Good morning, Mr. Chairman, I am Dr. Michael Durham, President of ADA Environmental Solutions (ADA-ES). ADA-ES is a company that develops and commercializes novel air pollution control technology for the power industry. We are currently managing a $6.8 million program involving a team of the-nations leading engineers and scientists to scale-up and demonstrate sorbent-based mercury control techn...

not penalized). During training and beyond, I insist on students acting safely using practices that are described in the laboratory manual11; I also insist on anyone who enters the laboratory following the same rules. Further resources on laboratory management, mentoring skills and the funding of undergraduate research can be found on the websites of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute12, the C...

In the interval between the publication of the seventh and eighth editions of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide), much has changed with regard to the regulation and funding of highly pathogenic biologic agents and toxins (Select Agents). Funding of research involving highly pathogenic agents has increased dramatically during this time, thus increasing the demand for f...