Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences: Current Issues and Controversies (2017)

Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Appendix C

Acronyms and Abbreviations

AAAS

American Association for the Advancement of Science

AG

Australia Group

ASM

American Society for Microbiology

BWC

Biological Weapons Convention

CRISPR

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats

CUI

Controlled unclassified information

DTRA

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

DURC

Dual use research of concern

EAR

Export Administration Regulations

EASAC

European Academies Scientific Advisory Council

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FESAP

Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

GOF

Gain-of-function

GOFROC

Gain-of-function Research of Concern

HHS

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HPAI

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

ICSU

International Council for Science

iGEM

international Genetically Engineered Machines competition

IRE

Institutional Review Entity

ITAR

International Traffic in Arms Regulation
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MERS

Middle East respiratory syndrome

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NIH

U.S. National Institutes of Health

NRC

National Research Council

NSABB

National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity

NSDD-189

National Security Decision Directive-189

OSTP

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

PATRIOT Act

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001

PI

Principal Investigator

PIP

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

PPP

Pathogens of pandemic potential

SARS

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Synbio LEAP

Synthetic Biology Leadership Excellence Accelerator Program

UN

United Nations

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNSC

United Nations Security Council

WHO

World Health Organization
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