Biosafety Training Course

面向科研人员的生物安全教育。这一教育计划旨在提高人们对生物防御和新出现疾病研究实验室遇到的生物危害的认识，为评估与这项研究相关的风险提供科学基础，就推荐的做法提供指导，并促进安全处理人类病原体所需技能的发展。安全意识和实践的目的是向实验室和支持人员保证，在采取适当的预防措施、设备和设施的情况下，可以处理生物危险材料，而不会对他们自己、他们的同事、他们的家人和环境造成不应有的风险。该计划不仅面向训练有素的微生物学家，也面向临床医生、受过其他学科培训的科学家以及直接或间接参与生物防御或新出现疾病研究的其他个人。推广的安全原则是以科学的风险评估、健全的安全做法、常识、良好的内务管理、彻底的个人卫生和事故应对计划为基础的。这门课程是在 每年至少在华盛顿大学医学院就读一次，招生人数为20至25人 个人。MRCE将补贴学费，并将补贴第七区来自圣路易斯地区以外的个人的食宿费用。MRCE管理核心协助注册过程，并负责核实所有申请者在其母机构的资质(社会安全号码、美国公民身份、就业/学生身份、当前研究成果和良好声誉)。该课程通过电子邮件向所有第七地区的学术机构宣传，并在MRCE和圣路易斯大学生物恐怖主义和新发传染病中心的网站上张贴。

Biosafety Education for the Research Scientist. This education program seeks to increase awareness of biological hazards encountered in biodefense and emerging disease research laboratories, to provide a scientific basis for assessing risks associated with this research, to provide guidance on recommended practices and to promote the development of required skills to work safely with human pathogens. The object of safety awareness and practice is to assure laboratory and support personnel that¿with proper precautions, equipment and facilities¿biohazardous materials can be handled without undue risk to themselves, their associates, their families, and the environment. This program is intended not only for trained microbiologists, but also for clinicians, scientists trained in other disciplines and other individuals involved, either directly or indirectly, with biodefense or emerging disease research. The safety principles promoted are based on scientific risk assessment, sound safety practices, common sense, good housekeeping, thorough personal hygiene, and a plan for responding to accidents. This course is conducted at least once per year at Washington University School of Medicine with an enrollment of 20 to 25 individuals. The MRCE will subsidize the costs of tuition and will subsidize the costs of room and board for those individuals in Region VII coming from outside the St. Louis area. The MRCE Administrative Core aids with the registration process and is responsible for verifying the credentials of all applicants (social security number, U.S. Citizenship, employment/student status, current research effort, and good standing) with their parent institution. The course is advertised through electronic mailings to all Region VII academic institutions, and is posted on the MRCE and the St. Louis University Center for Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases websites.