Center News | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

February 01, 2023

Center for Health Security Director Tom Inglesby Testifies at US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing

Tom Inglesby, MD, provided expert testimony at a congressional hearing about biological attribution science.

January 27, 2023

Center Faculty Respond to the NSABB Document “Proposed Biosecurity Oversight Framework for the Future of Science”

A group of senior scientists and public health experts has responded to draft recommendations from the NSABB regarding oversight of research involving ePPP and DURC.

January 23, 2023

Center for Health Security welcomes Dr. Alexandra Phelan as Senior Scholar

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is excited to welcome Alexandra L. Phelan, SJD, LLM, LLB to our team.

January 12, 2023

Center for Health Security announces fellows accepted to Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative class of 2023

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security has accepted 31 professionals and scholars into its Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative (ELBI) fellowship program for 2023.

January 11, 2023

Center for Health Security study helps ensure US communities can evaluate, advance resiliency to disasters using COPEWELL model

The Composite of Post-Event Well-Being (COPEWELL) project, funded through grants and contracts provided by the CDC since 2011, is an evidence-based model and collection of tools and resources that foster a community-wide approach to better defining and understanding the relationship between resilience and disasters.

December 08, 2022

Center Faculty Contribute to Commentary Published in Science About Strengthening Oversight of Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens

A group of senior scientists, public health experts, and policy researchers—including three Center faculty—has published a new commentary in Science.

November 30, 2022

Center for Health Security Experts Attend Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) 9th Review Conference, Urge Endorsement of Tianjin Biosecurity Guidelines

A delegation from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is attending the 9^th Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), alongside representatives from 184 nations that have signed and ratified the treaty.

October 19, 2022

Senior Scholar Gigi Gronvall appointed to Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board

Gigi Kwik Gronvall, PhD, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, has been appointed to the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB).

September 30, 2022

New Report Highlights Wide Variety of COVID-19 Response Activities Undertaken by Infectious Disease Experts Across US, Policies Needed to Strengthen Infectious Disease Workforce

A new report describes the value of infectious disease (ID) professionals in helping guide the US healthcare system and civil society through the COVID-19 pandemic and sheds light on critical policies needed to ensure such experts are well positioned to help America for decades to come.

September 21, 2022

Response to Recommendations on US Policy Governing Potential Pandemic Pathogen and Dual Use Research

A group of scientists, public health experts, and policy researchers responded to the preliminary draft recommendations from the National Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity (NSABB) regarding the US government’s policy for oversight of research involving enhanced potential pandemic pathogens (ePPP) and life sciences dual-use research of concern (DURC).