This meeting is part of the Biological Threats in the Age of the Bioeconomy – A Workshop Series and will conclude the select topic scenarios discussion from prior meetings, and will also include a discussion of overall themes identified by the committee throughout the Workshop series. Please visit the National Academies' Adapting Frameworks for Assessing
The World Health Organization will host a virtual meeting on 19 March to identify the knowledge gaps and priority research questions related to the development and evaluation of medical countermeasures to prepare for and respond to H5N1 outbreaks The meeting will outline regulatory pathways for mRNA vaccines and other novel approaches and review other therapeutics,
As part of Advancing Drug Discovery: A Webinar Series of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a session on Unique Capabilities of Cryo-EM in Structure Determination and its Potential in Drug Discovery will be held on March 25th, 2025. Cryo-EM has emerged as a powerful structural technique that is generally applicable to samples spanning
Please join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on March 26, 2025 for an event reflecting on the past 50 years of the Biological Weapons Convention. The event will include: Discussion of accomplishments, lessons learned, and looking ahead from the first 50 years that inform the next 50 years. Effects of science and
The National Academies will host a event on Building Trust in the H5N1 Response: Perspectives from the Field via webcast on March 27, 2025. Avian influenza is a growing threat to both human and animal health. In March 2024, avian influenza (H5N1) was detected for the first time ever in dairy cattle. The ongoing H5N1
U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is offering a webinar on April 1, 2025 to discuss a newly released HPAI Poultry Innovation Grand Challenge. The event will assist interested applicants in learning more about the funding opportunity and how to submit a proposal. The funding will support projects that will
The National Academies will host a public briefing Assessing and Navigating Biosecurity Concerns and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence Use in the Life Sciences on April 2, 2025. The Committee on Assessing and Navigating Biosecurity Concerns and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence Use in the Life Sciences will brief on the report, The Age of AI in the
Navigating the Benefits and Risks of Publishing Studies of In Silico Modeling and Computational Approaches of Biological Agents and Organisms – A Workshop will take place on April 3 - April 4, 2025. Hosted by the National Academies, this workshop will explore the benefits and biosecurity risks of communicating studies that use computational modeling and
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) will host a webinar on advanced air-control measures in public transportation. The event will explore effective strategies to mitigate the transmission of airborne viruses in bus cabins. Presenters will share insights from experimental and simulation studies on bus cabin air circulation, evaluating the effectiveness of various mitigation methods. Attendees will
