Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of a Workshop (2015)
Chapter: Appendix F: Acronym List
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ABSL |
animal biosafety level |
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ACE-2 receptor |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
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APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
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BARDA |
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority |
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BMBL |
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories |
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BSAT |
Biological Select Agents and Toxins |
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BSL |
biosafety level |
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CDC |
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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cDNA |
complementary deoxyribonucleic acid |
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CoV |
coronavirus |
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CRISPR |
clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
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DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
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DURC |
dual use research of concern |
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EID |
Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
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GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
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GOF |
gain-of-function |
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HA |
hemagglutinins |
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HAE |
human airway epithelial |
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HEPA |
high-efficiency particulate arrestance |
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HPAIV |
highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses |
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IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees |
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IBC |
Institutional Biosafety Committee |
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IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
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IRI |
Influenza Research Institute (at the University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
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JCVI |
J. Craig Venter Institute |
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LAI |
Laboratory Acquired Infection |
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mAb |
monoclonal antibody |
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MERS |
Middle East respiratory syndrome |
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NA |
neuraminidase |
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NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
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NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
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NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
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NSABB |
National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity |
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NRC |
National Research Council |
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PLoS |
Public Library of Science |
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PPE |
personal protective equipment |
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PPP |
potential pandemic pathogens |
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RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
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SARS |
severe acute respiratory syndrome |
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SGVI |
Synthetic Genomics Vaccines |
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SL-CoV |
SARS-like CoV |
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S&T |
science and technology |
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UPMC |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
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USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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USG |
U.S. Government |
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USNRC |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
