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Sustainable Laboratories in the Middle East and North
Africa
Tuesday, October 2
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
During this unique session, laboratory directors and
senior scientists from the Middle East and North Africa discussed
real world challenges to operating high-performance laboratories
in their countries. They outlined the main programs of their facilities
and discussed how they confront issues of environmental performance,
energy efficiency, and the application of green technologies, as
well as biosafety and biocontainment concerns. This symposium was
the result of collaboration between the International Institute
for Sustainable Laboratories and the U.S. Department of State's
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs.
Panel Presenters Included:
Sherif R.
Zaki, M.D., Ph. D, Chief Infectious Disease Pathology
Branch, Centers for Disease Control, United States (Moderator)
Rajae El
Aouad, M.D., Director, National Institute of Hygiene,
Morocco
Maha M.
Kamel Mahmoud, Ph. D., Science Advisor, Embassy of
Egypt, United States
Rola
Nasrallah, Water Quality Coordinator, Ministry of Energy
and Water, Lebanon
Bob Senseney, Senior Advisor for Science Partnerships,
Office of Science and Technology Cooperation, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department
of State
Full list of symposium participants'
biographies
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