Training and SOPs for using a biosafety cabinet

Julianne L. Baron, PhD, CPH, RBP is the President and Owner of Science and Safety Consulting, a woman-owned small business with specialized expertise in biosafety, biorisk management, public health, emergency preparedness, and training development. She obtained her PhD in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public Health. Dr. Baron completed the prestigious National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. She is Certified in Public Health, is a Registered Biosafety Professional, has professional certifications in both Biorisk Management and Cyberbiosecurity, and is Certified in Cybersecurity. 

Dr. Lora Grainger has been working internationally in the biosafety and biosecurity field for nearly 15 years, with the last 6 years as the Owner, Founder, CEO, and biorisk management consultant of Project Safe Lab, LLC. Project Safe Lab has been the recipient of USG contracts and subcontracts under the umbrella of Cooperative Threat Reduction to promote safe and secure best practices in the bioscience laboratory. As an experienced subject matter expert Lora provides technical, programmatic, and data-driven expertise to develop, support, and evaluate biorisk management programs, equipment, activities, and personnel for public health and research laboratories. She specializes in providing specific technical biorisk management recommendations, coaching, and mentoring on biosafety and biosecurity risk assessment, mitigation, and performance with a particular focus on curriculum and trainer development for biosafety professionals. Lora has authored a chapter on Biorisk Management Training in the “Laboratory Biorisk Management Biosafety and Biosecurity” edited by Reynolds M. Salerno and Jennifer Gaudioso and contributed significantly to the Global Biorisk Management Curriculum (GBRMC) while she worked at Sandia National Laboratories. Lora combines her formal training as a Virologist, using her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology to provide context-specific risk-reduction recommendations to clients and partners alike with the goal of enabling others to work safely, securely, and responsibly in the pursuit of scientific discovery.