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"Biological Security: The Risk of Dual-Use Research." Thomas Inglesby testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 26, 2012.
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism Special Feature: A Decade in Biosecurity. Various authors. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2012;10(1):5-88. This series of 7 review articles by leaders in the field was commissioned by the Sloan Foundation to document achievements of the past decade and help chart the direction of future efforts.
"Sunday Dialogue: Bird Flu Experiments." Inglesby TV. Sunday Dialogue: Bird Flu Experiments. New York Times. January 29, 2012. Letters.
"Engineered H5N1: A Rare Time for Restraint in Science." Inglesby TV. Annals of Internal Medicine. March 20, 2012;156(6):460-462. First published January 26, 2012 on annals.org.
"Editorial: The Risk of Engineering a Highly Transmissible H5N1 Virus." Inglesby TV, Cicero A, and Henderson DA. www.upmc-biosecurity.org. December 15, 2011.
Panel 3: Transformative Science in Biosecurity. Panel discussion moderated by Tom Inglesby at the conference, Charting the Future of Biosecurity Ten Years After the Anthrax Attacks, October 4, 2011.
"Diagnostics for Global Biosurveillance: Turning Promising Science into the Tools Needed in the Field." Nuzzo J, Rambhia K, Wollner S, et al. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 2011.
"Center for Biosecurity Meets with Chinese Leaders in Public Health and Science." Inglesby TV and Cicero A. www.upmc-biosecurity.org. September 2011.
"A Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness." Center for Biosecurity, September 2011.
"A Crossroads in Biosecurity." Various authors. Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011.
"Managing the Insider Threat in High-Containment Laboratories ." Gronvall GK. In Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011:12-15.
"Acting on the Lessons of SARS: What Remains To Be Done?" Toner E and Nuzzo J. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(2):169-174.
U.S. Government Programs & Priorities, Part 1. Panel discussion moderated by Thomas V. Inglesby at the conference "Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences," March 3, 2011.
U.S. Government Programs & Priorities, Part 2. Panel discussion moderated by Gigi Kwik Gronvall at the conference, "Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences," March 3, 2011.
FDA Strategy for Medicines & Vaccines of Importance to National Security. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, U.S. FDA. Remarks delivered at the conference, "Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences," March 3, 2011.
Life Science Contributions to the 21st Century. Alan I. Leshner, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Executive Publisher of Science. Remarks delivered at the conference, "Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences," March 3, 2011.
Life Sciences Rising. Opening remarks delivered by Thomas V. Inglesby for the conference, "Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences," March 3, 2011.
Science Diplomacy for Global Security: Current Initiatives & Future Possibilities. Panel discussion moderated by D. A. Henderson at the conference "Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences, March 3, 2011.
What's Next? Life Science Trends Worth Watching. Panel discussion moderated by Gigi Kwik Gronvall at the conference, "Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences," March 3, 2011.
Maintaining U.S. Competitiveness in the Life Sciences—What Will It Take? Panel discussion moderated by Anita Cicero at the conference, "Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences," March 3, 2011.
"HHS Guidance on Synthetic DNA Is the Right Step." Gronvall GK. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2010;8(4):373-376.
DoD Biodefense Challenges and Accomplishments. Andrew C. Weber, Asst. to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, DoD. Remarks delivered at the conference, "The State of Biopreparedness: Lessons from Leaders, Proposals for Progress," September 23, 2010.
"Necessary Progress in Biosecurity." Daschle T and Inglesby TV. Harvard Law and Policy Review. 2010;4(2):263-270.
The Impact of Life Sciences on National Security. George Poste, Chief Scientist, Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative, Arizona State University. Remarks delivered at the conference, "Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences," March 3, 2011.
Approaches to Controlling Materials and Information. Panel discussion moderated by Gigi Kwik Gronvall for the conference, "Prevention of Biothreats: A Look Ahead," October 6, 2009.
"Letter of Support to U.S. Senate for Reintroduction of Select Agent Reauthorization Act." The Center endorses The Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009 (S.485 and H.R. 1225), March 2009.
"Letter of Support to U.S. House for Reintroduction of Select Agent Reauthorization Act." The center endorses The Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009 (S.485 and H.R. 1225), March 2009.
"Preventing and Deterring Biological Attacks: Priorities that Should Emerge from the WMD Commission Report." The Center's comments about the WMD Commission's "World at Risk" report, December 2008.
"Scientists Urge DHS to Improve Bioterrorism Risk Assessment." Parnell GS, Borio LL, Brown GG, et al. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2008;6(4):353-356.
"Improving the Select Agent Program." Gronvall GK. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. October 29, 2008. http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/features/improving-the-select-agent-program.
"Letter of Support for H.R. 6671 Biosafety Act" The Center for Biosecurity letter of endorsement, August 2008.
Roundtable On-line Discussion: "Is the Availability of Genetic Information Dangerous?" Gronvall GK, Kuhn J, Hunger I and Ryabikhin LF. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists 8 November 2007 to 28 February 2008. http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/roundtables/is-the-availability-genetic-information-dangerous.
"Germs, Viruses, and Secrets: The Silent Proliferation of Bio-Laboratories in the U.S." Gigi Kwik Gronvall testified before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, October 2007.
"Letter to Editor: The FDA Animal Efficacy Rule and Biodefense." Gronvall GK, Trent D, Borio L, et al. Nature Biotechnology. 2007;25:1084-1087.
"The Science of Biodefense: RNAi." Chamberlain A and Gronvall GK. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2007;5(2):104-106.
"Meeting Report: High-Containment Biodefense Research Laboratories: Meeting Report and Center Recommendations." Gronvall GK, Fitzgerald J, Chamberlain A, et al. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2007;5(1):75-85.
"The Scientific Response to a Pandemic." Gronvall GK and Henderson DA, 2006. PLoS Pathogens. 2006;2(2).
"A New Role for Scientists in the Biological Weapons Convention." Gronvall GK. Nature Biotechnology. 2005; 23(10).
"Biosecurity: Responsible Stewardship of Bioscience in an Age of Catastrophic Terrorism." Kwik G, Fitzgerald J, Inglesby TV, and O'Toole T. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2003;1(1):27-35.
"Bioscientists, Bioterrorism, and National Security." Smith BT. Science NextWave. 2003 Feb 14.

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