ASM 

The Washington, DC Branch of the American Society for Microbiology

 

Washington D.C. Branch of ASM  

Presents a Lecture by:

 

Kevin Anderson, Ph.D.

 

Acting Science Director for the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC), Department of Homeland Security

 

DHS S&T Overview: NBACC programs (Biological Threat Characterization and Bioforensic Analysis) and the Bioterrorism Risk Assessment

 

Friday December 14, 2007 at 2 pm

 

at

 

The Food and Drug Administration’s

Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

The Wiley Auditorium

College Park, MD

1:00 PM - 2:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be provided by the Washington D.C. Branch Chapter of the American Society for Microbiology

 

 

The FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition is located at:

5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland 20740

 

 

Please RSVP by December 12th to Christine Keys (Christine.Keys@fda.hhs.gov ) with your name, affiliation and (if planning to drive) vehicle make, model, license plate number, and state.

 

 

Driving Directions:  From I495, take exit 23 (MD-201/Kenilworth Ave) toward Greenbelt/Bladensburg (0.3 miles) (inside the beltway).  Take the ramp towards Bladensburg and merge onto Kenilworth Ave/MD-210 South.  Travel 2.14 miles and turn right onto Paint Branch Pkwy for 0.65 miles. 

 

Metro Connection:  FDA is located adjacent (East) of the DC Metro Green Line, College Park Station. For map see (http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/COLLEGEP/collegep.html)

 

Parking: We recommend using the Green line metro parking lot which is usually not full. If you are registered and you are planning to drive and use the FDA parking lot, your name will be with the guards. The guards will allow you to use the parking lot and instruct you where to park after you mention the event and Christine Keys as the contact.