Biosecurity - Grants
Recent grants in this program include:
| Organization Name | Project Director | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| National Academy of Sciences | Anne-Marie Mazza | To support an international symposium to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by the emerging field of synthetic biology. |
| ICPO-INTERPOL | Ronald Kenneth Noble | To provide renewed support for the development of Interpol's capacity to counter bioterrorism by raising awareness, developing police training programs and strengthening law enforcement. |
| World Health Organization | Ottorino Cosivi | To prevent bioterrorism by raising awareness of the potential for misuse of biotechnology research. |
| National Academy of Sciences | Jo L. Husbands | To engage and survey the scientific community on biosecurity issues. |
| University System of Maryland Foundation, Inc. | John D. Steinbruner | To support further development of an institutional framework to prevent deliberate or inadvertent use of biological pathogens for destructive purposes. |
| University of Exeter | Brian Rappert | To renew support for efforts to raise awareness in the bioscience community about issues of dual-use research |
| International Council for the Life Sciences | Terence Taylor | To provide partial support for Biosafety and Biosecurity International Conference (BBIC) 2009 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Jo L. Husbands | To engage the international scientific community on Biosecurity issues. |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Tara O'Toole | To renew support for the Center for Biosecurity. |
Program Director:
Paula Olsiewski Bio