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Dennis Kasper, MD, director of the Channing Laboratory in the Department of Medicine, will chair a 24-member committee charged by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to recommend strategies for oversight of federally conducted or supported biological research that has the potential for dual use-that is, research yielding knowledge of public health benefit that could possibly be exploited by persons seeking to do harm. The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), which first met last month in Bethesda, MD, will consider both national security concerns and the needs of the research community. “It's an honor to be selected to chair this board, which includes so many distinguished members representing a broad spectrum of expertise from academia, the biotechnical industry and government,” Kasper said. “It is a significant challenge we have ahead of us, but I think my colleagues on the board are up to this critical task of strategic development in this area of science.”
For more information, visit www.biosecurityboard.gov