Teach 2 courses: "Guidelines for Laboratory Design" and "Building Design and Engineering Approaches to Airborne Infection Control". In 2012 will launch a new course "Advanced Laboratory Design".

Member of Standing Committee for National Center of Research Resources

Janet Baum co-founded HERA, Inc. in late 1996 a premier laboratory design firm in the U.S.A. and the only women's business enterprise in this field. After 43 years practicing architecture, she retired from HERA in January, 2009.Prior to founding HERA, Janet Baum was Group Vice President of the Science and Technology at Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum (HOK). Janet managed staff and projects all over the world coordinated with many of HOK's 17 offices.During nearly 30 years in Boston, Janet spent her last 8 years there at Payette Associates, leading teams and doing academic projects in the U.S.Janet developed her focus on laboratory design in 12 years while she worked at Harvard University's School of Medicine. During this period she and five other Harvard staff persons joined forces to write the precursor to and first edition of the Guidelines for Laboratory Design: Health and Safety Considerations. They still work together and the 4th edition is underway.

Work on Committee on "Promoting Safe and Secure Chemical Management in Developing Countries"