Tag: Biosafety

Biosafety Month Researcher Spotlight

USC Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Zhen Zhao Celebrating Biosafety Month 2025 In honor of Biosafety Month at USC, Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) is proud to spotlight the work of Dr. Zhen Zhao, a leading researcher in the Department of Physiology & Neuroscience at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Zhao’s lab is tackling…

Biosafety Month 2025

Happy Biosafety Month! Join us as we celebrate Biosafety Month October 2025! Biosafety Month reaffirms our collective commitment to best biosafety practices as we pursue innovative and important research at USC. What to Expect During our month-long celebration, we have the following in store:…

Join Us for A Town Hall Session to Learn About the Revised DURC Policy

IMPORTANT UPDATE A new executive order released last week (May 5, 2025) requires federal agencies to develop a new policy on DURC-related research. Therefore, we will cancel the town hall originally scheduled for May 13, 2025, and reschedule when we have the updated policy in place. Also, we have updated our webpage about the executive…

USC Researcher Spotlight (Biosafety Month 2024)

Professor Cheryl Mae Craft, Ph.D. October marks International Biosafety and Biosecurity Month, a time to reflect on the critical importance of safety in research environments. At USC, our focus is promoting best practices that protect researchers, their teams, and the communities they serve. Whether handling biohazardous materials, ensuring the safe disposal of lab waste, or…

Happy Biosafety Month!

Happy Biosafety Month and Happy Halloween! What do Biosafety Month and Halloween have in common? Both happen in October and can bring up scary images. But, this month, we’re highlighting how to contain the real fright – biohazards – and keep our labs safe! Join USC EH&S for weekly activities, prizes, and essential tips to…

October 2023 Researcher Spotlight

October celebrates both ABSA International Biosafety Month and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In recognition of these preeminent campaigns, EH&S is highlighting the outstanding contributions of USC biomedical researchers in breast cancer research and pathogen research, in general. Suhn K. Rhie, PhD – Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck…