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Babak (Bob) Farahpour, PE

About Babak (Bob) Farahpour, PE
Office of Biodefense Research Affairs

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, U.S.A.
Website: http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/ Type: Government Country: United States About: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.
National Institutes of Health - NIH
Website: http://www.nih.gov/ Type: Government Country: United States About: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research.

Recent Contributions

Babak (Bob) Farahpour, PE replied to "Basics of Laboratory Biosafety" in the TB Infection Control community.

I agree with Dr. First 100% and in addition you can not have a positive pressure exhaust ductwork in the building. since Class II A1 should not be connected to the exhaust system there will be no positive pressure exhaust ductwork and the Class IIB2 which have a direct connection should have an interlock betweent the BSC fan and the building fan so incase Building Fan is not operation the BSC fan will shut down ...
Babak (Bob) Farahpour, PE started a discussion "High-containment Laboratory Design & Construction: Engineering and Commissioning (Part 3)" in the TB Infection Control community.

This presentation covers: * Commissioning * Common Engineering issues during design, construction and commissioning. * Certification * Challenges of Commissioning and maintenance in the developing countries. This document supported the 2008 "Engineering Methods for the Control of Airborne Infections: An International Perspective" course that took place at the Center of Continuing Professional Education at Harvard School of Public Health July 14-25, 2008.

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