Thomas Binz – författare

The extremely potent substance botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) has attracted much interest in diverse fields. Originally identified as cause for the rare but deadly disease botulism, military and terrorist intended to misuse this sophisticated molecule as biological weapon. This caused its classification as select agent category A by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention and the listing in the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. Later, the civilian use of BoNT as long acting peripheral muscle relaxant has turned this molecule into an indispensable pharmaceutical world wide with annual revenues >$1.5 billion. Also basic scientists value the botulinum neurotoxin as molecular tool for dissecting mechanisms of exocytosis. This book will cover the most recent molecular details of botulinum neurotoxin, its mechanism of action as well as its detection and application.

The extremely potent substance botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) has attracted much interest in diverse fields. Originally identified as cause for the rare but deadly disease botulism, military and terrorist intended to misuse this sophisticated molecule as biological weapon. This caused its classification as select agent category A by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention and the listing in the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. Later, the civilian use of BoNT as long acting peripheral muscle relaxant has turned this molecule into an indispensable pharmaceutical world wide with annual revenues >$1.5 billion. Also basic scientists value the botulinum neurotoxin as molecular tool for dissecting mechanisms of exocytosis. This book will cover the most recent molecular details of botulinum neurotoxin, its mechanism of action as well as its detection and application.

The extremely potent substance botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) has attracted much interest in diverse fields. Originally identified as cause for the rare but deadly disease botulism, military and terrorist intended to misuse this sophisticated molecule as biological weapon. This caused its classification as select agent category A by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention and the listing in the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. Later, the civilian use of BoNT as long acting peripheral muscle relaxant has turned this molecule into an indispensable pharmaceutical world wide with annual revenues >$1.5 billion. Also basic scientists value the botulinum neurotoxin as molecular tool for dissecting mechanisms of exocytosis. This book will cover the most recent molecular details of botulinum neurotoxin, its mechanism of action as well as its detection and application.

In kurzer und anschaulicher Weise gibt Thomas Binz einen Überblick über die biologische Sicherheit im Laborbereich. Die wichtigsten Elemente, wie die Zuteilung der Mikroorganismen zu Risikogruppen, die Bewertung der Risiken bei der Erzeugung von genetisch veränderten Mikroorganismen und die Elemente des Laboratoriums, die im Hinblick auf die biologische Sicherheit besonders relevant sind, werden unter Berücksichtigung der europäischen gesetzlichen Grundlagen dargestellt. Aufgrund des hohen Stellenwerts der Risikobewertung wird detailliert auf dieses Verfahren einschließlich anschaulicher Beispiele eingegangen. Das Buch soll nicht nur einen Überblick über die biologische Sicherheit geben, sondern auch zu ihrem Verständnis beitragen.Der AutorDr. Thomas Binz geht einer behördlichen Tätigkeit im Bereich Biologische Sicherheit nach (Bewilligungswesen, Abschätzung biologischer Risiken gentechnisch veränderter Organismen, nationale und internationale Rechtssetzung, Biowaffenkonvention). Er ist in verschiedenen nationalen und internationalen Ausbildungsprogrammen (Schweizerisches Biosafety Curriculum, Europäische Gesellschaft für Biosicherheit) eingebunden und unterrichtet im Rahmen des französischen 'Diplôme universitaire' für Biosicherheit der Universität Lille.