Select Agent Studies

Catalog description

This course provides an in-depth study of select agent regulations and guidance. Specific topics include a historical overview of select agent regulations, program rationales, tier one regulations, personnel suitability assessments, inventory systems and oversight. Additional content will look outside the select agent program and address other regulations and guidelines which impact high-containment research such as Dual-Use regulations and the NIH Guidelines for Recombinant DNA. The course will also introduce students to specific agents covered under the select agent program, and review characteristics and research considerations when working with these agents.