Applied Biosecurity Global Health Biodefense And Developing Technologies

Author : Ryan N. Burnette
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030694647

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Applied Biosecurity: Global Health, Biodefense, and Developing Technologies by Ryan N. Burnette Pdf

This book describes an adaptable biothreat assessment process to complement overall biorisk management programs, incorporating threat management and the unique natures of biological assets. Further, this book examines the nexus between public health, international security, and developing technologies, building a case for augmenting biosecurity to levels beyond the laboratory constraints. With the face of biological and biomedical sciences changing, this book describes how with proper biosecurity development, these can become assets, rather than liabilities, to secure our world from natural and man-made biological disasters. The world is changing rapidly with respect to developing threats, such as terrorism, and dual-use technologies, such as synthetic biology, that are challenging how we think about biosafety and biosecurity. Further, the fields of public health and international security are colliding, as both of these share the common enemy: intentional or natural biological incidents. To date, biosecurity has been limited to laboratory-level application, and complicating efforts, and lacks credentialed biosecurity professionals skilled in both the biological sciences and threat management techniques. The result is a fragmented field of practice, with tremendous need, from the lab to the outbreak. Underpinning these principles is the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, providing a historic milestone to examine biosecurity through a global lens. This book describes biosecurity as a set of practices and principles to be augmented out of the constrained laboratory environment, and applied to larger efforts, such as international threat reduction and biological incident management.

Author : National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Committee on Advances in Technology and the Prevention of Their Application to Next Generation Biowarfare Threats
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309100328

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Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of the Life Sciences by National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Committee on Advances in Technology and the Prevention of Their Application to Next Generation Biowarfare Threats Pdf

Biomedical advances have made it possible to identify and manipulate features of living organisms in useful ways-leading to improvements in public health, agriculture, and other areas. The globalization of scientific and technical expertise also means that many scientists and other individuals around the world are generating breakthroughs in the life sciences and related technologies. The risks posed by bioterrorism and the proliferation of biological weapons capabilities have increased concern about how the rapid advances in genetic engineering and biotechnology could enable the production of biological weapons with unique and unpredictable characteristics. Globalization, Biosecurity, and the Future of Life Sciences examines current trends and future objectives of research in public health, life sciences, and biomedical science that contain applications relevant to developments in biological weapons 5 to 10 years into the future and ways to anticipate, identify, and mitigate these dangers.

Author : Ryan Burnette
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118768952

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Biosecurity by Ryan Burnette Pdf

Learn how to assess and prevent biosecurity threats to protect public health and national security With contributions from experts in all facets of biosecurity, this book explains the fundamental elements of biosecurity as well as the related concepts of biosafety and biosurety, detailing how all three concepts fit within the framework of biodefense. Readers are then given the tools needed to assess and prevent biosecurity threats and vulnerabilities. The book explores the nature of biosecurity threats to research laboratories as well as to agriculture, food, and mass transit. Moreover, readers will learn how to apply principles of biosecurity to assess epidemics and protect public health. Biosecurity takes a detailed look at today's biosecurity policy, explaining how it is likely to evolve given current and potential threats to national security. The authors stress the importance of education and advocacy, helping readers develop effective programs to build public awareness and preparedness. The book also presents a novel tool to assess the effectiveness of laboratory biosafety and biosecurity programs. Biosecurity is divided into four parts: Part I: An Introduction to Biosecurity Part II: Elements of Biosecurity Part III: Biosecurity in Various Sectors Part IV: Biosecurity Policy, Bioterrorism, and the Future This book will instill a deep understanding of what biosecurity is and what it is not. It urges readers to think about the importance of biosecurity as it relates to national security, safety, and health. By exposing major flaws in global biosecurity thinking, Biosecurity sets forth a clear pathway to correct those errors and build stronger biosecurity programs.

Author : Jonathan Jaime G. Guerrero,Rohani Cena-Navarro,Raul V. Destura,Marian P. De Leon,Kin Israel Notarte,Mark Angelo O. Balendres
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781040051436

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Biosafety and Biosecurity by Jonathan Jaime G. Guerrero,Rohani Cena-Navarro,Raul V. Destura,Marian P. De Leon,Kin Israel Notarte,Mark Angelo O. Balendres Pdf

There are many guidelines, protocols and advisories that outline how biosafety and biosecurity can be adopted by institutions around the world. Whilst helpful, many of these are tailored to affluent Western nations. This leaves developing nations far behind since their laboratories and institutions are resource-scarce and biosafety and biosecurity are not mainstreamed entirely among the different laboratory workers, healthcare professionals, researchers, and academics. Biosafety and Biosecurity: Practical Insights and Applications for Low and Middle-Income Countries aims to bridge this gap by comprehensively summarizing the state and development of biosafety and biosecurity in developing and developed nations in a comparative analysis. This book includes basic concepts and principles of biosafety and biosecurity, including certification and legal frameworks, both international and local, and biosafety and biosecurity across disciplines including environmental, medical, and special topics that are relevant to countries with comparable conditions. This proposed book solves the problem of the lack of a prescribed professional title that comprehensively summarizes the state and development of biosafety and biosecurity throughout the world, allowing the reader a 360 view of the subject area. This book will appeal to a global audience of biorisk officers, health and safety professionals and specialists in the life sciences, health and allied fields, environmental science, engineering, and plant and animal agriculture.

Author : Andrew Lakoff,Stephen J Collier
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780231511773

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Biosecurity Interventions by Andrew Lakoff,Stephen J Collier Pdf

In recent years, new disease threats such as SARS, avian flu, mad cow disease, and drug-resistant strains of malaria and tuberculosis have garnered media attention and galvanized political response. Proposals for new approaches to "securing health" against these threats have come not only from public health and medicine but also from such fields as emergency management, national security, and global humanitarianism. This volume provides a map of this complex and rapidly transforming terrain. The editors focus on how experts, public officials, and health practitioners work to define what it means to "secure health" through concrete practices such as global humanitarian logistics, pandemic preparedness measures, vaccination campaigns, and attempts to regulate potentially dangerous new biotechnologies. As the contributions show, despite impressive activity in these areas, the field of "biosecurity interventions" remains unstable. Many basic questions are only beginning to be addressed: Who decides what counts as a biosecurity problem? Who is responsible for taking action, and how is the efficacy of a given intervention to be evaluated? It is crucial to address such questions today, when responses to new problems of health and security are still taking shape. In this context, this volume offers a form of critical and reflexive knowledge that examines how technical efforts to increase biosecurity relate to the political and ethical challenges of living with risk.

Author : Manousos E. Kambouris
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323852371

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Genomics in Biosecurity by Manousos E. Kambouris Pdf

Genomics in Biosecurity: Principles and Applications of Genomic Technologies in Expanded Biosecurity Concepts, in the Translational and Applied Genomics series, explains in definite and practical terms the applicability of genomic technologies in every aspect of biosecurity, from emergent diagnostics to bioterrorism, agroterrorism, next generation biowarfare, biosurveillance and risk assessment. This book offers an integrated discussion of genomics and GCBR (global catastrophic biological risks) events, considering both basic aspects of biosecurity genomics and application of genomic technologies to drive new solutions. Readers will find evidence-based strategies to apply genomics in disease and pathogen monitoring and diagnosis, and more. Social aspects of GCBR events and genomic biosecurity, such as issues of terrorism, policy ethics, and practice, are also considered in-depth. Examines the use of genomics in pathogen monitoring and diagnosis, biosurveillance, and countermeasures for spontaneous and perpetrated events Discusses social, ethical, and policy aspects of GCBR events and the use of genomic technologies in biosecurity Empowers new solutions in biorestoration, biocrime, counterbioterrorism, disaster management, and humanitarian crisis response Features chapter contributions from a range of international specialists

Author : Alan E. Kazdin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 821 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781108838788

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Research Design in Clinical Psychology by Alan E. Kazdin Pdf

Fully revised and updated, this text offers a comprehensive guide to research methods and research design in clinical psychology.

Author : David Fidler,Lawrence Ogalthorpe Gostin
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780804750295

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Biosecurity in the Global Age by David Fidler,Lawrence Ogalthorpe Gostin Pdf

"The renewed threat of biological weapons highlights the importance of crafting policy responses informed by the rule of law. This book explores patterns in recent governance initiatives and advocates building a "global biosecurity concert" as a way to address the threats presented by biological weapons and infectious diseases in the early 21st century."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Peter Clevestig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biosecurity
ISBN : 9185114618

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Handbook of Applied Biosecurity for Life Science Laboratories by Peter Clevestig Pdf

Author : Benjamin D. Trump,Marie-Valentine Florin,Edward Perkins,Igor Linkov
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Biomedical engineering
ISBN : 9789402420869

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Emerging Threats of Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology by Benjamin D. Trump,Marie-Valentine Florin,Edward Perkins,Igor Linkov Pdf

Synthetic biology is a field of biotechnology that is rapidly growing in various applications, such as in medicine, environmental sustainability, and energy production. However these technologies also have unforeseen risks and applications to humans and the environment. This open access book presents discussions on risks and mitigation strategies for these technologies including biosecurity, or the potential of synthetic biology technologies and processes to be deliberately misused for nefarious purposes. The book presents strategies to prevent, mitigate, and recover from 'dual-use concern' biosecurity challenges that may be raised by individuals, rogue states, or non-state actors. Several key topics are explored including opportunities to develop more coherent and scalable approaches to govern biosecurity from a laboratory perspective up to the international scale and strategies to prevent potential health and environmental hazards posed by deliberate misuse of synthetic biology without stifling innovation. The book brings together the expertise of top scholars in synthetic biology and biotechnology risk assessment, management, and communication to discuss potential biosecurity governing strategies and offer perspectives for collaboration in oversight and future regulatory guidance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692457410

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Biological Laboratory Applied Biosecurity and Biorisk Managemnet Guide by Anonim Pdf

The BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY APPLIED BIOSECURITY AND BIORISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE is a definitive and comprehensive tutorial text that, for the first time, provides a specific reference for training Biorisk and Biosecurity students or other biological community professionals. The topics included range from a clear, concise definition of Biorisk from a laboratory biosecurity perspective, biosafety/biosecurity comparisons and contracts, U.S. and WHO regulations and guidance, a unique laboratory biorisk assessment model, bio-terrorism reality, public health issues, research topics, laboratory physical security, emergency planning, export control and conducting business in foreign countries among other germane topics of interest.The cascading events in the aftermath of 9/11/2001, and the biological attacks that immediately followed have given rise to a significant proliferation of biological laboratories working with dangerous pathogens both domestically and internationally. The quest to develop effective medical countermeasures, conduct research, and provide safe and secure laboratory environments has also resulted in significant increases in funding. The expansion of this capacity has also resulted in the creation of a myriad of legislation, regulations and guidelines that are designed to protect laboratory staff, the public and ensure that these pathogens are properly secured. Ultimately, the convergence of these issues has contributed to the emergence of a new security subject matter expert category, Biological Security Professional. Currently there exists very few security management professionals specifically trained in biological security and biorisk management, to meet the needs and demand world-wide. The intent of this manual is to provide the fundamental information for new security practitioners just entering the field and the more experienced professional that is seeking to transition into the field of biological laboratory security and biorisk management. There is compelling evidence suggesting that the need for the biosecurity specialty subject matter expert will continue to grow exponentially in the near and long term, throughout the world. The ultimate goal is to assist in the proliferation of One Health world-wide and to create a professional discipline to prevent and mitigate the full spectrum of biological risks, threats and vulnerabilities

Author : Geoffrey M. Gadd,Sima Sariaslani
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323989701

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Advances in Applied Microbiology by Geoffrey M. Gadd,Sima Sariaslani Pdf

Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 120 continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology, providing invaluable references and information on a variety of areas relating to the topics of microbiology. Contains contributions from leading authorities in the field Informs and updates on the latest developments in the field of microbiology Includes discussions on the role of specific molecules in pathogen life stages, interactions, and much more

Author : Howard Kunreuther,Michael Useem
Publisher : Pearson Prentice Hall
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780137067244

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Learning from Catastrophes by Howard Kunreuther,Michael Useem Pdf

Events ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the global economic crisis have taught businesspeople an unforgettable lesson: if you don’t plan for “extreme risk,” you endanger your organization’s very survival. But how can you plan for events that go far beyond anything that occurs in normal day-to-day business? In Learning from Catastrophes, two renowned experts present the first comprehensive strategic framework for assessing, responding to, and managing extreme risk. Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem build on their own breakthrough work on mitigating natural disasters, extending it to the challenges faced by real-world enterprises. Along with the contributions of leading experts in risk management, heuristics, and disaster recovery, they identify the behavioral biases and faulty heuristics that mislead decision makers about the likelihood of catastrophe. They go on to identify the hidden links associated with extreme risks, and present techniques for systematically building greater resilience into the organization. The global best-seller The Black Swan told executives that “once in a lifetime” events are far more common and dangerous than they ever realized. Learning from Catastropheshows them exactly what to do about it.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on International Security and Arms Control,Committee on Enhancing Global Health Security through International Biosecurity and Health Engagement Programs
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309671828

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A Strategic Vision for Biological Threat Reduction by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on International Security and Arms Control,Committee on Enhancing Global Health Security through International Biosecurity and Health Engagement Programs Pdf

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was asked to articulate a 5-year strategic vision for international health security programs and provide findings and recommendations on how to optimize the impact of the Department of Defense (DOD) Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) in fulfilling its biosafety and biosecurity mission. Because BTRP is just one of several U.S. government programs conducting international health security engagement, both the strategic vision and the success of the program rely on coordinating actions with the U.S. government as a whole and with its international partners. This report provides several recommendations for optimizing BTRP success in its current mission and the wider-looking strategic vision it proposes.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Strategies for Identifying and Addressing Potential Biodefense Vulnerabilities Posed by Synthetic Biology
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309465182

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Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Strategies for Identifying and Addressing Potential Biodefense Vulnerabilities Posed by Synthetic Biology Pdf

Scientific advances over the past several decades have accelerated the ability to engineer existing organisms and to potentially create novel ones not found in nature. Synthetic biology, which collectively refers to concepts, approaches, and tools that enable the modification or creation of biological organisms, is being pursued overwhelmingly for beneficial purposes ranging from reducing the burden of disease to improving agricultural yields to remediating pollution. Although the contributions synthetic biology can make in these and other areas hold great promise, it is also possible to imagine malicious uses that could threaten U.S. citizens and military personnel. Making informed decisions about how to address such concerns requires a realistic assessment of the capabilities that could be misused. Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology explores and envisions potential misuses of synthetic biology. This report develops a framework to guide an assessment of the security concerns related to advances in synthetic biology, assesses the levels of concern warranted for such advances, and identifies options that could help mitigate those concerns.