SPADA Meeting Book

August 13 SPADA Meeting Goals

• Review work to date • Discussion and vote on the three  documents:

– Recommendations for Development of Molecular Assays for  Microbial Pathogen Detection Using Modern  In‐Silico Approaches – Guidelines for Verifying and Documenting the Relationships  Between Microbial Cultures – Guidance for Soil Collection, Characterization and Application for  Biothreat Agent Detection Method and Site Evaluations • Discuss potential future topics for SPADA

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AOAC Staff Contacts

• David B. Schmidt, Executive Director, dschmidt@aoac.org

• Palmer Orlandi, Deputy Executive Director / Chief Science Officer,  porlandi@aoac.org

• Deborah McKenzie, Sr. Dir., Standards Development,  dmckenzie@aoac.org

• Sharon Brunelle, AOAC Technical Consultant,  sbrunelle@aoac.org

• Christopher Dent, Standards Development Manager,  cdent@aoac.org

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