SPADA Working Group Chairs
B. anthracis
Working Group (BaWG)
Paul Jackson (LLNL) and Ted Hadfield (MRI)
Y. pestis
Working Group (YpWG)
Luther Lindler (DHS)
Burkholderia
Working Group (BurkWG)
Paul Keim (NAU) and Alex Hoffmaster (CDC)
Assay Controls Working Group (ACWG)
Christina Egan (NYSDH) and Larry Blynn (Ibis)
F. tularensis
Working Group (FtWG)
Peter Emanuel (DoD)
Mark Wolcott (DoD)
Environmental Factors Working Group (EFWG)
Stephen Morse (CDC)
Public Health Actionable Assay Working Group
(PHAAWG)
Peter Estacio (LLNL)
Variola Working Group (VWG)
Victoria Olson (CDC) and Ted Hadfield (Hadeco)
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Working Group
James Samuel (U of Texas, A&M)
C. burnetti
Working Group
Eileen Ostlund (USDA)
SEB Working Group
B. Anthracis
Handheld Assay Working Group
(BaHHAWG)
Marian McKee (BioReliance Corp.)
Ricin Handheld Assay Working Group
(RicinHHAWG)
Mark Poli (DoD)
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Sandra Tallent (FDA)
Standard Method Performance Requirements
SPADA approved strain panels and
method performance requirements
are consolidated into a Standard
M th d P f
e o er ormance
Requirements (SMPR) document
for publication in the
Journal of
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Example:
AOAC SMPR 2010.004 Standard
Method Performance
Requirements for Immunological-
Based Handheld Assays (HHAs)
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for Detection of
Bacillus anthracis
Spores in Visible Powders
