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New text has been highlighted.     April 29, 2009 Meeting     Agenda and Webcasts     Agenda     Draft Report     Webcast     Minutes will be posted once they are available.   Presentation Materials     NSABB Working Group on Personnel Reliability: Overview of Deliberations and Draft Report on Personnel Reliability Paul Keim, Ph.D. NSABB Member and Regents Professor of Biology, Northern Arizona University     Public Consultation on Personnel Reliability Michael Imperiale, Ph.D. NSABB Member and Professor, University of Michigan Medical School     NSABB Draft Report: Enhancing Personnel Reliability Among Individuals with Access to Select Agents Paul Keim, Ph.D.     April 3, 2009 Public Consultation on Personnel Reliability     Agenda and Webcasts     Agenda     Webcast/Podcast     Minutes will be posted once they are available.   Presentation Materials     Background and Introduction to the Personnel Reliability Issue     Understanding and Improving Laboratory Security, Personnel Reliability, and Safety Diane DiEuliis, Ph.D. Office of Science and Technology Policy     Panel I - Extant Models of Personnel Reliability Programs     The Army Biological Personnel Reliability Program (BPRP) John Humpton Combatting WMD and Proliferation Policy Division G-3/5/7, Headquarters, Department of the Army     LLNL Select Agent Human Reliability Program Eric Gard, Ph.D. Global Security Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory     Bioterrorism Risk Assessment Group John Stovers Bioterrorism Risk Assessments, Criminal Justice Information Services, FBI     NSABB Briefing: Security Risk Assessments for Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agent Robbin Weyant, Ph.D. Director, Division of Select Agents and Toxins, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, CDC     Managing Personnel Reliability at the Galveston National Laborator Stan Lemon, M.D. NSABB Member and Director, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Professor, Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston National Laboratory     Presentation - Optimal Personnel Characteristics     NSABB Working Group on Personnel Reliability: Optimal Personnel Characteristics Dennis Kasper, M.D. NSABB Chair and Chair of the Working Group on Personnel Reliability     Panel II - Optimal Personnel Characteristics: Scientific and Professional Integrity and Compliance with Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards     Dennis Metzger, Ph.D. Professor and Theobald Smith Endowed Chair, and Director, Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College     John Dahlberg, Ph.D. Director, Division of Investigative Oversight, HHS Office of Research Integrity     Researcher Compliance with Biosafety Debra Hunt, Dr.P.H. Director, Biological Safety, Duke University     Education About the Responsible Conduct of Research Nicholas Steneck, Ph.D. Director, Research Ethics and Integrity Program, University of Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research & Professor Emeritus of History, University of Michigan     Select Agent Research: Considerations for "Optimal Personnel Characteristics" Brian Herman, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and Professor, Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center     Biosecurity and Biomedical Research: How Can We Succeed in Both? Eric Utt, Ph.D. Director, Worldwide Public Affairs and Policy, Pfizer Inc.     Panel III - Optimal Personnel Characteristics: Emotionally Stable and Capable of Sound Judgment; Free of Vulnerability to Coercion     Biosurety - An Investigator's perspective Fred Sparling, M.D. Director, Southeast Regional Center for Excellence in Emerging Infections and Biodefense (SERCEB)     Psychological Assessment in the Selection of Personnel for Specialized Roles in Government: Where does it fit in? What Role Might it Play? C. Andy Morgan, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University     Psychological Assessment Jeff Baker, Ph.D., ABPP Professor, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences and Chief Psychologist, Aviation Medicine, Anesthesiology, Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch     A system of Layered Accountability Amy Smithson, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies   Top of Page   December 10, 2008 Meeting     Agenda and Webcasts     Agenda     Webcast   Presentation Materials     NSABB Personnel Reliability Working Group: Introduction to the Issue and Charge to the Working Group     Personnel Reliability: Introduction and Charge to NSABB Amy Patterson, M.D. Executive Director, NSABB     Panel on Extant Personnel Reliability Programs     Security Risk Assessments for Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents Robbin Weyant, Ph.D. Director, Division of Select Agents and Toxins, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, CDC     Overview of DoD Biological Select Agent and Toxin (BSAT) Policies Kenneth Cole, Ph.D. Deputy and Medical Director, Office of the Special Assistant for Chemical and Biological Defense & Chemical Demilitarization Programs     Department of Energy Biological Personnel Reliability Terry Creque, Ph.D. Biological Programs and Acting S&T Division, Director, Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, DOE     LLNL Select Agent Human Reliability Program Eric Gard, Ph.D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Select Agent Manager     Personnel Reliability Working Group: Preliminary Findings and Recommendations     NSABB Working Group on Personnel Reliability: Preliminary Findings and Recommendations Dennis L. Kasper, M.D. NSABB Chair, Harvard Medical School     NSABB Working Group on Outreach and Education: Presentation and Discussion of Outreach and Education Plan     Strategic Plan for Outreach and Education on Dual Use Research Issues Michael Imperiale, Ph.D. NSABB Outreach and Education Working Group Chair, University of Michigan     Update: Federal Response to NSABB Reports on Synthetic Genomics and Oversight Framework for Dual Use Research     U.S. Government Public Consultation Meeting on the NSABB's Proposed Oversight Framework: A Summary Mary Mazanec, M.D., J.D. Director, Office of Medicine, Science and Public Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, HHS     Implementation of Synthetic DNA and Security Policy Actions Diane C. DiEuliis, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Life Sciences, Assistant Director, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President     Highlights of the Third International Roundtable: "Sustaining Progress in the Life Sciences: Strategies for Managing Dual Use Research of Concern"     Update from the NSABB Working Group on International Engagement 3rd International Roundtable David R. Franz, DVM, Ph.D. NSABB International Working Group Co-Chair, Midwest Research Institute   Top of Page   February 27-28, 2008 Meeting     Agenda and Webcasts     Agenda     Minutes     Webcast Day 1     Webcast Day 2     Presentation Materials     Updates on International Engagement on Dual Use Research David R. Franz, D.V.M., Ph.D. NSABB International Engagement Working Group Co-Chair and Midwest Research Institute Stuart Levy, M.D. NSABB International Engagement Working Group Co-Chair, and Tufts University School of Medicine     Consideration of NSABB Recommendations in the Development of Federal Policy on Dual Use Life Sciences Research Ken Staley, M.D., M.P.A Director for Biodefense Policy, Homeland Security Council, The White House     Biosafety Implications of Synthetic Genomics Technology: US Policy Development Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, M.D., J.D. Executive Secretary, Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, Office of Biotechnology Activities, NIH     Assessing Biosecurity Concerns Related to Synthetic Biology David Relman, M.D. NSABB Synthetic Genomics Working Group Chair and Stanford University School of Medicine     WHO Project: Life Science Research and Development (R&D) for Global Health Security Ottorino Cosivi, D.V.M. Project Leader, Program for Deliberate Epidemics, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland     Review of the Charge of the Working Group on Outreach and Education Michael Imperiale, Ph.D. NSABB Working Group on Outreach and Education Chair and University of Michigan Medical School     Outreach and Education Activities on Dual Use Research: Keeping the Community Apprised of Developing Federal Policies Allan Shipp Director of Outreach, NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities     Selected Perspectives from the Research Community Regarding Outreach on Dual Use Research     American Bar Association - Science and Technology Law Gilbert Whittemore, Esq., Chair, Section of Science & Technology Law and Counsel, Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C.     American Biological Safety Association - Biosafety community Janet S. Peterson, R.B.P., C.B.S.P., Assistant Director & Biosafety Officer, UM Department of Environmental Safety     American Phytopathological Society - Botanists Ray Martyn, Ph.D., APS President and Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University     American Society for Microbiology - Microbiologists Ronald Atlas, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, University of Kentucky     Association of American Medical Colleges - Medical schools and teaching hospital leadership Stephen Heinig, Senior Policy Fellow, AAMC     Association of American Universities - Research intensive universities Patrick White, Vice President of Federal Relations, AAU     Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - Biological scientists at large Carrie Wolinetz, Ph.D., Director of Communications     National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges - State schools, including schools of agriculture Bruce McPheron, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education and Director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station at Pennsylvania State University     Effective Educational Tools and Vehicles for Information Dissemination: Perspectives and Experience from the Private Sector     Making a Compelling Case about Dual Use Research to the Scientific Community at Large Mark S. Frankel, Ph.D., Director, Scientific Freedom Responsibility and Law Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science     SERCEB Experience in Educating the Investigator Community about Dual Use Research Robert Cook-Deegan, M.D., Principal Investigator, Policy, Ethics, and Law Core, Southeast Regional, Center for Excellence for Emerging Infections and Biodefense (SERCEB)     FAS Educational Efforts Related to Dual Use Research: Web-Based Tools, Case Studies, and More Michael Stebbins, Ph.D., Director of Biology Policy, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)     Final Conclusions, Closing Remarks and Adjournment Michael Imperiale, Ph.D. Chair, NSABB Working Group on Outreach and Education Chair and University of Michigan Medical School Dennis L. Kasper, M.D. NSABB Chair and Harvard Medical School     October 11, 2007: (NSABB-RAC Roundtable on Synthetic Biology)     Agenda and Meeting Summary     Agenda     Meeting Summary     April 19, 2007 Meeting     Agenda, Minutes, and Webcast     Agenda     Minutes     Webcast     Presentation Materials     DRAFT Report of the NSABB Working Group on Oversight Framework Development   Top of Page   January 31, 2007 Meeting     National Security Briefing - Closed Session   Top of Page   October 25, 2006 Meeting     Agenda, Minutes, and Webcast     Agenda     Webcast     Presentation Materials     NSABB Working Group on Synthetic Genomics     Conceptualizing an Oversight Framework for Dual Use Research     Addressing Biosecurity concerns Related to the Synthesis of Select Agents   Top of Page   July 13, 2006 Meeting     Agenda, Minutes, and Webcast     Agenda     Minutes     Webcast     Presentation Materials     NSABB Draft Guidance Documents     Introduction and Dual Use Criteria Working Group     Communications Working Group     Codes of Conduct Working Group     International Collaboration Working Group     Synthetic Genomics Working Group     Next Steps   Top of Page   March 30, 2006 Meeting     Agenda, Minutes, and Webcast     Agenda     Minutes     Webcast     Presentation Materials     Dual Use Criteria Working Group     Codes of Conduct Working Group     Synthetic Genomics Working Group     Communications Working Group     Presentation on NRC Report, "Globalization, Biosecurity and the Future of the Life Sciences"     "Overview of Global Perceptions and Priorities"     "Raising Awareness in the Global Research Community: Challenges and Benefits"     "The Dual Use Dilemma: Perspectives of a Non-Government Organization"   Top of Page   November 21, 2005 Meeting     Agenda, Minutes, and Webcast     Agenda     Minutes     Webcast     Presentation Materials     Criteria for Identifying Dual Use Research and Results     Codes of Conduct Progress Report     Communication of Dual Use Research Results, Methods, and Technologies     International Progress Report   Top of Page   June 30 - July 1, 2005 Meeting     Agenda, Minutes, Webcasts, and Transcripts     Agenda     Minutes     Transcript Day 1     Transcript Day 2     Webcast June 30th part 1     Webcast June 30th part 2     Webcast June 30th part 3     Webcast June 30th part 4     Webcast July 1st part 1     Webcast July 1st part 2     Presentation Materials     Dual-use results and scientific journals     Microbes as Weapons: Is There a Line In The Sand?     Risks and Rewards of Synthetic Biology     Balancing Biosecurity& Scientific Progress: The Need for a Culture of Responsibility     National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity: Purpose, Structure, and Operations     Regulation of DNA Synthesis     Past as Prologue: Are there Lessons to be Learned from the Nuclear Physics and Cryptography Communities?     Challenges in Proposing a Code of Conduct with Dual-Use Perspectives     Dual-Use Information: Issues For NSABB     Communication of Dual Communication of Dual-Use Research Use Research Results Methods and Technologies Results Methods and Technologies     NSABB Inaugural Meeting: Opening Remarks   Top of Page

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