Organizer:
Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences

With Participation of
Antony Della-Porta PhD FASM GAICD
Managing Director
Biosecurity and Biocontainment International Consultants Pty Ltd (Bio2ic)
PO Box 531, Geelong, Vic., 3220, Australia
Tel +61 3 5222 7228 Fax +61 3 5222 7226 Mobile +61 408 637 687
Email: tony.della-porta@bio2ic.com Web: www.bio2ic.com

And support of
Institut Pasteur in Paris
Consulate General of France in Shanghai

Dates: June 11-14, 2007

Location: Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Aim and objectives: 
This course on biosafety will provide instructions in effective procedures and practices to sampling, ship, and study biological infected material. Participants will learn how to enter and exit P2 and P3 laboratories, how to manipulate pathogens and use safety equipment, how to monitor and maintain biosafety facilities, how to respond to emergencies, techniques of waste management and requirements for biosecurity.

The benefit for China and Asia, is a strong education on manipulation of infectious material to minimize the risk of accident in laboratory practices, a standardization in the classification of pathogens and of biosafety levels and laboratory design, and a contribution to the establishment of a network of microbiologists who could share information and establish collaboration in the future.

Topics of the course will include three days presentations and videos on several aspects concerning classification of pathogens and of containment, regulation, procedures, equipment, quality control. Demonstration and practical training will also be organized the following day for training on manipulations of infectious material and on experiments in animals in high security laboratory, inactivation of pathogens, decontamination of material.

Monday June 11

1. Role of WHO in training on Biosafety and procedures/ Impact of emerging pathogens in public health, and capacity building of biocontainment in developing countries
2. Why Biosafety?  
3. Criteria for pathogen classification  
4. Facility design and construction: Minimum Facility Requirements for BSL-3
5. Regulation, Standard and Code of Biosafety in China

1. Fundamentals of Biosafety BSL-1&2  
2. Fundamentals of Biosafety BSL-3&4  
3. Decontamination and sterilization  

1. Mobile Biosafety Level-3 Laboratory  
2. How to accreditate a BSL-3 laboratory?  

1. Transport of infectious materials  
2. Sampling and shipping field animal specimens  

1. Biosafety management in a research institute  
2. Training how to work on pathogens in Biosafety containment  
3. Demonstration of PPE  

Practicals in biocontainment laboratory

Number of participants: About 40 participants will be selected from applications.

Language: English and Chinese

A letter of motivation (1 page), CV (no more than two pages) and a letter of recommendation from the supervisor or the director should be sent to chenfang@sibs.ac.cn. The number of participants for practical course will be limited to 20. Please indicate in the letter of motivation if you are interested in practical course. A notice of selection will be sent to applicants before or on 25 May 2007.

For more information
Institut Pasteur of Shanghai                    
Fax: +8621 6384 3571                         
chenfang@sibs.ac.cn                                 
www.shanghaipasteur.ac.cn