All Publications

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CRISPR Cautions: Biosecurity Implications of Gene Editing

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Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 2020;63(1):73-92

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The Scientist Citizen and the Citizen Scientist: Blurring the Lines

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ILAR Journal

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Strengthening Security for Gene Synthesis: Recommendations for Governance

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Health Secur 2019;17(6)

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Biosafety and biosecurity in the era of synthetic biology: Meeting the challenges in China and the U.S.

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Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity 2019;1(2):73-74

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Does Biotechnology Pose New Catastrophic Risks?

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Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

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Laboratory Safety, Biosecurity, and Responsible Animal Use

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ILAR Journal

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Summary of Recommendations on The US Bioeconomy: Maximizing Opportunities for Economic Growth and National Security with Biology

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Meeting report

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Approaches to Risk and Benefit Assessment for Advances in the Life Sciences

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Cyberbiosecurity: a call for cooperation in a new threat landscape

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Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol

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Synthetic Biology: Biosecurity and Biosafety Implications

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Defense Against Biological Attacks

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Information Hazards in Biotechnology

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Risk Analysis

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Federal Funding for Health Security in FY2019

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Health Secur 2018;16(5)

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Horsepox and the need for a new norm, more transparency, and stronger oversight for experiments that pose pandemic risks

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Commentary

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PLOS Pathogens

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Taiwan’s Annual Seasonal Influenza Mass Vaccination Program—Lessons for Pandemic Planning

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Am J Public Health 2018;108(S3):188-193

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Recent Advances in Gene Editing and Synthesis Technologies and their Implications

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The Security Implications of Synthetic Biology

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Survival

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Red Teaming the Biological Sciences for Deliberate Threats

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Terrorism and Political Violence

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Building a Smart Partnership for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Outbreak Science Initiative

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Safety, security, and serving the public interest in synthetic biology

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Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

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A Holistic Assessment of the Risks and Benefits of the Synthesis of Horsepox Virus

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mSphere

Title:

Frequency of Risk-Related News Media Messages in 2016 Coverage of Zika Virus

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Risk Analysis

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Federal Powers to Control Communicable Conditions: Call for Reforms to Assure National Preparedness and Promote Global Security

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Commentary

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Health Security, Vol 15, February 2017

Title:

National-Level Biosafety Norms Needed for Dual-Use Research in the Life Sciences

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Front Public Health 2014;2:84.

Title:

A Series of Cre-ERT2 Drivers for Manipulation of the Skeletal Muscle Lineage

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Genesis 2014;52(8):759-770

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Triumphs, Trials, and Tribulations of the Global Response to MERS Coronavirus

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Commentary

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Lancet Respir Med 2014;2(6):436-437

Title:

Bioterrorism: Assessing the Threat

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Testimony and briefings

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Health Security Resolutions for 2014

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Commentary

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Biosecur Bioterror 2013;11(4):231-234

Title:

The Influenza Vaccine Menu

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Medicine for Policymakers

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Biosecur Bioterror 2013;11(4):235-236

Title:

National Health Security Preparedness Index Launched

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Testimony and briefings

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Dengue: How Imported Mosquito-Borne Diseases Take Hold

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Medicine for Policymakers

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Biosecur Bioterror 2013;11(3):226-227

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Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2013-FY2014

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Biosecur Bioterror 2013;11(3):196-216

Title:

The Path Toward Improved Biosurveillance

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Commentary

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Bull At Sci 25 July 2013;69(4)

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H5N1: A Case Study for Dual-Use Research

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Council on Foreign Relations. Working Paper. July 2013

Title:

Diagnosing Infection at the Point of Care

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UPMC Center for Health Security, June 3, 2013

Title:

Cross-Disciplinary Theory in Construction of a World-Historical Archive

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Journal of World-Historical Information 2013;1(1)

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When Good Food Goes Bad: Strengthening the US Response to Foodborne Disease Outbreaks

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, March 1, 2013

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Next-Generation Monoclonal Antibodies: Challenges and Opportunities

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, February 15, 2013

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Assessment of Serosurveys for H5N1

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Clin Infect Dis 2013;56(9):1206-1212

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Preparing for Bioterrorism: The Sloan Foundation’s Leadership in Biosecurity

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Biodefense Funding: Changes from President’s Budget to Congressional Appropriations

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Biosecur Bioterror 2012;10(3):321-327

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The Globalization of US Medical Countermeasure Production and Its Implications for National Security

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Medicine for Policymakers

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Biosecur Bioterror 2012;10(3):255-257

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White House Releases National Strategy for Biosurveillance

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Commentary

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, July 31, 2012

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Meeting Report: Improving Epidemic Response: Building Bridges Between the US and China

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Meeting report

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, May 20, 2012

Title:

Biological Security: The Risk of Dual-Use Research

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Testimony and briefings

Title:

US Medical Countermeasure Development Since 2001: A Long Way Yet to Go

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Biosecur Bioterror 2012;10(1):66-76

Title:

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism Special Feature: A Decade in Biosecurity: Introduction

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Biosecur Bioterror 2012;10(1):5

Title:

Is H5N1 Really Highly Lethal?

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Medicine for Policymakers

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Biosecur Bioterror 2012;10(2):237-240

Title:

Bird Flu Experiments

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Editorial

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New York Times. Sunday Dialogue. January 29, 2012.

Title:

Making Skeletal Muscle from Progenitor and Stem Cells: Development Versus Regeneration

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Wiley Interdiscip Rev Dev Biol 2012;1(3):315-327

Title:

Engineered H5N1: A Rare Time for Restraint in Science

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Commentary

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Ann Intern Med 2012;156(6):460-461

Title:

Life Sciences at a Crossroads: Respiratory Transmissible H5N1

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Science 2012;335(6070):801-802

Title:

Preventing Pandemics: The Fight Over Flu

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Commentary

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Nature 15 Jan 2012;481(7381):257-259

Title:

The Risk of Engineering a Highly Transmissible H5N1 Virus

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Biosecur Bioterror 2012;10(1):151-152

Title:

Biosurveillance Where It Happens: State and Local Capabilities and Needs

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(4): 321-330

Title:

Diagnostics for Global Biosurveillance: Turning Promising Science into the Tools Needed in the Field

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, September 13, 2011

Title:

Introduction to A Crossroads in Biosecurity

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This article is part of A Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness, published by the Center for Biosecurity September 8, 2011 to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2001 anthrax attacks.

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Managing the Insider Threat in High-Containment Laboratories

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This article is part of Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness, published by the Center for Biosecurity September 8, 2011 to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2001 anthrax attacks. Full document

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Connecting the Dots: Creating a National Biosurveillance Capability

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This article is part of Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness, published by the Center for Biosecurity September 8, 2011, to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2001 anthrax attacks.

Title:

A Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, September 8, 2011

Title:

A New Framework for Influenza: Rational Use of Antiviral Therapy and Vaccines

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US Respiratory Disease 2011;7(1):49-52

Title:

Smallpox Virus Destruction and the Implications of a New Vaccine

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(2):163-168

Title:

Polio: A Tale of Two Vaccines

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(2):87-88

Title:

Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2011-FY2012

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(2):117-138

Title:

Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences

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Meeting report

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, March 3, 2011.

Title:

Everywhere You Look: Select Agent Pathogens

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(1):69-71

Title:

Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters

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Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2011

Title:

In Defense of Flu Shots

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Letter

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ACEP News 2011;30(1):4

Title:

Flu Vaccine: Should It Be Mandatory?

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Letter

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Today's Hospitalist January 2011

Title:

Isolation

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Medicine for Policymakers

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Biosecur Bioterror 2010;8(4):311-313

Title:

HHS Guidance on Synthetic DNA Is the Right Step

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Commentary

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Biosecur Bioterror 2010;8(4):373-376

Title:

Standard of Care—In Sickness and in Health and in Emergencies

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Letter

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N Engl J Med 2010;363(14):1378-1379

Title:

Meeting Report: The State of Biopreparedness: Lessons from Leaders, Proposals for Progress

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Meeting report

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, September 23, 2010

Title:

Necessary Progress in Biosecurity

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Harvard Law and Policy Review 2010;4(2):263-270

Title:

International Disease Surveillance: United States Government Goals and Paths Forward

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Center for Biosecurity, June 1, 2010

Title:

Environmental Decontamination Following a Large-Scale Bioterrorism Attack: Federal Progress and Remaining Gaps

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Biosecur Bioterror 2010;8(2):107-117

Title:

Meeting Report: The 2009 H1N1 Experience

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Meeting report

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, March 5, 2010

Title:

Assessing the Legal Standard of Care in Public Health Emergencies

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JAMA 2010;303(4):361-362

Title:

International Progress in Vaccine Development and Distribution

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief, December 17, 2009

Title:

Meeting Report: Prevention of Biothreats--A Look Ahead

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Meeting report

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, October 6, 2009

Title:

Center for Biosecurity 2009 H1N1 Influenza Briefs

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Briefs, April 28, 2009–December 17, 2009

Title:

Licensure, Evaluation, and Adverse Event Monitoring of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief, November 13, 2009

Title:

Biosecurity Memos to the Obama Administration

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Commentary

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Biosecur Bioterror 2009;7(1):25-43

Title:

Preventing the Development and Use of Biological Weapons

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Biosecur Bioterror 2009;7(1):31-32

Title:

Priorities for Preventing a Biological Attack that Should Emerge from the WMD Commission Report (Letter)

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Testimony and briefings

Title:

Biosafety Laboratories

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Science for Policymakers

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(4):299-307

Title:

What Role Can Alternative Care Facilities Play in an Influenza Pandemic?

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Commentary

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(4):357-358

Title:

Scientists Urge DHS to Improve Bioterrorism Risk Assessment

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Commentary

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(4):353-356

Title:

Improving the Select Agent Program

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Bull At Sci October 29, 2008

Title:

Comments from the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC on Draft Guidances for Pandemic Influenza Planning

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Commentary

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(3):279-284

Title:

Community Resilience Roundtable on the Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21)

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Meeting Report

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(3):269-278

Title:

Cost/Success Projections for U.S. Biodefense Countermeasure Development

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Letter

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Nat Biotechnol 2008;26(9):981-983

Title:

Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2008–FY2009

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(2):131-146

Title:

Healthcare Epidemiology: The Current Status of Planning for Pandemic Influenza and Implications for Health Care Planning in the United States

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Clin Infect Dis 2008;46(6):919-925

Title:

Biodefense Countermeasures: The Impact of Title IV of the U.S. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

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Emerg Health Threats J 2008;1:e3

Title:

Is the Availability of Genetic Information Dangerous?

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Meeting report

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Bull At Sci 8 November 2007 to 28 February 2008

Title:

Avian Influenza: Critical Program Issues

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Global Health Technical Brief February 2008

Title:

Financial Effects of an Influenza Pandemic on U.S. Hospitals

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J Health Care Finance 2007;34(1):58-63

Title:

Preparing for Bioterrorism: Project BioShield, BARDA, and the Medical Countermeasure Enterprise

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Testimony and briefings

Title:

HSPD-21: National Strategy for Public Health and Medical Preparedness

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Commentary

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, October 23, 2007

Title:

Reducing the Risk of Human Extinction

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Risk Anal 2007;27(5):1335-1344

Title:

Hearing on Germs, Viruses, and Secrets: The Silent Proliferation of Bio-Laboratories in the United States

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Testimony and briefings

Title:

The FDA Animal Efficacy Rule and Biodefense

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Letter

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Nat Biotechnol 2007;25(10):1084-1087

Title:

Flexible Defenses Roundtable Meeting: Promoting the Strategic Innovation of Medical Countermeasures

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Meeting Report

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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(3):271-277

Title:

Incentives for Biodefense Countermeasure Development

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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(3):228-238

Title:

Challenges to Global Surveillance and Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks of International Importance

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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(3):206-227

Title:

Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2007–FY2008

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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(2):117-133

Title:

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Roundtable

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Meeting Report

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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(2):174-179

Title:

The Science of Biodefense: RNAi

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Science for Policymakers

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Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. 2007;5(2):104-106.

Title:

High-Containment Biodefense Research Laboratories: Meeting Report and Center Recommendations

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Meeting Report

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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(1):75-85

Title:

Issue Brief: The Global Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, January 15, 2007

Title:

Passage of S. 3678: The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

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Commentary

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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(1):72-74

Title:

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(4):366-375

Title:

Removing Barriers to Global Pandemic Influenza Vaccination

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(2):168-175

Title:

The Biological Threat to U.S. Water Supplies: Toward a National Water Security Policy

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(2):147-159

Title:

Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2006-FY2007

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(2):113-127

Title:

Project BioShield Reauthorization Issues

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Testimony and briefings

Title:

Universal Influenza Vaccination: The Time to Act Is Now

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(1):20-40

Title:

The Scientific Response to a Pandemic

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PLoS Pathog 2006;2(2):e9

Title:

Joint Statement in Response to Department of Health and Human Services Pandemic Influenza Plan

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Clin Infect Dis 2006;42(1):92-94

Title:

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza and the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan: Thoughts and Comments

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Commentary

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Biosecur Bioterror 2005;3(4):292-294

Title:

A New Role for Scientists in the Biological Weapons Convention

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Commentary

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Nat Biotechnol 2005;23(10):1213-1216

Title:

Influenza Vaccine Scarcity 2004-05: Implications for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness

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Biosecur Bioterror 2005;3(3):224-234

Title:

Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Budgeting, FY2005-FY2006

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Biosecur Bioterror 2005;3(2):94-101

Title:

Anthrax Countermeasures: Current Status and Future Needs

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Biosecur Bioterror 2005;3(2):102-112

Title:

Taking the Measure of Countermeasures: Leaders’ Views on the Nation’s Capacity to Develop Biodefense Countermeasures

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Biosecur Bioterror 2004;2(4):320-327

Title:

Executive Government Positions of Influence in Biodefense: The Bio-Plum Book

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Biosecur Bioterror 2004;2(4):328-341

Title:

Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2001-FY2005

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Biosecur Bioterror 2004;2(2):86-96

Title:

Vaccine Liability in the Era of Bioterrorism

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Biosecur Bioterror 2003;1(3):169-184

Title:

Biodefense R&D: Anticipating Future Threats, Establishing a Strategic Environment

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Biosecur Bioterror 2003;1(3):193-202

Title:

Public Health Preparedness

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In: Teich AH, Nelson SD, et al., eds. Science and Technology in a Vulnerable World: A Special Supplement to the 2003 AAAS Science and Technology Policy Yearbook. 2003:33-40

Title:

Bioscientists, Bioterrorism, and National Security

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Science NextWave 2003 Feb 14.

Title:

Creating the Department of Homeland Security: Consideration of the Administration's Proposal

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Testimony and briefings

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Department of Health and Human Services Budget Priorities for FY 2003

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Testimony and briefings