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Julia Kontos is a biosafety professional with over 5 years of experience. She currently serves as Assistant Biosafety Officer at a university, where she manages the review of biological registrations, which includes recombinant/synthetic DNA, infectious agents, and general biological registrations. In this role, she supports over 900 Principal Investigators in maintaining compliance with biosafety standards and regulations.

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Prior to her role here, Julia worked at a biodefense facility, where she supported biodefense and forensic attribution capabilities for national security agencies. At this facility, she specialized in developing and delivering hands-on trainings for laboratory staff working at BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4.

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Julia graduated cum laude from Loyola University Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and received a Master of Science in Biotechnology with a concentration in Biodefense from Johns Hopkins University. She is also a Registered Biosafety Professional with the American Biological Safety Association.