🔬How can trust be built through transparency in biorisk management?

This piece co-authored by Dr Dr Filippa Lentzos highlights key aspects, such as disclosing research outcomes, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative governance.

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Sharing some reflections on #TrustBuilding and #Transparency in #BioRiskManagement with the impressive Dr. Syra Madad, fellow member of WHO's advisory group on #Responsible Use of Life Sciences and #DualUse Research
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🔬New US policy aims to clarify previously vague rules on high-risk biology studies

For Dr Dr Filippa Lentzos, it sets a worldwide standard and might inspire other countries to re-evaluate their current approaches to oversee life-sciences research.

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The new US policy on #DURC and #PEPP 'sets a worldwide standard and might inspire other countries to re-evaluate their current approaches to oversee life-sciences research' I tell nature
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The new US policy on #DURC and #PEPP is substantial, comprehensive and sensible—and echoes values and principles emphasized in World Health Organization (WHO) Global Guidance Framework for Responsible Use of Life Sciences and @BulleAtomic Framework for Tmrw’s Pathogen Research
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The advisory group on responsible use of the life sciences and #DualUse research convened April 16-18 for its first meeting at WHO HQ. Read about it here: who.int/news/item/02-0…

JUST OUT: Why we have reached a tipping point where the public conversation about foreign influence operations is doing more harm than good foreignaffairs.com/russian-federa…

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Thrilled to be co-editing a special issue of Applied Biosafety on ‘ #Biosafety & #Biosecurity for PPP & DURC’ with David Gillum.
Share insights on policy gaps and best practices.
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Thanks for your valuable contributions Dr. Syra Madad Great to be working with you

New goals and specifics provided 👇🏻 FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Strategy to Strengthen Global Health Security | The White House whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

Really rich and thoughtful discussions today at World Health Organization (WHO) HQ.

Thanks, Dr Filippa Lentzos for chairing!

A packed day for the advisory group on Responsible Use of the Life Sciences and #DualUse Research World Health Organization (WHO) HQ today, with updates on #biosafety #biosecurity #BioRiskManagement activities from TAG-B, HSI-TAG, STAG-IH, smallpox secretariat, as well as regional and country offices

A privilege to be working with Global Partnership | Weapons of Mass Destruction on their new multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary effort to understand and counter #disinformation on WMD and CBRN threats Gemma Bowsher War Studies Security Studies

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“Navigating research with pandemic risk warrants additional precautions,” write Dr Filippa Lentzos and Jens H. Kuhn.
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“Far too often, the stories of conflict have overtaken those of solutions” in news coverage of epidemics and pandemics, argue Jens H. Kuhn and I in this piece out today
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The National Academies issued a scary report on #smallpox today. It says, 'with advancements in genome amplification, sequencing, editing & synthesis, it is now possible to recreate live smallpox virus from published genomes—raising the risks of both accidental & intentional releases. In

now our paper has hit 120K views after a couple of years.. nature.com/articles/s4225… #DualUse #VX #GenerativeAI