Objectives
Responsible Research in Life Sciences Training is a workshop that focuses on international biosafety, dual-use biosecurity and bioethics and is intended for the training of personnel (graduate students and professors) in universities laboratories handling human pathogens and toxins, bringing issues of dual-use to a broader community, and to enhance biosafety and biosecurity practices in a Biological Sciences Security Management framework nationally and regionally.
Target Group
University researchers, principal investigators, graduate students, professors
Training Topics
At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:
- discuss the concepts of biosafety and biosecurity and its relevance to biosecurity within the laboratory manage biological risks;
- distinguish naturally occurring public emergency and deliberate biological threat for developing of bioethics standards in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region;
- understand dual-use conundrums and dilemmas that arise due to the impact of science and technology on society;
- discuss ethical legal and social issues involving biological research from international and Islamic point of views and to develop an understanding of the concepts of biosafety and biosecurity in relevance to dual-use dilemma of life sciences;
- share related knowledge and experiences, case studies presentation and demonstrate best approaches to the responsible conduct of research and other work; and,
- facilitate further research into “dual-use” biosecurity issues and develop policies and practices that will enhance responsible conduct of research and other work to prevent the misuse of knowledge generated by life and associated sciences.
Language of Instruction
English
Trainer Name
Dr Nisreen AL-Hmoud / Director of Bio-Safety & Bio-Security Centre
Trainer Bio
As a scientist, Dr. Nisreen AL-Hmoud is motivated to provide research that focuses on the public good; her research focuses on the preservation of human health and biodiversity. During the last fifteen years, she has dedicated her research to the development of scientific capacity in the fields of biosafety, water & food safety and security, and evaluation of environmental risks for scientists, government agencies, local communities and Non-Governmental Organizations in Jordan, the Middle East, and North Africa region. She is actively contributing to Biorisk Management capacity building programs both nationally and regionally.
Dr. AL-Hmoud is particularly interested in effective and sustainable scientific international cooperation. Her research collaborators include international NGOs, US-based scientists, and regional One Health networks. She promotes a holistic approach to research that takes into account microbiology, molecular biology, virology, toxicology and ecology to investigate the most effective methods to reduce health risks associated with naturally occurring infectious diseases and outbreaks.
Related Sector and/or departments
The Bio-Safety & Bio-Security Centre