SPADA Working Groups ~ April Meeting Book

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S TAKEHOLDER P ANEL ON A GENT D ETECTION A SSAYS

April 23 - 24, 2015

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Headquarters, Suite 300 2275 Research Blvd., Rockville, Maryland, 20850

Working Group Sessions – Thursday, February 23, 2014

I.

Staphylococcus enterotoxin b (8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) Chair: Sandra Tallent, FDA a. Review of SMPRs and AOAC Process b. SMPR Development Session c. Next Steps

II. SPADA sub-group to develop recommendations for determining the authenticity of strains and species for testing purposes (1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.) Q-Fever (1:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.) Co-Chairs: Linda Beck, Naval Surface Warfare Center and James Samuel, Texas A&M a. Review of SMPRs and AOAC Process b. SMPR Development Session c. Next Steps III.

Working Group Sessions – Friday, February 24, 2014

IV.

Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) Chair: Eileen Ostlund, USDA a. Review of SMPRs and AOAC Process b. SMPR Development Session c. Next Steps

SPADA Working Groups Meeting April 23-24 Agenda v0.1