• In the next several months, a Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense , chaired by former Sen. Joe Lieberman and former Gov. Tom Ridge, will recommend changes to "U.S. policy and law to strengthen national biodefense while optimizing resource investments. (rand.org)
  • Lieberman, is the co-chair of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense , alongside former Gov. Tom Ridge, former Sec. of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, former Sen. Tom Daschle, former Rep. Jim Greenwood and Honorable Kenneth Wainstein. (centralagsupply.com)
  • Here, Charles shares her thoughts on zoonotic diseases and the role of biosurveillance in combating them. (pnnl.gov)
  • A Q&A with Lauren Charles, veterinarian and PNNL data scientist, on zoonotic diseases and the role biosurveillance plays in mitigating the growing threat to global health. (pnnl.gov)
  • Biodefense refers to measures to restore biosecurity to a group of organisms who are, or may be, subject to biological threats or infectious diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Biodefense refers to group medical or military procedures that are used to re-establish the biosecurity of a nation. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • He said that the firm always viewed Concentric's development through "the lens of what … will be the modern tools of biotech applied towards the essentially defensive mission [of] biosecurity or biodefense. (genomeweb.com)
  • Dr. Deshpande also highlighted several decision-support tools for biosurveillance, such as Analytics for Investigation of Disease Outbreaks ( AIDO ), Red Alert , Biosurveillance Resource Directory ( BRD ), and Epi Archive . (contagionlive.com)
  • Dr. Lindler highlighted the role of biosurveillance within the scope of DHS by pointing to the threat space, which ranges from deliberate use of biological weapons (by states or terrorists), accidents or negligence, to natural outbreaks. (contagionlive.com)
  • The U.S. Government to develop a nationwide, robust, and integrated biosurveillance capability, with connection to international disease-surveillance system, in order to provide early warning and ongoing characterization of disease outbreaks in real-time. (interolifesciences.com)
  • There are various aspects that could boost the use of biodefenses such as favorable initiatives from the government, a surge in the number of naturally occurring outbreaks, and the rising threat of biological weapons and nuclear-armed ICBM. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • Biodefense is frequently discussed in the context of biowar or bioterrorism, and is generally considered a military or emergency response term. (wikipedia.org)
  • Biodefense means a medical measure to safeguard individuals from bioterrorism. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • Growing awareness about bioterrorism attacks in various emerging countries like Germany and the U.S. will fuel the growth of the global biodefense industry in the upcoming years. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • Various governments are considering beginning programs that include storing vaccines and biodefense machines that can be used for an abrupt bioterrorism attack. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • The integration of human health information with information about infectious agents derived from surveillance of animal disease, water quality, and air quality-or "biosurveillance"-is needed to defend against bioterrorism and natural pandemics. (nationalacademies.org)
  • As this committee began its work, an effort to develop a National Biosurveillance Strategy, mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21), was getting under way through the coordination efforts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2008a). (nationalacademies.org)
  • The U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) also participates in the identification and prevention of biowarfare and first released a strategy for biodefense in 2002, periodically releasing updates as new pathogens are becoming topics of discussion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Because infectious diseases are a global problem, and as Dr. Taitt highlighted, a military problem, there is a need for real-time biosurveillance. (contagionlive.com)
  • The goal of biodefense is to integrate the sustained efforts of the national and homeland security, medical, public health, intelligence, diplomatic, and police communities. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dr. Reis has designed predictive health monitoring systems for regional and national settings, and has advised governments worldwide on establishing biodefense and biosurveillance infrastructures. (gbcacm.org)
  • The following excerpts are taken directly from national biosurveillance reports, directives, and recommendations. (interolifesciences.com)
  • National biodefense is a critical element of national security. (rand.org)
  • Environmental biodetection and human biosurveillance are part of the foundation of national biodefense. (rand.org)
  • Further, the easy accessibility of these viruses has made biodefense a major factor of the national defense for any nation. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • Dr. Lipkin serves as co-chair of the Steering Committee of the National neurology_biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee and as Director of the Northeast Biodefense Center and the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on Diagnostics, Surveillance and Immunotherapeutics for Emerging Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, the only academic WHO Center focused on diagnostics and discovery. (columbia.edu)
  • To address this need, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (USDA NBAF) has partnered with Texas A&M University through its Global Health Research Complex (TAMGHRC) to establish the Research Alliance for Veterinary Science and Biodefense BSL-3 Network (RAV3N). (cdc.gov)
  • The group has published several reports on biodefense, finding "systemic weaknesses in the national biodefence posture. (centralagsupply.com)
  • Understand strategic integration for the national strategy for biosurveillance. (biodetectiontechnologies.com)
  • In October, S&T collaborated with the Office of Health Affairs National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) to launch the Hidden Signals Challenge . (homelandsecurityreview.com)
  • Issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in collaboration with the Office of Health Affairs National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), the challenge calls for the design of an early warning system that uses existing data to uncover emerging biothreats. (dhs.gov)
  • Other potential interventions include developing next-generation personal protective equipment (PPE), implementing pathogen inactivation technologies, and improving global biosurveillance. (councilonstrategicrisks.org)
  • Within the biodefense realm, the DHS plays an integral role and utilizes a four-pronged approach-threat awareness, prevent and protect, surveillance and detection, and response and recover. (contagionlive.com)
  • The technology is on the cusp of providing substantial impact to patient treatment, but until NGS assays move past the LDT context to Food and Drug Administration-cleared assays, NGS for biodefense will remain outside the realm of routine clinical application," he said. (aacc.org)
  • The wide-scale installation of environmental biosurveillance technologies by the federal government started after the anthrax mailings, and the initiatives from governments to facilitate the development of these technologies have also expanded. (thenewsrabbit.com)
  • Luther Lindler, PhD, from Bio Programs within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) presented perhaps one of my favorite talks regarding biosurveillance and its application as a measure of homeland security. (contagionlive.com)
  • Finally, one of the most meaningful (and relevant) talks of this section of the summit was led by Chris R. Taitt, PhD, from the US Naval Research Laboratory, who discussed biosurveillance in resource limited environments. (contagionlive.com)
  • I also analyze the disease outbreak reports and coordinate data gathering and report generation from AFHSB's Global Emerging Infections Surveillance, Epidemiology and Analysis), and Integrated Biosurveillance sections. (health.mil)
  • Biosurveillance plays a vital role in biodefense efforts. (contagionlive.com)
  • Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is moving beyond core research applications and playing a larger role in biodefense research. (aacc.org)
  • She conducts research in biosurveillance and disease forecasting to develop tools for detecting and mitigating zoonotic diseases and other biothreats. (pnnl.gov)
  • How does your research in biosurveillance and disease forecasting contribute to this? (pnnl.gov)
  • DHS must ensure biosurveillance efforts are just as diverse as the variety of biological threats the United States faces. (contagionlive.com)
  • Biosurveillance is defined as the process of gathering, integrating, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating essential information that might relate to disease activity and other threats to human, animal, or plant health. (pnnl.gov)
  • Despite their significance, Federal funding has not yet sufficiently addressed these threats, as biodefense spending remains less than 1% of its annual defense budget. (councilonstrategicrisks.org)
  • XpresSpa Group, Inc. has announced the extension of their initial $2 million airport-based biosurveillance program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through its subsidiary XpresCheck ® , bringing the total contract to $5.6 million. (globalbiodefense.com)
  • One of Ginkgo's longstanding biosurveillance program is a COVID-19 monitoring system through which the firm supports the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at seven major US airports. (genomeweb.com)
  • Biosensors and biodetection efforts are also a large part of these efforts and an ongoing application for biodefense efforts within buildings for large events such as the Super Bowl, and other high risk environments. (contagionlive.com)
  • DHS biosurveillance efforts encompass a magnitude of scenarios and environments, which Dr. Lindler highlighted through his examples of CBP as just one facet of American biodefense efforts. (contagionlive.com)
  • however, in the art of global health security and biodefense, we are only as strong as the weakest country. (contagionlive.com)
  • Upon completion of this certificate, many students go on to pursue the Schar School's Master's in Biodefense and Master's in International Security degree programs, among others. (gmu.edu)
  • The recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa exemplifies how NGS was applied in biosurveillance. (aacc.org)
  • First launched in September 2021, the COVID-19 biosurveillance program consisted of an 8-week pilot that focuses on the importation of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants in the United States on flights originating from India. (globalbiodefense.com)
  • Initially, the biosurveillance program provided testing for travelers arriving from India at three key United States airports including John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark-Liberty International Airport and San Francisco International Airport. (globalbiodefense.com)
  • Overall, there is a multitude of biosurveillance components that DHS relies on for biodefense efforts, whether it be at ports, airports, or government buildings. (contagionlive.com)
  • To this end, Dr. Taitt pointed to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's ( DTRA ), 24-Month Challenge to get real-time biosurveillance up and running in a resource-limited country. (contagionlive.com)
  • After this deep dive into federal biodefense systems, the teams went deep on data science with a module that included a Q&A with Graham Dodge, CEO of Sickweather on social listening, semantic analysis, and modeling for real-time analytics. (homelandsecurityreview.com)
  • Next-generation sequencing technology holds promise as biodefense tool in clinical care, remote settings. (aacc.org)
  • Biodefense applies to two distinct target populations: civilian non-combatant and military combatant (troops in the field). (wikipedia.org)
  • Military biodefense in the United States began with the United States Army Medical Unit (USAMU) at Fort Detrick, Maryland, in 1956. (wikipedia.org)
  • Protection of water supplies and food supplies are often a critical part of biodefense. (wikipedia.org)
  • Another major collaborator is Orion Integrated Biosciences, a specialized biodefense company based in Kansas. (wraltechwire.com)
  • biosurveillance, which involves active data gathering of biosphere data to detect biothreat at the early stages. (aacc.org)