Gain-of-function research summary of the second symposium, March 10-11, 2016 / Piers Millett, Jo Husbands, Frances Sharples, and Audrey Thevenon, rapporteurs ; Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Board on Health Sciences Policy, Health and Medicine Division ; Committee on Science, Technology, and Law, Policy and Global Affairs Division, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
| Author/creator | Gain-of-Function Research (Symposium) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2016] |
| Description | xii, 128 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Millett, Piers. |
| Other author/creator | Husbands, Jo L. |
| Other author/creator | Sharples, Frances Ellen. |
| Other author/creator | Thevenon, Audrey. |
| Other author/creator | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Life Sciences. |
| Other author/creator | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy. |
| Other author/creator | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Science, Technology, and Law. |
| Contents | Introduction -- The draft National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity Policy Framework, the risk and benefit assessment, and insights for the policy process -- Issues for U.S. policy -- International policy -- Summing up -- Board and committee members of collaborating units -- Committee biographies -- Symposium agenda -- Speaker and panelist biographies -- List of attendees. |
| Review | "On March 10-11, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public symposium on potential U.S. government policies for the oversight of gain-of-function (GOF) research. This was the Academies' second meeting held at the request of the U.S. government to provide a mechanism to engage the life sciences community and the broader public and solicit feedback on optimal approaches to ensure effective federal oversight of GOF research as part of a broader U.S. government deliberative process. The first symposium, held in December 2014, examined the underlying scientific and technical questions surrounding the potential risks and benefits of GOF research involving pathogens with pandemic potential. The second symposium focused on discussion of the draft recommendations regarding GOF research of a Working Group of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity. This report summarizes the key issues and ideas identified during the second symposium"-- Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-91). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Funding information | "The activity was supported by Contract No. HHSN263201200074 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health, by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and by the Wellcome Trust. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project"--Page ii. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017303140 |
| ISBN | 9780309440776 (pbk) |
| ISBN | 0309440777 (pbk |