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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2006. Biological Science and Biotechnology in Russia: Controlling Diseases and Enhancing Security. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11382.
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Biological Science and Biotechnology in Russia

CONTROLLING DISEASES AND ENHANCING SECURITY

Committee on Future Contributions of the Biosciences to Public Health, Agriculture, Basic Research, Counterterrorism, and Nonproliferation Activities in Russia

Office for Central Europe and Eurasia

Development, Security, and Cooperation Policy and Global Affairs

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

In cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by Contract/Grant No. 6035 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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Dedicated to Dr. Maurice Hilleman
Humanitarian, Colleague, Mentor, and Friend
1920-2005

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COMMITTEE ON FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE BIOSCIENCES TO PUBLIC HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, BASIC RESEARCH, COUNTERTERRORISM, AND NONPROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA

DAVID FRANZ,

Midwest Research Institute,

Chair

DAVID ASHFORD,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CAROL BLAIR,

Colorado State University

GAIL H. CASSELL,

Eli Lilly and Company

MAURICE HILLEMAN,

Merck Institute for Vaccinology1

CHRISTOPHER P. HOWSON,

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

PETER B. JAHRLING,

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

PAUL KEIM,

Northern Arizona University

JAMES LEDUC,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

MATTHEW MESELSON,

Harvard University

REBECCA MORTON,

Oklahoma State University

FREDERICK MURPHY,

University of California at Davis

JOSEPH SILVA,

University of California at Davis

RICHARD WITTER,

USDA-ARS Avian Disease & Oncology Laboratory, Michigan

RUSS ZAJTCHUK,

Chicago Hospitals International, LLC

Staff

GLENN E. SCHWEITZER, Program Director

RITA S. GUENTHER, Senior Program Associate

AMY E. MOORE, Program Assistant

KELLY ROBBINS, Senior Program Officer

SARA GRAY, Senior Program Associate

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Deceased April 11, 2005.

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Acknowledgments

The committee expresses its appreciation to the many Russian and U.S. officials and specialists who contributed their ideas during the preparation of this report. The Nuclear Threat Initiative, a private foundation, and the National Research Council (NRC) provided the financial support for this study.

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.

We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report: Donald Burke, Johns Hopkins University; Douglas Causey, Harvard University; Charles Fogelgren, Southern Research Institute; Tatiana Gremyakova, International Science and Technology Center; Alexander Klibanov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Victor Maleyev, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology; Michael Moodie, Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute; Harley Moon, Iowa State University; Dmitry Morozov, Biokad, Inc.; Sergey Netesov, VECTOR; Melanie Peterson, United States Department of Agriculture; Evgenii Sventitsky, Institute of Highly Pure Biopreparations; Nikolai Vlasov, Ministry of Agriculture; Mary Wilson, Harvard University; and Vitaly Zverev, Institute of Viral Preparations.

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Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Mary Jane Osborne, University of Connecticut, and Patricia Danzon, University of Pennsylvania. Appointed by the NRC, they were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

In addition to the formal reviewers of the report, there were many who offered their time and expertise over the course of the study’s development. The committee wishes to express its appreciation to all those who contributed. In particular, Michael Balady, James Bartholomew, Randy Beatty, Anne Harrington, Lev Sandakhchiev, Vladimir Skulachev, Mark Smolinski, Rob Tosatto, and Vitaly Zverev participated in a series of meetings and discussions which transformed initial thoughts into the first draft of this manuscript during a productive July 2003 week in Woods Hole, MA. Sergey Furgal, Yevgeny Grishin, Ramil Khabriev, Sergey Netesov, Mikhail Paltsev, Evgenii Severin, and Nikolai Vlasov, along with their colleagues, shared many valuable insights with members of the committee during their several research trips to Russia undertaken as part of this study. They frequently provided hard-to-find data, regulations, and information upon which the committee’s analysis was based; their openness and frankness were offered in the best spirit of international science. The final trip was to St. Petersburg in July 2004, when the committee had the opportunity to meet again with many of these Russian colleagues. Undoubtedly there are those who are inadvertently absent from these acknowledgements. The committee recognizes that without the efforts and professionalism of those named and unnamed, this and other cooperative work between Russia and America could not be accomplished.

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D   Main Goals and Objectives in Combating Infectious Diseases in the Russian Federation

 

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E   Regulations Regarding the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Health and Social Development

 

96

   

F   Recent Reports by the National Academies on Global Health Concerns

 

104

   

G   Bioterrorism: A National and Global Threat
Gennady G. Onishchenko

 

106

   

H   Highest Priority Measures for Creating a System to Counter Biological Terrorism
K. K. Raevsky

 

108

   

I   National Immunization Calendar of the Russian Federation

 

113

   

J   Selected Russian Research and Related Institutions with Activities Relevant to Infectious Diseases, Diagnostics, Treatment, Prevention, and Control

 

115

   

K   Scientific and Methodological Research Results Highlighted by the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development
Gennady G. Onishchenko

 

120

   

L   List of Research Projects Proposed in Open Competitions Organized in 2003

 

125

   

M   Test Systems and Other Products Being Developed in Russian Laboratories

 

127

   

N   RosAgroBioProm Organizational Structure

 

131

   

O   Activities of Russian Research Institutes in Developing Vaccines for Human Use

 

132

   

P   Regulation of the Russian Government on Licensing Activities Connected with the Use of Infectious Disease Antidotes, No. 731

 

133

   

Q   Bioengagement Programs Financed by the United States Government

 

137

   

R   International Programs and Projects of Special Significance to the Ministry of Health and Social Development

 

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References

 

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In July 2005, the National Academies released the report Biological Science and Biotechnology in Russia: Controlling Diseases and Enhancing Security. The report offered a number of recommendations that could help restore Russia's ability to join with the United States and the broader international community in leading an expanded global effort to control infectious diseases. A proposed bilateral intergovernmental commission could play a pivotal role toward that end as cooperation moves from assistance to partnership. The report proposed the establishment of two model State Sanitary Epidemiological Surveillance Centers in Russia, more focused support of competitively selected Russian research groups as centers of excellence, the promotion of investments in biotechnology niches that are well suited for Russian companies, and expanded opportunities for young scientists to achieve scientific leadership positions in Russia. Also, the report highlighted the importance of U.S. programs that support the integration of former Soviet defense scientists with civilian researchers who had not been involved in military-related activities.

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