AOAC SPADA Meeting

SPADA Working Groups 2014 ‐ 2016

Concluded at September 2015 SPADA Meeting:

Concluded at August 30, 2016 SPADA Meeting:

Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis WG James Samuel, U of Texas, A&M

Burkholderia pseudomallei WG Jay Gee, CDC

C. Burnetti WG Eileen Ostlund, USDA, ARS

Brucella suis WG Frank Roberto, Idaho Natl. Laboratory

SEB WG Sandra Tallent , FDA

Variola WG Victoria Olson, CDC

Approved at March 22 – 23, 2016 Meeting:

B. anthracis WG  Paul Jackson, LLNL and Ted Hadfield, Hadeco

Botulinum Neurotoxin A WG Sashi Sharma, FDA, HHS

Y. pestis WG Luther Lindler, DHS

F. tularensis WG Paul Keim, Northern Arizona University 

SPADA ‐ 2017

• Tasked with streamlining  the Environmental  Organisms Panel  • EOP is an evaluation of  potential cross‐reactivity to  the DNA from a wide variety  of organisms that are in the  environment

SPADA

Environmental  Organisms Panel  Working Group

• SPADA streamlined this  panel for to promote  efficiency and modernity

 All SPADA members volunteer  their time and expertise 

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