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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2011. Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13130.
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Appendix C

Workshop Agenda and Participants

AGENDA

Sunday, October 31

6:00 PM

Reception and Welcome Remarks from Sponsoring Organizations

— Rod Flower, Chair, Committee on Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention: An International Workshop

— Lei Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences

— Andrzej Górski, Chair, IAP Biosecurity Working Group

— Iqbal Parker, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

— Stephen Lerner, International Union of Microbiological Societies

— Meg Flanagan, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

— Lorna Miller, U.K. Global Partnership Programme

— Christopher Park, U.S. Department of State

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2011. Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13130.
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Monday, November 1
 
9:00 AM

Plenary Session 1: Introduction to the Themes, Goals, and Context of the Workshop

Chair: Andrzej Gorski, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Welcome Address: Tao Xu, Director-General, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1. Aims and Objectives of the Meeting—Roderick Flower, Queen Mary University of London, UK

2. The Biological Weapons Convention: A Brief Overview—Piers Millet, BWC Implementation Support Unit, United Nations, Switzerland

3. Introduction to Framework for Evaluating New and Technology—Ralf Trapp, CBW Consultant, France

4. Perspective from the Chinese Academy of Sciences—Li Huang, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

5. Discussion

 
10:45 AM

Plenary Session 2: Developments in Design, Fabrication, and Production (A)

Chair: Iqbal Parker, University of Cape Town, South Africa

1. Bioinformatics and Computational Tools—Etienne de Villiers, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya

2. Systems Biology: Relevance to the Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention—Andrew Pitt, University of Glasgow, UK

3. Emerging Trends in Synthetic Biology—Pawan Dhar, University of Kerala, India

4. Discussion

 
1:15 PM

Plenary Session 3: Developments in Design, Fabrication, and Production (B)

Chair: Andrew Pitt, University of Glasgow, UK

1. Bioreactors and Transgenic Animals—Ryszard Stomski, Pozna—University of Life Sciences, Poland

2. Transgenic Plants and Recombinant Pharmaceuticals—Julian Ma, St. Georges University of London, UK

3. Neuroscience Developments—James Eberwine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA

4. Discussion

 
3:00 PM

Plenary Session 4: Dispersal and Delivery Chair: Ralf Trapp, CBW Consultant, France

1. Aerosols and Aerobiology—Chad Roy, Tulane National Primate Research Center, USA

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2011. Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13130.
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2. Nanostructured Delivery Systems for Drugs, Proteins and Cells—Jackie Ying, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore

3. Commentary: Implications Stemming from Advances in Dual-Use Targeted Delivery Systems—Kathryn Nixdorff, Darmstadt University of Science and Technology, Germany

4. Discussion

 
4:15 PM Breakout Discussion Sessions
 
7:30 PM Special Event: “Strengthening the culture of responsibility with respect to dual use research and biosecurity” (video-teleconference). Organized by NIH/NSABB and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the IAP, IUMS, IUBMB, and NAS.
 
Tuesday, November 2
 
9:00 AM

Plenary Session 5: Summary from Day 1 Chair: Maxwell Otim Onapa, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda

1. Presentations from Rapporteurs of Day 1 Breakout Sessions

2. Discussion

 
9:30 AM

Plenary Session 6: Detection, Identification, and Monitoring

Chair: Lloyd Whitman, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA

1. Postgenomic Technologies—Andrew Pitt, University of Glasgow, UK

2. Exploring an International Microbial Forensics Capability to Support Attribution and Advance Global Biosecurity—Randall Murch, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

3. Biosensors Overview—Gary Resnick, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

4. Biosensor Development—Ilya Kurochkin, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

5. Remarks: Brief Summary of the Science used by the FBI in the Anthrax Attacks Case of 2001—Nancy Connell, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA

6. Discussion

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2011. Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13130.
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11:15 AM

Plenary Session 7: Defense and Countermeasures

Chair: Anwar Nasim, COMSTECH, Pakistan

1. Vaccines and Medical Countermeasures—Nancy Connell, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA

2. Monitoring and Molecular Diagnosis of Emerging Infectious Diseases—Raymond Lin, National Public Health Laboratory, Singapore

3. Agricultural Biosecurity: Threats to Crop Production—Michael Jeger, Imperial College London, UK

4. Discussion

 
1:45 PM Breakout Discussion Sessions
 
4:15 PM

Plenary Session 8: Communication

Chair: Hernan Chaimovich, Fundação Butantan, Brazil

1. How the Internet Has Changed Scientific Interchanges—James Meadway, The Royal Society, UK

2. Influence of Technology on Scientific Collaboration: Indonesia Experience—Herawati Sudoyo, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Indonesia

3. Biological Risks—Future Trends: Conveying the Concept of Risk—Terence Taylor, International Council for the Life Sciences, USA

4. Discussion

 
Wednesday, November 3
 
9:00 AM

Plenary Session 9: Summary from Day 2

Chair: Li Huang, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

1. Presentations from Rapporteurs of Day 2 Breakout Sessions

2. Discussion of Days 1 and 2

 
10:30 AM

Plenary Session 10: Workshop Conclusions

Chair: Roderick Flower, Queen Mary University of London, UK

1. Facilitated Discussion: Improving Scientific Input into the BWC

2. Discussion of Workshop Findings and Conclusions

3. Next Steps

 
12:00 PM Meeting Adjournment
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2011. Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13130.
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PARTICIPANT LIST

Katherine Bowman

Board on Life Sciences

The U.S. National Academies

Göran Bucht

Swedish Defense Research Establishment

Hernan Chaimovich

Fundação Butantan

University of São Paulo

Teck-Mean Chua

Asia Pacific Biosafety Association

Nancy Connell

Department of Medicine

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Neil Davison

Security and Diplomacy

The Royal Society

Etienne De Villiers

International Livestock Research Institute

Pawan Dhar

Centre for Systems and Synthetic Biology

University of Kerala

Gang Dong

Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences

Qi Dong

Division of International Organization Bureau of International Cooperation

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Cris dos Remedios

International Union for Pure & Applied Biophysics

University of Sydney

James Eberwine

Department of Pharmacology

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Gerald Epstein

Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Meg Flanagan

U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Rod Flower

St. Barts and The London School of Medicine

Queen Mary University of London

David R. Franz

Midwest Research Institute

David Friedman

Institute for National Security Studies

Tel-Aviv University

Katsuhisa Furukawa

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Andrzej Gorski

Polish Academy of Sciences

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Anfeng Guo

Visiting Fellow, Princeton University

Beijing Science Technology and Security Center

Li Huang

Institute of Microbiology

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Kathryn Hughes

Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

The U.S. National Academies

Jo L. Husbands

Board on Life Sciences

The U.S. National Academies

Saied Jaradat

Princess Haya Biotechnology Center

Michael J. Jeger

Imperial College London

Serhiy Komisarenko

National Biosafety and Biosecurity Commission

Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Gabriele Kraatz-Wadsack

Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch

Office for Disarmament Affairs

Ilya Kurochkin

Chemical Department

M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Valdas Laurinavicius

Institute of Biochemistry

Vilnius University

Stephen Lerner

International Union of Microbiological Societies

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Ming Li

Beijing Institutes of Biological Science

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhenjun Li

Department of Science & Education

National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention

China CDC

Raymond Lin

National Public Health Laboratory

Ministry of Health

Shu Liu

Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences

Yidong Liu

Institute for the History of Natural Science

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Julian Ma

St. George’s Hospital Medical School University of London

Irma Makalinao

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine

University of the Philippines Manila

Robert Mathews

NBC Arms Control Unit

Defence Science and Technology Organisation

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda and Participants." National Research Council. 2011. Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13130.
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James Meadway

The Royal Society

Sue Meek

Australian Academy of Science

Lorna Miller

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Piers Millett

BWC Implementation Support Unit

United Nations

Randall Murch

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anwar Nasim

OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH)

Kathryn Nixdorff

Darmstadt University of Technology

Godwin Haruna Ogbadu

Sheda Science and Technology Complex

Maxwell Otim Onapa

Uganda National Council for Science and Technology

Christopher Park

Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation

U.S. Department of State

M. Iqbal Parker

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

University of Cape Town

Graham Pearson

Department of Peace Studies

University of Bradford

Lei Pei

Organisation for International Dialogue & Conflict Management

Andrew Pitt

University of Glasgow

Yerlan Ramankulov

National Center for Biotechnology of the Republic of Kazakhstan

I. Gary Resnick

Bioscience Division

Los Alamos National Laboratory

James Revill

Science and Technology Policy Research

University of Sussex

Chad Roy

Tulane National Primate Research Center

Tulane University School of Medicine

Benjamin Rusek

Committee on International Security and Arms Control

The U.S. National Academies

Nariyoshi Shinomiya

Department of Integrative Physiology and Bio-Nano Medicine

National Defense Medical College of Japan

Aleksandr Simonian

Biosensing/CBET

National Science Foundation

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Ryszard Slomski

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Poznan University of Life Sciences

James Stack

Kansas State University

Great Plains Diagnostic Network

Colonel Ben Steyn

Chemical and Biological Defence Advisor

South African Military Health Service

Herawati Sudoyo

Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology

Leiv Sydnes

Department of Chemistry

University of Bergen

Marlena Szalata

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Poznan University of Life Sciences

Terence Taylor

International Council for the Life Sciences

Ralf Trapp

Consultant, CBW Arms Control and Disarmament

Jinglin Wang

Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology

Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences

Lei Wang

Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences

Li Wang

Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences

Lloyd Whitman

Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Angela Woodward

Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)

Jackie Ying

Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

Zhiming Yuan

Wuhan Institute of Virology

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Lei Zhang

Institute of Biophysics

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Xiushan Zhang

Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences

Lianhui Zhu

Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences

Enlin Zhu

Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine Division

Ministry of Agriculture

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During the last decade, national and international scientific organizations have become increasingly engaged in considering how to respond to the biosecurity implications of developments in the life sciences and in assessing trends in science and technology (S&T) relevant to biological and chemical weapons nonproliferation. The latest example is an international workshop, Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention, held October 31 - November 3, 2010 at the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.

Life Sciences and Related Fields summarizes the workshop, plenary, and breakout discussion sessions held during this convention. Given the immense diversity of current research and development, the report is only able to provide an overview of the areas of science and technology the committee believes are potentially relevant to the future of the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention (BWC), although there is an effort to identify areas that seemed particularly ripe for further exploration and analysis. The report offers findings and conclusions organized around three fundamental and frequently cited trends in S&T that affect the scope and operation of the convention:

  • The rapid pace of change in the life sciences and related fields;
  • The increasing diffusion of life sciences research capacity and its applications, both internationally and beyond traditional research institutions; and
  • The extent to which additional scientific and technical disciplines beyond biology are increasingly involved in life sciences research.

The report does not make recommendations about policy options to respond to the implications of the identified trends. The choice of such responses rests with the 164 States Parties to the Convention, who must take into account multiple factors beyond the project's focus on the state of the science.

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