Bay Area Biosecurity Lightning Talks 02
Tue, 13 Oct 2026, 19:00
San Francisco, United States
Free
Originally organized by Bay Area Biosecurity. We're hosting a meetup for people working on biosecurity in the Bay Area. Think: pandemic prevention technology, evaluating AI for biorisks, better KYC for synthetic DNA. Schedule: 7:00 - 7:30 Meet and mingle 7:30 - 8:30 Lightning talks + Q&A 8:30 - 9:30 Drinks and discussions Featured lightning talks: Detecting biological misuse in AI transcripts - Colby Fagan, Co-lead @ Astral Detection Securing cell-free biomanufacturing - Harshu Musunuri, MD/PhD Candidate @ USCF / Federation of American Scientists Designing grand challenges for AI x bio - Jason Tang, Researcher @ Apart Research This event is hosted by Tessa Alexanian (incoming Sentinel Bio) and Joey Bream (safely.bio, currently part of surplus.dev), in their personal capacities. Venue: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, California, US. Registration is handled by the original organizer. Original event and organizer: https://luma.com/tv0ho16s