August 30, 2016 SPADA Meeting Book

8/29/2016

SPADA Sets Standards 2007 ‐ 2013

• A voluntary consensus standards body originally established via a DHS S&T contract with AOAC

SPADA Executive  Steering Committee

SPADA

First Responder  Working Group

INTERNATIONAL

B. anthracis Working  Group (PCR)

B. anthracis HHA  Working Group 

• Includes representatives from DHS, CDC, DoD, DoJ, FDA, EPA, USPS, NIST, State & Local Public Health, First Responders, Industry, and Academia • Establishes method performance requirements and panels of reference materials (and validation protocols)

Y. Pestis Working Group (PCR)

Ricin HHA Working  Group 

F. tularensis Working  Group (PCR)

Burkholderia  Working Group (PCR)

Environmental  Factors Working  Group (PCR) Public Health  Actionable Assay  Working Group* 

Assay Control  Working Group (PCR )

Variola Working  Group (PCR)

 All SPADA members volunteer their time  and expertise 

SPADA Working Group Chairs 2007 ‐ 2013

B. Anthracis Handheld Assay Working Group  (BaHHAWG) Marian McKee, BioReliance Corp. Ricin Handheld Assay Working Group (RicinHHAWG) Mark Poli, DoD

B. anthracis Working Group (BaWG) Paul Jackson, LLNL and Ted Hadfield,  MRI

Y. pestis Working Group (YpWG) Luther Lindler , DHS

Burkholderia Working Group (BurkWG) Paul Keim, NAU and Alex Hoffmaster, CDC

F. tularensis Working Group (FtWG) Peter Emanuel, DoD Mark Wolcott, DoD

Assay Controls Working Group (ACWG) Christina Egan, NYSDH and Larry Blyn, Ibis

Environmental Factors Working Group (EFWG) Stephen Morse CDC , 

Variola Working Group (VWG) Victoria Olson, CDC and Ted Hadfield,  MRI

Public Health Actionable Assay Working Group  (PHAAWG) Peter Estacio, LLNL

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