SPADA at AOAC Annual Meeting 2023

SPADA WORKING GROUPS

B. Anthracis Handheld Assay (Marian McKee, BioReliance Corp.)

Assay Controls Dr. Christina Egan (NYDOH) Dr. Larry Blyn (Ibis)

Ricin Handheld Assay Mark Poli (DoD) Botulinum Neurotoxin A (DoD scope) Sashi Sharma (FDA)

Environmental Factors Dr. Steven Morse (CDC)

Public Health Actionable Assay Dr. Peter Estacio (LLNL)

SEB WG (DoD scope) Sandra Tallent (FDA)

Revision of the Sampling Standard for Nonporous Surfaces • Jayne Morrow (US NIST) • Christina Egan (NYSDOH) • David Ladd (Masss. FR)

Operational Guidance for Sampling • Jayne Morrow (US NIST) • Christina Egan (NYSDOH) • David Ladd (Masss. FR) Bacterial Strain Verification Dr. Linda Beck (JRAD) Dr. Shanmuga Sozhamannan (DOD JPEO)

Environmental Organisms Dr. Linda Beck (JRAD)

Insilico Analysis Dr. Linda Beck (JRAD) Dr. Shanmuga Sozhamannan (DOD JPEO)

Soils Analysis Dr. Linda Beck (JRAD) Dr. Morgan Minyard (DTRA)

Various Working Groups formed to develop handheld or toxin assays

Various Working Groups formed to develop general or supporting standards

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