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DESCRIPTION:FDA-UTMB&nbsp\;Sponsored Course: Achieving Data Quality   &amp\
 ; Integrity in Maximum Containment Laboratories &ndash\; Pre-register toda
 y!   First Published&nbsp\;02/18/2026 Calling all biosafety   professional
 s\, scientists\, veterinarians\, QA professionals\, regulators\,   agency 
 reviewers\, sponsors\, graduate students &amp\; others!&nbsp\;The Universi
 ty of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)\, Institutional Office of Regulated Nonc
 linical   Studies (ORNcS) and the U.S. Health and Human Services Food and 
 Drug   Administration (FDA) are pleased to announce the 2026&nbsp\;Achievi
 ng Data Quality   and Integrity in Maximum Containment Laboratories&nbsp\;
 course.&nbsp\;This&nbsp\;free education opportunity   will take place Apri
 l 20&nbsp\;&ndash\; 24\, 2026&nbsp\;in Galveston\, Texas in the   Levin Ha
 ll Dining Room.&nbsp\;A virtual option is also available.&nbsp\;Please not
 e: In-person attendees are responsible for   travel\, hotel and related ex
 penses.&nbsp\;Course Description:&nbsp\;This four and one-half   day train
 ing program is offered annually utilizing expert faculty from the   Food a
 nd Drug Administration\, academia\, and business and industry. The course 
   includes laboratory activities conducted in mock Biosafety Level (BSL) 2
  and   BSL-4 training laboratories to emphasize the differences between bi
 osafety   levels and the complexity of conducting laboratory activities in
  a BSL-4   laboratory environment.&nbsp\;NEW topics presented by   outstan
 ding faculty\, including faculty from NASA\, the NEIDL\, Rhodium   Scienti
 fic and more:&nbsp\;1. Use of AI for MCM Development&nbsp\;2. Applying GLP
  Principles to Studies Conducted on the   International Space Station (ISS
 )3. Assay Qualification and Validation4. New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)
 5. Microphysiological Systems (Organs on a chip)6. Communicating Science t
 o Stakeholders and the General   Public&nbsp\;To pre-register\, please   s
 ee the links below. In-person spots are limited!In-person pre-registration
 :&nbsp\;&nbsp\;https://utmb.us/f03&nbsp\;Deadline: March 15\, 2026Virtual 
 pre-registration:&nbsp\;https://utmb.us/f03Deadline: March 31 \,   2026&nb
 sp\;For additional course   information\, please visit:&nbsp\;https://www.
 utmb.edu/orncs/regulatory-ops/non-clinical-course&nbsp\;Graduate credit is
  now   available for the in-person course! For more information\, visit:&n
 bsp\;https://www.utmb.edu/orncs/regulatory-ops/graduate-credit&nbsp\;Note 
 for graduate   students:&nbsp\;This course will benefit   students who are
  interested in the development of treatments and preventive   measures tha
 t target emerging infectious diseases. Students may be graduate   students
  or degree-seeking students in the field of biology\, microbiology\, virol
 ogy\,   immunology\, molecular biology\, bioengineering\, pharmacy\, publi
 c health\, or   other related disciplines.   &nbsp\; Click for more   info
 rmation &nbsp\; Contact: &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Email:&nbsp\;Katherin
 e Rosen&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;For:&nbsp\;Office of Regulated N
 onclinical Studies   &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Phone:&nbsp\;8324031794 
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: Achieving Data Quality & Integrity In Maximum Contai
 nment Laboratories Course
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<table><tbody><tr><th>FDA-UTMB&nbsp\;Sponsored
  Course: Achieving Data Quality   &amp\; Integrity in Maximum Containment 
 Laboratories &ndash\; Pre-register today!   </th></tr><tr><td><strong>Firs
 t Published&nbsp\;02/18/2026</strong> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Calling al
 l biosafety   professionals\, scientists\, veterinarians\, QA professional
 s\, regulators\,   agency reviewers\, sponsors\, graduate students &amp\; 
 others!</strong><br />&nbsp\;<br />The University of Texas Medical Branch 
 (UTMB)\, Institutional Office of Regulated Nonclinical   Studies (ORNcS) a
 nd the U.S. Health and Human Services Food and Drug   Administration (FDA)
  are pleased to announce the 2026&nbsp\;<strong><em>Achieving Data Quality
    and Integrity in Maximum Containment Laboratories&nbsp\;</em></strong>c
 ourse.&nbsp\;<strong>This&nbsp\;free education opportunity   will take pla
 ce April 20&nbsp\;&ndash\; 24\, 2026&nbsp\;in Galveston\, Texas in the   L
 evin Hall Dining Room.&nbsp\;A virtual option is also available.&nbsp\;</s
 trong>Please note: In-person attendees are responsible for   travel\, hote
 l and related expenses.<br />&nbsp\;<br /><strong>Course Description:&nbsp
 \;</strong>This four and one-half   day training program is offered annual
 ly utilizing expert faculty from the   Food and Drug Administration\, acad
 emia\, and business and industry. The course   includes laboratory activit
 ies conducted in mock Biosafety Level (BSL) 2 and   BSL-4 training laborat
 ories to emphasize the differences between biosafety   levels and the comp
 lexity of conducting laboratory activities in a BSL-4   laboratory environ
 ment.<br />&nbsp\;<br /><strong>NEW topics presented by   outstanding facu
 lty\, including faculty from NASA\, the NEIDL\, Rhodium   Scientific and m
 ore:</strong><br />&nbsp\;<br />1. Use of AI for MCM Development&nbsp\;<br
  />2. Applying GLP Principles to Studies Conducted on the   International 
 Space Station (ISS)<br />3. Assay Qualification and Validation<br />4. New
  Approach Methodologies (NAMs)<br />5. Microphysiological Systems (Organs 
 on a chip)<br />6. Communicating Science to Stakeholders and the General  
  Public<br />&nbsp\;<br /><strong>To pre-register\, please   see the links
  below. In-person spots are limited!</strong><br /><strong>In-person pre-r
 egistration:&nbsp\;</strong>&nbsp\;<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protec
 tion.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futmb.us%2Ff03&amp\;data=05%7C02%7Ckero
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 /</strong><strong>utmb</strong><strong>.us/f03</strong></a><strong>Deadlin
 e: March 31 \,   2026</strong><br />&nbsp\;<br /><strong>For additional co
 urse   information\, please visit:&nbsp\;</strong><a href="https://www.utm
 b.edu/orncs/regulatory-ops/non-clinical-course" title="https://www.utmb.ed
 u/orncs/regulatory-ops/non-clinical-course">https://www.utmb.edu/orncs/reg
 ulatory-ops/non-clinical-course</a><br /><strong>&nbsp\;</strong><br /><st
 rong>Graduate credit is now   available for the in-person course! For more
  information\, visit:&nbsp\;</strong><a href="https://www.utmb.edu/orncs/r
 egulatory-ops/graduate-credit" title="https://www.utmb.edu/orncs/regulator
 y-ops/graduate-credit">https://www.utmb.edu/orncs/regulatory-ops/graduate-
 credit</a><br /><strong>&nbsp\;</strong><br /><strong>Note for graduate   
 students:&nbsp\;</strong>This course will benefit   students who are inter
 ested in the development of treatments and preventive   measures that targ
 et emerging infectious diseases. Students may be graduate   students or de
 gree-seeking students in the field of biology\, microbiology\, virology\, 
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 ><tr><td><a href="https://www.utmb.edu/orncs/regulatory-ops/non-clinical-c
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 e">Click for more   information</a> </td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp\; </td></tr><t
 r><td><strong>Contact: &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Email:&nbsp\;</strong><
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 chieving%20Data%20Quality%20&amp\;%20Integrity%20in%20Maximum%20Containmen
 t%20Laboratories%20-%20Pre-register%20today!" title="mailto:kerosen@utmb.e
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 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;For:&nbsp\;Office of Regulated Nonclinical Studies   &nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Phone:&nbsp\;8324031794</strong> </td></tr></tbody
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