Recent Publications
- "Biosurveillance Where It Happens: State and Local Capabilities and Needs." By Eric S. Toner, Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Matthew Watson, et al. September 2011.
- "A Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness." Center for Biosecurity, September 2011.
- "Four Ways to Reduce the Time and Cost of Anthrax Cleanup." By Crystal Franco, from Crossroads in Biosecurity, September 2011.
- "Responding to Dengue Fever in the U.S.: Lessons from Three Outbreaks." By Amesh Adalja, Nidhi Bouri, Tara Kirk Sell, and Crystal Franco, July 2011.
- "The Role of Isolation, Self-protection, and Mosquito Abatement in an Agent-based Model of Dengue Fever Transmission." By Fred Selck, Nidhi Bouri, Crystal Franco, Tara Kirk Sell, and Amesh Adalja, July 2011.
- "Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2011-FY2012." By Crystal Franco and Tara Kirk Sell, June 2011.
 | Crystal Franco, MPHAssociateArea of Professional Expertise: Public Health Preparedness, Hospital and Medical Preparedness, Federal Biodefense Funding |
In the News
Defense authorization measure yields less for chem-bio defense, more for cooperative biodefense engagement. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. (01-26-2012). Ms. Franco is quoted in this report.
A decade after 9/11 spending cuts challenge biodefense effort spawned by attacks. Genetic Engineering News. (09-11-2011): Center Associate Crystal Franco is quoted in this article. Analyst Tara Kirk Sell and and the Center's annual analysis of U.S. biodefense funding are also referenced in this article.
$1B effort yields no bioterror defenses: Mass. labs in line to join scaled-back pentagon program, by Bryan Bender. Boston Globe. (01-17-2011): In response to the cutback of federal funding for biodefense drug development, Ms. Franco comments, “It is different when the government is your only market. There needs to be incentives for companies to participate, to take it on for the public good.’’
Stretching the biodefense dollar, The Burrill Report. (Podcast) (09-25-2009): In an audio interview, Ms. Franco discusses federal biodefense spending in her article,"Billions for Biodefense." Listen to podcast
Building biothreat defenses, by Joseph Straw. Security Management Magazine. (February 2009): Figures are cited from Ms. Franco’s annual analysis of federal biodefense funding, “Billions for Biodefense.”