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Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (RCEs)

Meetings

Upcoming Meeting

Public Consultation Meeting, July 15, 2008

The Federal government has organized a public consultation to engage the scientific community and research organizations in a discussion of a framework for the oversight of dual use research proposed by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB).

The meeting will focus on a set of questions, included in Appendix 2 of the NSABB’s proposed oversight framework, on which the government would specifically like to solicit comment. These questions concern such matters as the clarity of the criterion proposed by the Board for identifying dual use research of concern; institutional oversight responsibilities, including how to balance appropriate controls with academic freedom and scientific exchange; and approaches to education to enhance awareness of the issue.

The meeting will take place from 8:30am – 4:00pm, July 15, 2008, at the Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Campus in Bethesda, Maryland (Natcher Center - NIH Visitor Information).

Archived Meetings

4th Annual RCE Meeting, April 15 – 17, 2007, St. Louis, MO


Contact Info

Rona Hirschberg
Senior Program Officer
E-mail: rhirschberg@niaid.nih.gov

Highlight

RCE Program Evaluation: Report on the First Five Years (PDF)



Contact Info

Rona Hirschberg
Senior Program Officer
E-mail: rhirschberg@niaid.nih.gov

Highlight

RCE Program Evaluation: Report on the First Five Years (PDF)