Bioterrorism expert to lecture at ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
Friday, 21 July 2006
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s foremost authority on bioterrorism will be at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide on Friday 21 July to lecture on the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s unique two-week Medical Virology course.
is an international consultant on biological security and biological containment and safety. He has advised the and ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n, New Zealand and US Governments among other clients, and is currently working with Asian laboratories on secure containment for avian flu.
He led the US-based (CDC) / WHO team of experts that investigated SARS infection and advised on biological safety in Singapore in 2003.
Dr Della Porta is Managing Director of , a Victorian company that provides consultative services worldwide in biosecurity and biocontainment, including design and operation of microbiological laboratories and high-level biocontainment facilities.
On Friday 21 July he is lecturing on safety in laboratories and containment of infectious organisms to clinical virologists, infectious disease experts, researchers and public health professionals at a at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
It is the first time a course of this kind has been held in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and delegates have come from across ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, South-East Asia and New Zealand.
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