Basic Concepts on Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Flashcards
The origins of biosafety are rooted from?
US Biological weapons program
When did the US biological weapons program started?
1943
Who ordered the US biological weapons program and when was it active?
US President Franklin Roosevelt, and it was active on Cold war
Which president terminated the US biological weapon program and when was it?
US Pres. Richard Nixon in 1969
First scientific director of Camp Detrick and what year was it?
Ira L. Baldwin in 1943
What was the purpose of Ira L. Baldwin the the Camp Detrick?
Task with establishing the biological weapons program for defensive purposes.
What is the inherent component of biological Weapon Development
Biosafety
Arnold Wedum contribution
Director of IHS (Industrial health and safety
also one of the pioneers in bio safety - developed practices and inventions
-The first unofficial meeting at Camp Detrick (now Fort Detrick)
- Involved members of the military representing Camp Detrick, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas (PBA), and Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah (DPG).
April 18, 1955
The yearly meetings began to include non-classified sessions to broaden the reach of the Association
Beginning in 1957
1967
The height of increased mortality and morbidity due to smallpox– was eradicated by WHO
The attendees included universities, private laboratories, hospitals, and industry
1966 (this is connected with 1957)
The impact of new OSHA regulations was analyzed and debated at the ASBA meeting;
1973
The CDC (Control of Disease Center) published the Classification of Etiological Agents on the Basis of Hazard.
1974
The NIH (National Institutes of Health) published the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA molecules.
1976
