Articles

• Alliance Article on Animal Model Efficacy Rule (Nature Biotechnology, Oct. 2007)
  Alliance for Biosecurity article proposing recommendations for the implementation of the U.S. FDA Animal Efficacy Rule to facilitate development of medical countermeasures for Bioterrorism. 

Conference Presentations

• Alliance Poster Session at Aeriobiology in Defense III (13-16 July 2009, Cumberland, MD)
  "Challenges Facing Sponsors Seeking Licensure of Vaccines using the Animal Rule (21 CFR 601.90)," Mary Kate Hart, DVC
  
  
• Alliance Poster Sessions at HHS PHEMCE Stakeholders Workshop & BARDA Industry Day (2-4 December 2009, Washington, DC)
  
  “’State of Industry’ Regarding Animal Model Development and Using the Animal Rule”, Doris Snow, Ph.D., DVC, Vaccines Subgroup of Alliance for Biosecurity.
  [To complete on-line survey ‘Progress on Animal Models - Supporting Emerging Disease and Biodefense Countermeasure Development – please access http://www.keysurvey.com/survey/271683/48b8/]
  
  “Creation of a Shared Database for Animal Model Information’’, Valerie Riddle, Gigi Kwik Grönvall, Sally Bolmer, Leslie Casey, Anil Diwan, Boris Ionin, Shantha Kodihalli, Ross LeClaire, Elizabeth Leffel, Nina Malkevich, Gabriel Meister, Jenny Mellquist, Jason Mott, Dana Pohlman, Anita Cicero, Lee M. Nagao
  
  
• 8th ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting
  (21-24 February 2010).

  The Alliance for Biosecurity presented two focus sessions on the "Application of the Animal Rule in Vaccine Countermeasures Development" on Sunday, 21 February 2010, during the 8th ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting (21-24 February 2010 in Baltimore, MD). Please visit http://asmbiodefense.org/ to view the full program for these two focus sessions.

Upcoming Conference Presentations

The Alliance for Biosecurity will present at the 8th Annual Biodefense Vaccines & Therapeutics Conference (14-17 June 2010 in Washington, DC).  The Alliance, in partnership with the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine, will take part in the inaugural Animal Model Forum on Tuesday, 15 June 2010.  Several members of the Alliance will present at this forum.  Please visit http://infocastinc.com/index.php/conference/302/agenda to view the agenda and obtain more information about this conference.