Jocelyn Beaucher, PHD

Jocelyn Beaucher completed his B. Sc. degree in microbiology and his graduate studies at the Université de Sherbrooke. His thesis was about the genetic regulation of virulence factors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. While working with mycobacteria, he developed a great interest for biosafety. After completing his Ph. D., he worked as laboratory coordinator at the Biology Department of the Université de Sherbrooke. He was in charge of the undergraduate microbiology laboratories. He implemented containment level 2 practices in the academic labs while helping other research labs of the Department to set their biosafety programs and get import permits from federal agencies.

In January 2005, he left the Biology Department to become the first Institutional Biosafety Officer of the Université de Sherbrooke. Since then, he built an institutional biosafety program. Today the Université has 52 academic or research laboratories certified at containment level 2. As the BSO, he also got closely involved in the revision of occupational health, safety and biosafety programs of the animal care facility. Jocelyn is an active member of the Association des microbiologistes du Québec, the ABSA and its affiliate, ABSA-Canada. He his also a member of the Dangerous goods workgroup of the Conférence des recteurs et principaux des universités du Québec (CREPUQ).

L. Casey Chosewood, MD

Dr L. Casey Chosewood is the Director of the Office of Health and Safety for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  In his current role, Dr Chosewood is charged with protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of the CDC workforce as they face the new challenges of the modern public health era - no easy task in the age of increasing globalization, bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases.  He directs CDC’s occupational health, medical surveillance, and workplace and laboratory safety efforts.  Along with partners at NIH, his office has just released the 5th Edition of the BMBL (Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories).  Dr. Chosewood completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut. He has been an Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine since 1997.

Dr. Joanne Constantine

Dr. Joanne Constantine graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Memorial University, Newfoundland in 1985 and worked as a fisheries biologist in Newfoundland. In 1992 she graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. Dr. Constantine worked as a veterinarian in the aquaculture industry in Newfoundland until 1993 when she moved to British Columbia. For 14 years she was the Fish Health Veterinarian for the Province of British Colimbia responsible for health surveillance and monitoring of farmed fish stocks in B.C.

In 2006, Dr. Constantine joined the new Aquatic Animal Health Division of CFIA where she currently works in the Import Export section.

Mark A. Czarneski

Mark has been working in the pharmaceutical industry for over 10 years. He has been with ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc. since 2001 as Director of Technology directing the design, commercialization and manufacturing of various decontaminating and sterilization equipment for the pharmaceutical, life science and food industry. Prior to ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc. Mark worked for Johnson and Johnson providing engineering design and installation support for sterilization and decontamination equipment. He has additional experience in the design and building of industrial equipment for various industries.

Education degrees include a bachelor’s degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering Technology (1990) and masters in Engineering Management (1991).

John Featherstone

John Featherstone is a LEED Accredited Professional and the firm»s senior laboratory consultant as well as a specialist in research animal facility design. John has an extensive background in all phases of project programming, planning and design. With a particular interest in sustainability, Mr. Featherstone’s design skills and leadership are presented regularly at conferences such as the US EPA’s Labs21; and at Tradeline’s conferences on animal facilities, research buildings and bio-containment buildings.

Mr. Featherstone’s primary focus remains on research and educational institutions. John’s work at Diamond and Schmitt Architects has included a variety of such projects, including the Davenport Chemistry Research Wing at the University of Toronto, a wet bench facility dedicated to research in organic chemistry; the Apotex Centre for Cognitive Disorders, a research, magnetic imaging and treatment centre, at Baycrest Hospital, Toronto; and the University of Guelph-Humber Academic Building in Toronto, a multi-discipline, degree granting institution with a focus on applied technology. He has also worked with the RPG Partnership in the programming and laboratory planning during schematic design of the University of British’s Columbia’s Chemical and Biological Engineering building and Clean Energy Research Centre.

John has additional experience as the Laboratory and Vivarium Specialist for the award winning, University of British Columbia’s $110M Life Sciences Centre and was the Project Architect for the Health Education Centre at Vancouver General Hospital, which includes a 250-seat auditorium. John continues to lead as a laboratory design consultant at the Vancouver General Hospital working on the new $26M Prostate Research & Hip Health Centre. The new building will allow the Prostate Centre to consolidate its four research components, co-localizing clinical and bench researchers into a single integrated facility to enable more integrated, multi-disciplinary transitional research.

John has recently completed the programming and working drawings of the $100M Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute for St. Michael»s Hospital and the planning and design of the wet labs and support facilities of the $46M Life Sciences Complex at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. In addition, John has recently completed a Laboratory Safety Audit and Pedagogy Study at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta and the laboratory study component of the Strategic Facilities Plan for the Michener Institute for Health Sciences in Toronto. The programming study will remedy a variety of conflicting priorities, which are currently competing for space within the 17 floor facility..

Currently, Mr. Featherstone is completing the final design stages of the new Integrated Sciences Building at Drexel University in Philadelphia. This project incorporates 5 floors of lecture theatres, classrooms, teaching laboratories and wet bench research facilities in a 150,000 square foot building.

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION / MEMBERSHIPS

• United States Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Accredited Professional
• Member, Ontario Association of Architects
• Member, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
• Associate Member, American Institute of Architects
• Bachelor of Architecture, with Honours, University of Toronto

Ayoob Ghalami

I received my degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Toronto in 1999. Since graduation, I continued my education by completing many courses in Occupational Health, Occupational Health and Safety Law, Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Systems and Operations Management.
    In regards to my professional experience, I worked as an Operations Manager implementing HACCP. I have also worked as a consultant for a chemical supplier, training their staff in the characteristics of and proper use of their sanitizing products.  I have worked as a Radiation Safety Officer.  Since June 2006, I have been the Biosafety Officer for the University of Toronto.  I am concurrently consulting with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), aiding them with the development of their Biosafety Program.

Diane Gordon, B.Sc

Diane graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelors of Science majoring in Microbiology in the co-op program.  Diane gained experience working in a microbiology lab while employed at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health as a co-op student.  Recently, Diane has joined the Applied Biosafety Research Program at the Canadian Science Centre as a research assistant. 

Harry Goslow, P.E

With more than 15 years in the building design and commissioning field, the last four almost exclusively related to bio-containment facilities, Mr. Goslow is uniquely qualified to discuss emergency power system design for bio-containment facilities.

Some of his recent project experience includes the commissioning of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 18 BSL4 laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia; lighting design for the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (Ft. Detrick) in Frederick, Maryland; and commissioning of the electrical systems for the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (Rocky Mountain Laboratories), Hamilton, Montana

A Georgia Tech grad, Mr. Goslow is a registered engineer in several states and is a member of several professional societies including the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA).

Douglas W. Griffith, B.Sc., RMCCM, MBA

Douglas Griffith has worked as an independent consultant with both the public and private sectors since 1995 and has provided a wide range of bioscience-related and strategic management consulting services.  In a professional career spanning over 35 years, he has successfully completed a number of challenging assignments involving biosecurity planning, biosafety and the commissioning of biocontainment facilities, in addition to strategic and business planning, alternative service delivery and financial analysis and planning.

During his tenure with NRC’s Institute for Biological Sciences (IBS), Mr. Griffith designed, commissioned and managed the day-to-day operation of Canada’s only certified large-scale containment level 3 laboratory. An integral part of his duties included an ongoing operational review so as to ensure that this facility met (and would continue to meet) all the regulatory requirements and that it adhered to the tenets of modern good laboratory practice. Mr. Griffith served on the Institute’s Biological Hazard Safety Committee for over 25 years and served a term as the liaison officer to the Institute’s Committee on Safety and Health (ICOSH).

Since his retirement from NRC in 2002, Mr. Griffith has been involved in the commissioning of a number of private sector, hospital and university containment level 3 facilities and is currently the Specialty Commissioning Agent (SCA) for a 500 square meter (5000 square foot) small animal containment level 3 facility at the University of Alberta and is assisting Trent University with the certification of a CL3 laboratory.

Mr. Griffith is a past president of the Canadian College of Microbiologists and has been invited to speak on a number of occasions at biosafety-related forums.

Mr. Griffith is currently an Ottawa-based consultant offering biorisk management solutions and BSL3 specialty commissioning services.

Corrine Harris, B.Sc.

Corrine is currently the Biosafety Manager at the University of Saskatchewan. She earned an undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Saskatchewan and also holds a Chemical Technologist diploma from SIAST in Saskatoon. Prior to starting a career in the field of Biosafety, she worked at the Saskatchewan Research Council and spent 6 years working at a Uranium Minesite as a Biological/ Chemical technologist in Northern Saskatchewan. At the Minesite she joined the mine rescue team and became involved in all safety aspects at the Minesite. She was hired as the Biosafety Manager for the U of S in 2002 and has been a member of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) and ABSA Canada since then. She has taken many courses in the field of Biosafety that have helped her implement a very comprehensive Biosafety Program which was touted as ‘best practice’ in Canada by the Tri-Council Funding Agencies in March of 2006. She is currently initiating the process of becoming a Registered Biosafety Professional.

R.A. (Bob) Henry, R.PT. (Eng)

Bob is a senior HVAC designer with more than 42 years experience in building mechanical systems design and project administration as an engineering consultant for multi-unit residential, commercial, recreational, institutional and industrial facilities.

He is responsible for establishing the definition of project scope, providing the experience base and guidance for detailed design, drafting and preparation of contract documents by engineering and technical personnel.

Bob's approach to projects is to define the project requirements in cooperation with the users, develop the solutions for approval by the client and work with the engineering team to ensure that the contract documents reflect the direction and cost constraints required for the facility construction.

Since joining Stantec, Bob has taken a lead role in laboratory design and business development, attending and presenting at bio containment focused lab conferences. He participated in development of the Stantec laboratory market sector business plan and establishment of the Stantec laboratory experience library.

Conference Presentations:
- TRADELINE INC. The 2007 International Conference on Bio Containment Facilities, San Diego, California;
- LABORATORIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. 2006 Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas;
- TRADELINE INC. Science Buildings Canada 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Jay Krishnan, MSc

Jay has been both studying and working in research and clinical laboratories for over 20 years. He holds two Master's degrees, one in virology and the second one in immunology. His area of interest is applied biosafety research and for the last 4 years working with vaporous hydrogen peroxide and gaseous chlorine dioxide. He has presented the data at several national and international conferences and is the recipient of the 2006 Knudsen Memorial Publication Award from the American Biological Safety Association.

Betty Kupskay, MSc, RBP

Betty received her BSc in Microbiology (1977) and her MSc in Food Science Microbiology (1980) from the U. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. She has extensive experience as a microbiologist in both the private and public sector as the Biochemist, Quality Control for the Winnipeg Rh Laboratory (1980), as a Laboratory Technician for the Province of Manitoba Dairy Laboratory (1981-1985), then as a Microbiologist for the Canadian government (Health Protection Branch) in the Food Microbiology Laboratory (1985-1997). During this time she spent thirteen months on assignment in the Health Protection Branch’s national headquarters in Ottawa, ON, Canada, where she was the Project Officer who coordinated the Government of Canada’s national food microbiology program and also chaired the National Science Committee for Food Microbiology.

In 1997, after 17 years working with infectious microorganisms as a microbiologist, Betty assumed the position of Senior Biosafety Officer at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health (CSCHAH). She took part in the commissioning of the state-of-the-art facility, and has gained extensive experience in developing, managing and delivering ongoing biosafety policies and procedures, training programs and emergency response plans for laboratory staff and contractors. She is responsible for the day-to-day biosafety, containment operations and training of staff in the Containment Level 3 & 4 laboratories, as well the gaseous decontamination of laboratory spaces. Betty also conducts the yearly recertification of the containment laboratories and serves as the biosafety liaison between scientific program personnel and the operations and maintenance group.

Betty has been frequently called upon as a resource for various government agencies, private sector groups and engineering and architectural companies with respect to her extensive biosafety and containment expertise. She has taught at the CSCHAH’s International High Containment Biosafety Workshop since 2003 and has made presentations at ABSA conferences [A Risk Assessment for Enteric Pathogens in the Biosafety Level 2 Laboratory (2001) and Comparison of Spore Strips & Self-contained Biological Indicators for Use with Formaldehyde Decontamination (2004)] and has served as a session moderator at the ABSA conferences.

Betty is currently the Chair of ABSA’s Evaluation Board for the Registered Biosafety Professional designation, a member of the ABSA Scientific Program Committee, the BSL-4 Working Group, and is the Past-President of ABSA Canada

Marie Claude Lambert

Marie Claude Lambert received her bachelor in Architecture from McGill School in architecture. Since joining Provencher Roy + Associés architectes in 1989, she has worked primarily on institutional, large scale projects. With her predilection for collaborative, teamwork approach and her professional rigour in developing thematic principles and following up on them until their implementation, she is proficient in all aspects of project development.

Over the years, Marie Claude has been involved in numerous research and laboratory facilities in the province of Quebec. These projects include the following:

• Pavillon de recherche biomédicale Paul-Desmarais at the Université de Montréal;
• Pavillon J.-Armand-Bombardier, a joint venture between l’Université de Montréal and École Polytechnique de Montréal incorporating exchange plateau between the two institutions in leading edge research in fields such as aerospace, pharmaceutical technologies and biotechnologies, nanosciences and nanotechnologies, and polymers;
• McGill University Life science Complex, a research facility integrating complex traits, cell information transfer system, chemical genetics, development as well as cancer research. She is currently leading the planning of the Laboratoire de pathologie animale, in Québec, for the Ministère de l’agriculture, pêcheries et alimentation du Québec.

Ms. Lambert’s keen interest in laboratories has led her to attend Laboratories for the 21st Century Conferences, as well as Turnkey Animal Care Facilities conference, thus allowing her to remain at the leading edge of knowledge and expertise in the field. This reinforces her ability to engage a holistic design approach, taking into account environmental, regulatory, operational, functional and technical constraints at appropriate stages of project development.

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
Member, Ordre des architectes du Québec
Bachelor in Architecture, McGill University
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Laboratoire de pathologie animale, Québec
Life Sciences Complex, McGill University
Pavillon J.-Armand-Bombardier, École Polytechnique et Université de Montréal
Pavillon Paul.-Desmarais, Université de Montréal
Archives nationales du Québec, Montréal
Pavillon J.-A.-DeSève, Université du Québec à Montréal
Casino de Montréal
Siège social de l’organisation aérienne civile internationale, Montréal
Aéroport Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Montréal
Centre de commerce mondial de Montréal

Juha Mattila

Juha Mattila is Senior Process Engineer at Steris Finn-Aqua Research & Development department, and is one of the Finn-Aqua process and product experts.
He joined Steris Finn-Aqua in 2000 as process/mechanical engineer and moved to R&D in 2002. He holds B.Sc. degree in HVAC engineering from the Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology.

Syed A. Sattar, M.Sc., Dip. Bact., M.S., Ph.D. RM (CCM), FAAM

Dr. Sattar is Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and also the Founding Director of the Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology (CREM) at the University of Ottawa. He studies the fate of human pathogens in the environment and also assesses chemical and physical agents to interrupt microbial spread. Several of his test methods for microbicidal activity now form the basis for widely accepted national and international standards. He also promotes the development and use of safer and better products and procedures for environmental control.

He has published >400 research papers, book chapters, commissioned reviews and technical reports, and delivered over 260 invited lectures worldwide. He is a Registered Microbiologist of the Can. College of Microbiologists, and a Fellow of the Amer. Acad. of Microbiol. He is a member of the editorial boards of the Amer. J. of Infect. Control, andthe International J. of Infect. Control. He is an adviser to the Canadian and U.S. governments as well as the World Health Organization on various aspects of biosafety and infection control.

He has received numerous awards and international fellowships, the two most recent being the Martin S. Favero Lectureship of the Assoc. of Professionals in Infect. Control & Epidemiology in recognition of his outstanding research and teaching, and the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Ottawa Council for Research and Innovation.

Ron Sharpe

Mr. Sharpe has a thorough knowledge of control system designs and operations, having been involved with designing and commissioning them for over 25 years. Mr. Sharpe’s major responsibility is the design and implementation of direct digital control (DDC) and monitoring systems in buildings. Duties include energy and user needs analysis, preparation of plans and specifications, inspections and documentation of automation systems.

He is widely recognized for his expertise in the area of laboratory commissioning.  Upon his return from ten years in the U.S., he has coordinated all commissioning efforts for the Florida State Department of Law Enforcement crime laboratories.  His experience and expertise lead to a temporary staff assignment on the Florida Department of Management Services, which coordinates the construction and maintenance of all Florida state facilities.

Ron designed the control systems for Winnipeg’s Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health and the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control in Ottawa.  Recent project experience includes the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 18, Atlanta Georgia, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Hamilton, Montana.

Ron is a member of NICET (National Institute for Certification of Engineering Technologies) and ASHRAE.

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith is the Acting Departmental Security Officer (A/DSO) for the Public Health Agency of Canada.  Prior to taking on this responsibility he was the Manager of Security Operations for the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health (CSCHAH) in Winnipeg.  The CSCHAH is unique in Canada and the world.  It is the only high containment laboratory in the world where both animal and human disease research is conducted within the same facility.

Kevin has been employed in the Public Service for 25 years.  Prior to his current assignment at the Public Health Agency, he worked with Canada Revenue Agency as a Special Investigator, managing the Integrated Proceeds of Crime program in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).   By piloting the program in Calgary and Winnipeg, Kevin was instrumental in the development and implementation of this program on a national level.

As the A/DSO, Kevin’s challenge is to manage a comprehensive integrated security program and to develop policies and procedures which are responsive to the programs while acknowledging the current world situation. Key activities within the Integrated Security Services Division include the ongoing development of the Business Continuity Program, Security Awareness Training, Physical Security applications and the newest project: Personnel Security Screening being taken in house.

Peggy Theodore BArch BES, LEED AP

Peggy Theodore received her Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo.  She has worked on a range of institutional projects varying in size and complexity with Diamond and Schmitt since 1997.

Peggy was project director for the core facilities of the 565,000 square foot University of British Columbia Life Sciences Centre. These include a 95,000 sf SPF Animal Care Facility and 5,000 square foot CL3 Facility, a 15,000 sf Gross Anatomy Lab / Morgue for the new school of Medicine as well as, extensive MRI, NMR and EMI imaging facilities. Fast–track design and construction of this innovative facility enabled the delivery of this project in record time as well as incorporating environmentally sustainable design, construction and operational features that reduce environmental impact.

As part of the Integrated Design Process, Peggy’s role was to facilitate the sustainable design of the building from the architectural specifications, life cycle costing, implementation of new technologies, and the integration of the mechanical and electrical building systems. The Life Sciences Centre has been recently awarded the prestigious LEED Gold certification.

Peggy was program director for the new 100,000 square foot Hip Health Prostate Research Centre for the Vancouver General Hospital.

Peggy was project director for the Maria A. Shchuka District Library where she worked with library staff and community leaders to develop and design a new 25,000 square foot library that was customized to the community’s needs.

Peggy is currently planning and developing the research and teaching laboratories for the new Integrated Sciences Building at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Peggy is also project director for the Ryerson University Photography Gallery and Graduate Research Centre currently in design.

Peggy sits on the Diamond and Schmitt sustainability committee which provides and expands on sustainable research and strategies for office projects.

Professional Accreditation/Memberships

• Bachelor of Architecture, University of Waterloo, 1992
• Bachelor of Environmental Science, University of Waterloo, 1989
• Canadian Green Building Council (CAGBC) LEED Accredited Professional
• Member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

Relevant Experience

• Life Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia
• Integrated Sciences Building, Drexel University, Philadelphia
• Laboratory Safety and Pedagogy Audit for the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
• Photography Gallery and Graduate Research Centre, Ryerson University
• Hip Health and Prostate Research Centre, Vancouver General Hospital
• Regent Park Community Health Centre, Toronto
• The JCC in Manhattan, New York City
• Maria A. Shchuka District Library, Toronto
• Israeli Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem, Israel
• Sunnybrook Geriatric Centre, Toronto
• Gooderham Worts Land Use Planning & Urban Study, Toronto

Steven Theriault, E.M.C.A, B.Sc.(hons), M.Sc, Ph.D.

A graduate from the University of Manitoba, Steven has completed a Bachelors of Science (Honours) in Microbiology/Genetics, a Masters of Science in Molecular Biology, and a Doctorate in Virology/Genetics. Steven is also trained as Emergency Medical Care Assistant (E.M.C.A.) and has worked many years as a Paramedic.

Steven’s main field of study during his graduate work was to asses the pathogenic features of the Zaire Ebola virus utilizing the (ZEBOV) reverse genetic system. He also developed the ‘guinea pig adapted’ Ebola virus reverse genetic system. As an instructor at the University of Manitoba he taught numerous courses including Essentials of Microbiology, Cellular Biology, and Immunology/Virology (CFIA).

Steven has recently joined the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health as the Head of the Applied Biosafety Research Program.

His current research goals include studies on the efficacy of microbiocides used in containment laboratories, the development of fluorescent standards to use as detection tools in applied research, and the evaluation of liquid and gaseous disinfectants against viral and bacterial agents.

Stefan Wagener, Ph.D., RBP, CBSP

Dr. Wagener is the Scientific Director for Biorisk Management with the National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

After obtaining his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg and Konstanz (Germany) he joined Michigan State University working as a research scientist with the Center for Microbial Ecology and Bergey's Manual Trust, before switching over to the field of Occupational Health and Safety. At MSU he served as a biological hazard specialist to local and state emergency agencies for bioterrorism and also served as containment facility and biological safety specialist for operation and construction of Biosafety Level 3 microbiological, large animal housing and large animal diagnostic facilities.

In his function as the Scientific Director for Biorisk Management, he manages a unique applied biosafety science and research program, focusing on containment and decontamination principles and practices for facilities and is developing new and innovative biorisk management strategies and tools for the Public Health Agency of Canada.  Through his joint appointment as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Manitoba, he is currently teaching a formal educational program in biological safety at the university level. He is a Past-President of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) and a Chief Advisor to the International Centre for Infectious Diseases (ICID) on Biological Risk Management. He has established a world-class internationally focused educational and consulting program on biosafety, biosecurity and biocontainment at the Canadian Science Centre.

Stefan Wagener is a national and internationally recognized expert and speaker in biosafety and biocontainment and works as an international advisor for WHO and national health agencies. Dr. Wagener is the appointed Chair of the current CEN Workshop on the development of the first international laboratory standard for biosafety and biosecurity.

Darryl C. Wilkie, PhD

Dr. Wilkie obtained his PhD in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Saskatchewan. His doctoral studies examined the microbial ecology of the poultry gastrointestinal tract, and how modifying this complex environment might contribute to gut health and the control of both poultry and zoonotic pathogens. He is currently with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at the Ottawa Laboratory (Fallowfield). He and his colleagues are investigating the use of composting as an effective and environmentally acceptable option for bio-containment and the safe disposal of infected animal carcasses and their associated wastes.

Wayne Yuen, P.Eng.

As senior mechanical engineer for Hemisphere Engineering, Wayne Yuen specializes in mechanical design and contract administration.  Many of Mr. Yuen’s HVAC designs have been focused on the research, science and technology industries, as well as within the healthcare system.

Wayne graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1996 and has since become a member of APEGM (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba), and is in the process of obtaining his registration with APEGGA (Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta).  Wayne is a former member of Manitoba Hydro Toastmasters.

Some of Wayne’s recent project experience include the International Vaccine Institute (INTERVAC) in Saskatoon, the IPV upgrade for Sanofi Pasteur in Toronto and the University Medical Center National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory at Boston University.