Across
- 2. The process of configuring an instrument to provide a result for a sample within an acceptable range.
- 4. If you’ve been prescribed these for a work-related incident we’re also filing a Form 3.
- 7. COVID variant, not the most recent.
- 9. Our only true flying mammal, often mistakenly blamed as the culprit of outbreaks. Heather would love a colony
- 10. Questionably located Biodefense facility; affectionately known as the “new Plum”
- 11. Spray dryer, and friend to the umlaut
- 12. NBFAC’s founding father; currently obsessed with bees.
- 14. Generally developing within 48 hours of entering a healthcare facility, these types of infections can and do kill people.
- 18. Brand new gaseous decontamination capability brought in house this year: GO US!
- 24. This neurological disease is the result of misfolded protein that gums up cervid tissues, causing symptoms such as dramatic weight loss, lack of coordination and drooling.
- 26. The most hated medical test we have here.
- 27. Requests based on this Act can cause all other work to grind to a halt.
- 28. Responsible Official Extraordinaire. Recently crushed her first unannounced CDC visit.
Down
- 1. In defense, these are devices, signals and techniques deployed against an attacked. For us, it might be medical.
- 3. This is the absence of interpersonal fear, and necessary for high-performing teams.
- 5. The study involving the examination of similarities and differences in biology between animal species.
- 6. From the Greek word “guard”, this is a means to guard against disease ahead of time and can take the form of antibiotics, vaccinations or even condoms.
- 8. By far the best food truck to grace our campus.
- 13. These types of cell lines have been labeled with genes that allow scientists to visualize protein expression, essentially “telling” on itself
- 15. You can get one of these from a lot of places, but one from APHIS and CDC probably concern most of us. Your driving-age teen may argue otherwise.
- 16. These types of agents require extra security, extra controls and extra measures for safeguarding. They’re just EXTRA.
- 17. In the Biosafety Hierarchy of Controls, this is your first one
- 19. The bane of all RO’s existence; lawful snooping.
- 20. Document control system; the place where CAPAs are born and die.
- 21. Common cold, uncommonly uncomfortable.
- 22. Highly contagious; the first “M” in the MMR vaccine.
- 23. Typhoid Mary was a carrier of Salmonella typhi, actively shedding the bacteria (including into the food she cooked) and killing possibly upwards of 50 people. She, however, remained in this state of her infection her entire life.
- 25. Arguably the single best way of preventing the transmission of microorganisms.