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Lab Trek: Navigating the Final Frontier of Safety and Regulations

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2023
Exhaustive human, animal and environmental safety protocols are baked into our training as scientists, though safety culture remains tenuous in many academic spaces. Furthermore, with the rapid evolution and expansion of novel scientific techniques, entities and therapies, the frontiers of safety and regulation must evolve apace. This nanocourse aims to train and empower future scientists and leaders (in both academia and industry) to be critical about the safety culture in their spaces and gain an appreciation for the broader intent and design behind safety regulation. We will present a series of short talks on lessons learned, active case analyses and a panel discussion about careers for PhD scientists in this exciting science-based field. By integrating different perspectives from biopharma and academia, our goal is that this deeper dive, with real case-based discussions with industry and academic experts in the field, will provide students with an appreciation for safety regulations as well as a useful framework to critically assess their assumptions and behaviors around lab safety as they navigate their scientific careers.

This highly interactive course will span two days, with the first day open to all students and second day capped at 15 students. Priority will be given to students taking the course for credit. Sessions will be centered around topical case analyses in this exciting science-based field with different perspectives from biopharma, academia, and outside contractors in this space.

 

Session 1: Open to all

Tuesday, May 2nd: 1 pm – 5 pm

Cannon room in the C building

Caroline Slater and Karen Yurek (Safety Partners)

  • Lab Safety: Beyond the Regulations
  • Hot Topics: Cases and Discussion
  • Panel Discussion: Alternative Life Sciences Careers: Transitioning to Environmental Health & Safety in a Lab Setting -Harvard and industry experts

 

Session 2: Capped at 15 students

Wednesday, May 10th: 1 pm – 5 pm

Location : TBD

Rae Moore and Linda Epstein (Safety Partners)

  • Case studies, exercises, and discussions
  • The Human Factor in Safety
  • Other considerations for a comprehensive safety program
  • Job safety analysis / risk assessment / Safety Committees

 

Course Directors: Tim Mitchison and Catherine Dubreuil

Course CF: Nuru Stracey

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See also: Spring, 2023, Class Complete (All sessions have ended)