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The Carolinas Biological Safety Association (CaBSA) is dedicated to providing educational and networking opportunities for Biological Safety Professionals in the Carolinas with the goal of promoting biosafety best practices in the workplace

This organization is a professional network of individuals with biosafety expertise connecting across the Carolinas and southern Virginia by meeting quarterly to discuss biological safety, engage speakers and tour laboratories and other areas of interest.

General leadership meetings (at least 3) will be hosted as a transaction of Association business and professional networking. This may include but not limited to;

1) Professional seminars

2) Network luncheons

3) Biological facilities tours

4) ABSA meetings

Our ByLaws (click here) can be downloaded for your review.

Elected Volunteers

President - Kristin Long-Witter, PhD, RBP

klongwit@nccu.edu

Director Environmental Health and Safety, NC Central University

Dr. Long-Witter has over 15 years of experience in virus research coupled with biological safety in the North Carolina state system. Prior to joining NCCU in February 2020, she served as the biosafety/biosecurity officer at the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health. She has served as the responsible official for the Federal Select Agent Program, provided expertise in biological safety and security for biosafety level (BSL) -2 and -3 laboratories, developed and facilitated training for laboratory and support personnel, ensured compliance with numerous regulatory bodies, and served as a biosafety and safety subject matter expert to public health partners in North Carolina. In addition, she is the Owner/Manager of Biosafety Consultation Services, LLC where she consults in different laboratory settings providing biosafety and compliance expertise.

Treasurer- Zuzana Drobna, PhD

zdrobna@nccu.edu

North Carolina Central University, Biosafety Officer

Dr. Zuzana Drobna worked as a scientist for over two decades in academia in laboratories at UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University, and internationally in Germany and Slovakia. Her research focus was on toxicology, molecular biology, environmental science, synthetic biology and cellular engineering. She has broad experience with cell culture techniques, mouse models, as well as population studies. She also served as a laboratory safety officer, training students, staff, and visitors; and managing BSL-2 research labs to be in full compliance with safety regulations. She is a full member of the Society of Toxicology and a member of ABSA. She joined the Department of Environmental Health and Safety at NCCU in 2021 as a Biosafety Specialist and serves on the IACUC and IBC committees.

Secretary - Anita Harrell

anita.harrell@basf.com

BASF, NA Regional Biosafety Manager

Past Presidents - Cathy Moore, PhD, Don Eddington PhD, Patrick Condreay PhD, & Deborah Howard, MPH CBSP