Dual Use Research: H5N1 Influenza Virus and Beyond
The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity recently recommended that Nature and Science ask the authors of highly controversial studies with the avian influenza virus, H5N1, to remove certain methodological details. This perceived censorship, which aimed to minimize the risk of these findings being misused by would-be bioterrorists, is unprecedented and has sparked heated controversy in the scientific community. A discussion between scientists, publishers and legal experts will explore the myriad issues surrounding the impending publication of these two studies and measures that will need to be undertaken to ensure the safety and security of future such research.
The New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10007
February 2, 2012 - 6:00-8:00PM
Join us for a networking reception from 8:00 to 9:00 pm. This event is also available as a webinar.
Organizer
Jennifer Henry, PhD
The New York Academy of Sciences
Moderator
W. Ian Lipkin, MD
Center for Infection & Immunity, Columbia University
Panelists
Arturo Casadevall, MD, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Member, NSABB
Laurie Garrett, PhD
Council on Foreign Relations
Barbara R. Jasny, PhD
Science
Veronique Kiermer, PhD
Nature Publishing Group
Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota; Member, NSABB
Peter Palese, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Vincent Racaniello, PhD
Columbia University
Alan S. Ruldolph, PhD
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Co-sponsored by the Center for Infection and Immunity/Mailman School of Public Health
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