretariat@gmail.com
as Microsoft Word attachment.
*Note to All Presenters
**The Organizing
Committee reserves the right to amend or change any part of the submission
guidelines without prior notice.
Conference Registration Rate
Registration Fees | Member (SGD) | Non-member (SGD) |
Pre-Conference
Workshop (2 full day) | 1000 | 1200 |
Pre-Conference
Workshop (1 full day) | 500 | 600 |
Conference
Registration Fee for Local Participant | 250 | 350 |
Conference
Registration Fee for International Participant | 500 | 600 |
Hotel Venue & Accommodation
Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria
Ortigas Ave, Corner Asian Development Bank Ave, Quezon City, 1100, Philippines
Organizing Committee
Co-Organising Chairpersons | Professor Guizhen Wu Mr. Ronaldo Puno |
Overall Coordinators | Professor Lim Yang Mooi Mr. Oliver Shane Dumaoal |
Secretariat | A-PBA Secretariat Professor Lim Yang Mooi BRAP Secretariat c/o Mr. Ariel Aquino |
Scientific Committee | Dr.
Asadulghani Professor
Saeed Khan Professor
William Liu Dr.
Leila Lany Florento Dr.
Rodel Jonathan Vitor Dr.
Miguel Martin Moreno |
Finance Committee | Dr. Roshan Indika Jayasuriya Professor Lim Yang Mooi Ms. Michaella Sayo |
Technical Committee | Dr. Roshan Indika Jayasuriya Dr. Phonepadith Mr. Gerrick Dolor Mr. Charlie Mahusay One Source |
Exhibitor Sponsorship and Exhibition | Dr. Chen Hm Professor Guizhen Wu Mr. Louie Berlin Cadao Mr. Lito Atienza |
Conference E-Book | Prof. Saeed Khan Mr. Gamaliel Fulgueras Dr. Jose Obedencio Mr. Larry Jay Langaman |
On-Site Registration | Ms. Trinh Huong APBA Secretariat BRAP Secretariat |
Opening ceremony, Reception Dinner, Conference Dinner, Closing Ceremonies Meal & refreshment arrangement with hotel
| Dr. Tessy Joseph Mr. Edison Ramos Mr. Mark Raymund Nava Ms. Gina Noble Mr. Diego Ofiaza |
Pre-Conference Workshop
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September 3, 2024
Day 1 |
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Time | Workshop 1
(Room 1) | Workshop 2
(Room 2) | Workshop 3
(Room 3) | Workshop 4
(Room 4) | Workshop 5
(Room 5) |
09.00 – 17.00 | Topic: Biosecurity Risk Assessment Workshop
Instructor: Dr. Viji Vijayan, Praxis Biorisk Systems
Pte Ltd, Singapore | Topic: IFBA Review (BRM)
Instructors: Asst. Prof. Oliver Shane R. Dumaoal, University of Santo
Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Dr. Rodel Jonathan S. Vitor II, National Training Center
for Biosafety and Biosecurity, University of the Philippines - Manila
| Topic: IATA Training on the Transport of Infectious
Substances and Biological Materials Part 1
Instructors: Dr. Cecelia Williams, Sandia National
Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dr. Linda Winona, Sandia National
Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Topic: Laboratory Design and Requirements
Instructor: Mr. David Lam Singapore General Hospital | Topic: Inspection and Auditing of Biosafety and Biosecurity
for high-risk biological materials
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Instructors: Peiepei Liu, Associate Professor, National Institute
for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
Cheong Io Hong, Senior Lecturer, School of Public
Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; President of
Healthy Macau New-Generation Association
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11.00 – 11.30 | MORNING COFFEE/TEA BREAK | ||||
12.30 – 14.00 | LUNCH | ||||
15.30 – 16.00 | AFTERNOON COFFEE/TEA BREAK | ||||
September 4, 2024
Day 2 |
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Time | Workshop 6
(Room 1) | Workshop 7
(Room 2) | Workshop 8
(Room 3) | Workshop 9
(Room 4) | Workshop 10
(Room 5) |
09.00 – 12.00 | Topic: Advanced Cyberbiosecurity Workshop
Instructor: Dr. Rodel S. Jonathan Vitor II, National Training Center
for Biosafety and Biosecurity, University of the Philippines - Manila
| Topic: IFBA Certification Examination | Topic: IATA Training on the Transport of Infections
Substances and Biological Materials Part 2
Instructors: Dr. Cecelia Williams, Sandia National
Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dr. Linda Winona, Sandia National
Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
| Topic: Responsible Conduct in Genomic Science
Instructors: Prof. Dr. Saeed Khan, Pakistan Biosafety
Association
Prof. Ts. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman | Topic: Hi-containment laboratory Incident responding plan and investigation
Instructor: Dr. Chen Hsing Meng, Intelligent-Bio Co. Ltd |
12.00 – 17.00 | ASEAN Women’s Network for Biosafety and Biosecurity |
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11.00 – 11.30 | MORNING COFFEE/TEA BREAK | ||||
12.30 – 14.00 | LUNCH | ||||
15.30 – 16.00 | AFTERNOON COFFEE/TEA BREAK | ||||
Conference Program
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
17th Asia-Pacific Biosafety
Association Annual Biorisk Conference in conjunction with the
BRAP 7th Annual Convention and
5th International Forum
Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Quezon City,
Philippines
Strengthening
Global Partnerships for Biosafety and Biosecurity: Bridging Borders and
Addressing Emerging Challenges
Day 1 – September
5, 2024
Time | Program | |
08.00 – 09.00 | Registration Membership renewal
and registration | |
Welcome and Opening Ceremonies Prof. Ts. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi and Asst. Prof. Edison
Ramos | ||
09.00 – 09.10 | Opening Preliminaries | Invocation, National
Anthem |
09.10 – 09.30 | Opening of the
Convention
Welcome Address Opening Remarks | Asst. Prof. Oliver
Shane Dumaoal (BRAP) Mr. Ronaldo Puno
(BRAP) Prof. Guizhen Wu
(APBA) |
09.30 – 10:00 | Introduction of the
Keynote Speaker | Prof. Dr. Jose Obedencio
Jr. (BRAP) |
| Keynote Address
| Hon. Teodoro J.
Herbosa Secretary, Department
of Health Republic of the
Philippines |
| Keynote Lecture | Dr. Ambeth R.
Ocampo Ateneo de Manila
University |
10:00-10:10 | Group Photo, Opening
of Exhibits | |
10.10 – 10.30 | Coffee/Tea Break/
Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition | |
Time | Program | Speaker |
Session 1 Theme: Updates,
Policies, International Conventions, Standards, Guidelines Prof. Dr. William Jun Liu and Dr. Miguel Martin
Moreno II | ||
10.30 – 11.00 | WHO Laboratory
Biosecurity Guidance
| Dr. Kazunobu Kojima Biorisks and Health
Security Protection Unit, WHO Headquarters |
11.00 – 11.20 | Standards and
Policies in China and International | Guizhen Wu, Professor, A-PBA President National Institute
for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC |
11.20 – 11.40 | The standard and
policy on ABSL-3 facilities | Zhao Dongming, Professor, Harbin Veterinary
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
11.40 – 12.00 | European
Biosafety Association Lecture
| Heather Sheeley BA(Hons), MSc, FISTR Independent
Consultant Biorisk Expert |
12:00-12:20 | Singapore
regulatory framework & oversight for biorisk management | Dr. Sabai Phyu Director, Laboratory
Biorisk Consultancy & Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Training Pte Ltd,
Singapore |
12.20 – 13.30 | Poster Exhibition/Commercial
Exhibition Lunch Break | |
Session 2 Theme: One Health and Antimicrobial Resistance Dr. Roshan Jayasuriya and Dr. Leila Lany Florento | ||
13.30 – 13.50 | One health
approach in the containment of AMR | Dr. Md. Asadulghani, Head, Biosafety, icddr,b and Chairman, Bangladesh
Biosafety and Biosecurity Society |
13.50 – 14.10 | Hospital
Infection and AMR | Guo-Bao Tian, Professor, Vice chairman of the
academic committee of the Department of Medicine, Deputy director of Medical
Education, Associate dean of School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University;
Deputy director of Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control (Ministry of
Education of China) |
14.10 – 14.30 | AMRs in the
Veterinary Sector | Bureau of Animal
Industry, Department of
Agriculture, Republic of the Philippines |
14.30 – 14.50 | Plant Biocontainment:
Learning Insights from the International Rice Research Institute | Ms. Rizza Eve
Mendoza, Biological Safety
Officer, International Rice Research Institute |
14.50– 15.30 | Coffee/Tea Break/
Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition | |
15.30 – 15.50 | Global Salmonella Surveillance
| Yanan Wang, Professor; College of Veterinary
Medicine, Henan Agricultural University |
15.50 – 16.10 | Antimicrobial
Resistance Surveillance Program of the Philippines
| National
Steering Committee of the Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Department of Health, Republic of the Philippines |
16.10 – 16.30 | Defining
strategies and creating actionable initiatives to address AMR
| Professor Dr
Ranga Reddy Burri,
President, Infection Control Academy of India and Honorary Professor,
University of Hyderabad |
16.30 – 16.50 | Indonesian
Biorisk Association Lecture
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17.00 – 19.00 | A-PBA Annual General
Meeting BRAP Annual Business
Meeting | |
19.30 – 21.00 | Networking Dinner
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
17th Asia-Pacific Biosafety
Association Annual Biorisk Conference in conjunction with the
BRAP 7th Annual Convention and
5th International Forum
Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Quezon City,
Philippines
Strengthening
Global Partnerships for Biosafety and Biosecurity: Bridging Borders and
Addressing Emerging Challenges
Day 2 – September
6, 2024
Time | Program | Speaker |
Session 3 Theme: Biosafety
and Biosecurity in Public Health Dr. Md. Asadulghani and Prof. Dr. Jose Obedencio Jr. | ||
09.00 – 09.20 | Biological
Weapons Convention: Updates and Insights | Dr. Irma R. Makalinao, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines
Manila |
09.20 – 09.40 | Public Health
Biosafety and Biosecurity in Vietnam
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09.40 – 10.00 | Office for
Health Laboratories Country Initiatives for Biosafety and Biosecurity in the
Philippines
| Dr. Valerie Anne
T. Tesoro, Director, Office
for Health Laboratories, Department of Health, Republic of the Philippines |
10.00 – 10.20 | Biosafety and Biosecurity
in Public Health in China | Lei Zhou, Professor, Deputy Director of
Global Public Health Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and
Prevention |
10.20 – 10.50 | Coffee/Tea Break/
Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition | |
Session 4 Theme: Emerging Biotechnology Prof. Dr. Saeed Khan, and Asst. Prof. Oliver Shane
Dumaoal | ||
10.50– 11.10 | Immunological
Biotechnology | William Jun Liu, Professor, National Institute
for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control
and Prevention (China CDC) |
11.10 – 11.30 | AI and
Cyberbiosecurity
| Dr. Rodel S. Jonathan
Vitor II, National Training
Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity, National Institutes of Health,
University of the Philippines - Manila |
11.30 – 11.50 | Navigating the Ethical
Quandary: Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) in Science and Technology | Dr. Prasad
Kuduvalli, Director of
Scientific Programs, Health Security Partners, Washington, DC |
11.50– 12.10 | New Modelling
for Pathogen Evolution | Jian Lu, Professor, School of Life
Sciences, Peking University |
12.10 – 13.30 | Poster
Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition Lunch Break | |
Session 5 Theme: Country Reports and Experience Sharing Prof. Ts. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi & Mr. Ronaldo Puno | ||
13.30 – 13.50 | Biorisk Management
Experiences in Singapore
| Dr Tessy Joseph Senior Assistant
Director, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine President, Biorisk
Association of Singapore |
13.50 – 14.10 | Certified
Biosafety Professionals Expertise Training Program in the Philippines
| Dr. Miguel
Martin N. Moreno II, Founding
President, BioRisk Association of the Philippines, Chair, International
Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA) |
14.10 – 14.30 | Biosafety
certificate model in Taiwan, both for personal and laboratory
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14.30 – 14.50 | Pakistan
Biosafety Association Sharing of Training Models and Success Stories | Prof. Dr. Saeed
Khan President Pakistan
Biological Safety Association Professor of
Pathology, Dow University of Health Sciences |
14.50 – 15.10 | Sri Lanka Experiences
in Biosafety and Biosecurity | Dr. Bhagya
Piyasiri Consultant
Microbiologist, Teaching Hospital
Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka |
15.10– 15.30 | Coffee / Tea
Break/Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition | |
Session 7 Theme: Open Paper Dr. Chen Hsing Meng and Asst. Prof. Mark Raymund
Nava | ||
15.30 – 15.50 | Sponsors |
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15.50 – 16.10 | Sponsors |
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16.10 – 16.30 | Global Threat
Reduction (GTR) Program | Ms. Dariel
Hopersberger Program Advisor,
ISN/CTR Biosecurity Engagement Program |
16:30 –16:50 | IFBA Biosafety
Heroes Experience Sharing | Ms. Maureen
Ellis, Executive Director,
International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA) PIC: BRAP |
16.50 – 17.00 | Poster Award
Presentation Closing Remarks Guizhen
Wu, Professor, A-PBA President Presentation of the
host country for the 18th APBA Annual Biorisk Conference Release of
Certificates Announcement of IFBA
passers PIC: APBA: Prof. Dr. Saeed
Khan BRAP: Asst. Prof.
Edison Ramos | |
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