Protecting the Frontline in Biodefense Research: The Special Immunizations Program (2011)
Chapter: Front Matter
PROTECTING THE FRONTLINE IN BIODEFENSE RESEARCH
The Special Immunizations Program
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
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The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Charles M. Vest is president of the National Academy of Engineering.
The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg is president of the Institute of Medicine.
The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone and Dr. Charles M. Vest are chair and vice chair, respectively, of the National Research Council.
COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL IMMUNIZATIONS PROGRAM FOR LABORATORY PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN RESEARCH ON COUNTERMEASURES FOR SELECT AGENTS
DONALD S. BURKE (Chair), Dean,
Graduate School of Public Health; UPMC-Jonas Salk Chair in Global Health;
Associate Vice Chancellor
for Global Health; and
Director,
Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W. EMMETT BARKLEY, President,
Proven Practices, Bethesda, Maryland
GERARDO CHOWELL, Assistant Professor,
School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University;
Research Associate,
Fogarty International Center, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Tempe, Arizona
ALAN S. CROSS, Professor of Medicine,
Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
STEPHEN W. DREW, President,
Drew Solutions LLC, Summit, New Jersey
KATHRYN M. EDWARDS, Sarah Sell Professor of Pediatrics; Director,
Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
ROBERT J. HAWLEY, Independent Consultant,
Biological Safety, Biosecurity and Biosurety Issues, Frederick, Maryland1
THOMAS G. KSIAZEK, Professor,
Department of Pathology and Department of Microbiology and Immunology;
Director,
National Biodefense Training Center;
Senior Staff Scientist and Director,
High Containment Operations Core, Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
THOMAS P. MONATH, Partner,
Pandemic and Biodefense Fund, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers;
Adjunct Professor,
Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts
PETER A. PATRIARCA, Senior Clinical Consultant,
Biologics Consulting Group, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland
HOLLY A. TAYLOR, Assistant Professor,
Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health;
Core Faculty,
Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
THOMAS E. WALTON, Former Associate and Acting Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Services,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (retired), Eloy, Arizona
BOARD ON LIFE SCIENCES
KEITH R. YAMAMOTO (Chair),
University of California, San Francisco, California
BONNIE L. BASSLER,
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
VICKI L. CHANDLER,
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Palo Alto, California
SEAN EDDY,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia
MARK D. FITZSIMMONS,
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
DAVID R. FRANZ,
Midwest Research Institute, Frederick, Maryland
DONALD E. GANEM,
University of California, San Francisco, California
LOUIS J. GROSS,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
JO HANDELSMAN,
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
CATO T. LAURENCIN,
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
BERNARD LO,
University of California, San Francisco, California
ROBERT M. NEREM,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
CAMILLE PARMESAN,
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
MURIEL E. POSTON,
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
ALISON G. POWER,
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
BRUCE W. STILLMAN,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
CYNTHIA WOLBERGER,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
MARY WOOLLEY,
Research!America, Alexandria, Virginia
Staff
FRANCES E. SHARPLES, Director
JO L. HUSBANDS, Scholar/Senior Project Director
JAY B. LABOV, Senior Scientist/Program Director for Biology Education
KATHERINE BOWMAN, Senior Program Officer
MARILEE K. SHELTON-DAVENPORT, Senior Program Officer
INDIA HOOK-BARNARD, Program Officer
ANNA FARRAR, Financial Associate
CARL-GUSTAV ANDERSON, Program Associate
AMANDA MAZZAWI, Senior Program Assistant
SAYYEDA AYESHA AHMED, Senior Program Assistant
Acknowledgments
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 National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of the 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 of 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 thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
R. Mark Buller, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Arturo Casadevall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Janet Garber, Garber Consulting, LLC
Adolfo García-Sastre, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
John Grabenstein, Merck & Co., Inc.
Barbara Johnson, Johnson & Associates, LLC
Gigi Kwik Gronvall, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Steven Projan, MedImmune
Pierre Rollin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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 Adel Mahmoud, Princeton University. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible
