INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL BIOSAFETY AND BIOCONTAINMENT TRAINING PROGRAM

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INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL BIOSAFETY AND
BIOCONTAINMENT TRAINING PROGRAM

• MABioN
• August 1, 2005

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Jim Welch Member, NBBTP Scientific Advisory
Board Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation
www.griffinresearch.org
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Believing that Safe Research Saves Lives, the
Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation has a
mission of promoting the highest quality
biosafety training endeavors.
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Need for the Program

• NATIONAL BIODEFENSE EFFORT
• The president's 2006 budget requests more than
  4 billion for biodefense at the Department of
  Health and Human Services (HHS). This money will
  fund biodefense activities within the HHS Office
  of the Secretary as well those of HHS
  subagencies, which include the Food and Drug
  Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease
  Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health
  Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), and
  the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
• Within the 2006 HHS budget, approximately 1.7
  billion is requested for the National Institute
  of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a
  component of NIH, to accelerate development of
  new and improved vaccines, diagnostic tools, and
  therapies against potential agents of
  bioterrorism.

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NIAID Laboratory Construction
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The need for highly trained and qualified
leadership personnel for new and emerging BSL3
and BSL4 facilities is one of, if not the most
pressing issue in biosafety for the next decade.
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• Solution
• The National Biosafety and Biocontainment
  Training Program
• Conceived as a partnership between
• the Division of Occupational Health and Safety
  (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and
  Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda,
  Maryland
• Administered by the
• Frontline Healthcare Workers Safety Foundation,
  Ltd.

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Mission and Vision

• The mission and vision of the National Biosafety
  and Biocontainment Training Program is to prepare
  biosafety and biocontainment professionals of the
  highest caliber to meet the needs of the
  biomedical, emerging disease and civilian
  biodefense research communities through the 21st
  century. Fellows will train specifically to
  support Biosafety Level 3 and 4 research
  environments by acquiring knowledge and skills
  necessary to meet the scientific, regulatory,
  biocontainment, biosafety, engineering,
  communications, management, and public relations
  challenges associated with the conduct of
  research in these facilities

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Program Structure

• The NBBTP expects that all Fellows will work 40
  hours per week and attend and successfully
  complete
• Classroom lectures and assignments
• On-the-Job training assignments
• Experiential learning assignments
• Developmental assignments at other institutions,
  nationwide
• The review course for Certified Biosafety
  Professionals
• Become qualified to sit for the Certified
  Biosafety Professional Exam (CBSP Exam)

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How can I apply?

• Monitor nbbtp.org for updated 2007 Application
  and Reference forms, available early 2006
• Anticipated deadline for applications for the
  January 2007 class is May 31, 2006.

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Program Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or a
  national of the United States
• Have academic degree(s) in microbiology, public
  health, or other allied sciences (i.e. industrial
  hygiene, engineering...)
• Have a desire to become a Biosafety Officer or
  work in the filed of Biosafety
• Outstanding personal, professional, and academic
  recommendations
• Outstanding written and verbal communication
  skills
• Meet all requirements of federal regulations and
  policies necessary for working with Select Agents
• Have a willingness to participate in on-going
  personnel reliability screening assessment(s)

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Support Opportunities

• Stipends for the program are provided
• through the Frontline Healthcare Workers
• Safety Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit
• foundation dedicated to building Americas
• safety and security through training,
• education, ongoing research and threat
• assessments for biosafety professionals, first
• responders, first receivers, and frontline
  healthcare
• workers.

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QUESTIONS?
Frontline Healthcare Workers Safety Foundation,
Ltd. Three Dunwoody Park, South Suite
103 Atlanta, GA 30338 678-781-5241
phone [phone] fax info_at_frontlinefoundation.o
rg email Katie DuRant, NBBTP Program
Manager kdurant_at_nbbtp.org
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THANK YOU!