Managing infectious aerosols in a laboratory setting: Lessons learned from COVID-19
This online course will describe how aerosols are formed and infect people.
The types of equipment to generate and measure aerosols will be described as will a review of information used to inform risk assessments for the generation and spread of aerosols.
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Allan Bennett
Allan Bennett OBEAcademic Education and degreesB. Sc (hons), Microbiology – University of Glasgow 1979-1983M.Sc, Process Biotechnology – University of Birmingham 1983-1984Present Professional PositionHead of Biosafety, Air and Water Microbiology Group, UK Health Security Agency.Co-Head WHO Collaborating Centre in Applied Biosafety and TrainingPrincipal Investigator and scientific expert in aerobiology, biosafety, environmental microbiology, high containment laboratories, and disinfection. Heads a research group of 20 scientists undertaking research in the fields of respiratory virus transmission, aerobiology, biocontainment, water microbiology and SARS-CoV-2. Has over 100 (h=30) peer reviewed scientific publications.