PRECONFERENCE COURSES – September 8, 2025

8:00 – 12:00 Developing an Occupational Health Program
Marcia Isakari, MD, MPH
Michelle Gochnour, MN, RN, COHN-S

1:00 – 5:00 (TBD)
TBD

COLLOQUIUM – Tuesday, September 9, 2025

8:30 Welcome

Session 1: Respiratory Diseases

8:45 High Path Avian Flu Research

Jonathan Runstadler, D.V.M.,Ph.D. , Chair, Dept of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Michael Jordan, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Occupational Health Services and University Infection Control, Tufts University

10:45 AM Break

11:00 AM COVID 19 Research Considerations (and Update on other Emerging Diseases)

12:00 PM IBC/IACUC Case Studies

12:30 PM Lunch

1:00 PM IBC/IACUC Case Studies (continued)

Session 2: Lentiviral and Retroviral Vectors

2:00 PM Lentiviral and Retroviral Vector Update
Gary Fujimoto, MD

3:15 PM Break

Session 3: Laboratory Animal Allergies

3:30 PM Laboratory Animal Allergies Best Practice

Panel: Michelle Gochnour; Katie Ayres; Maureen Thompson; Amy Behrman, MD, Warner Hudson, MD

5:00 PM Conclusion

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

8:30 Welcome

Session 4: Biomedical Research

Facilitator:  Betsy Gilman Duane

8:40 AM Gene and Cellular Therapy

Jacqueline Moore, MS, Director of EH&S, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Randy Boles, Senior Director of EH&S, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

10:30 AM Break

10:45 AM Hazardous Chemicals & Toxins in Biomedical Research

Tom Winters, MD, OEHN

11:30 AM Reproductive Toxicology

Deb Barbeau, MD, OEHN

12:00 PM LUNCH

Session 5:  Best Practices

1:00 PM Round Table: Best Practices for Engaging with Research Community
Evelyn Wright-Lewis

2:00 PM Break

Session 6: Travel Medicine
Warner Hudson, MD

2:15 PM Personal Story: Managing an Accident in a Remote Location
Warner Hudson, MD

2:45 PM Travel Medicine and Available Vaccines for Researchers
Laura Kogelman, MD, FIDSA, Tufts Medical Center

Session 7: Late Breaking Topics

4:15 PM Participant Choice
Discussion Facilitated by Planning Committee

5:00 PM Conclusion

POST CONFERENCE TOUR – Thursday, September 11, 2025

National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory (NEIDL), Boston University

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tour