About SEBSA

The Southeastern Biological Safety Association (SEBSA) is a not-for-profit, multi-disciplinary professional organization founded in 1999 for the purpose of promoting the principles of biological safety.  SEBSA is a regional affiliate of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA).  While the associations have mutual goals, SEBSA membership does not require ABSA membership. 

Official member states of SEBSA include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee.  However, members and corporate sponsors are welcome from any state in the southeast region and beyond!  For example, the current membership has representatives from Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, and North Carolina.   

As a professional association, SEBSA seeks to:

• Promote biosafety as a scientific discipline

• Inform the public about the role of biosafety in advancing research and health care, particularly in the identification, treatment and control of infectious disease agents

• Educate and train individuals working in biosafety and related fields (e.g. environmental health, occupational health, public health, laboratory design and engineering, veterinary medicine, etc.)

• Provide information and updates on various biosafety topics, such as best practices for the containment and safe handling of biological agents; safety regulations or guidelines; emerging or reemerging infectious diseases; and laboratory design

• Foster information exchange and networking between biosafety professionals and those in related fields.

Be sure to visit the SEBSA Membership Benefits page for additional information.