The Age of AI in the Life Sciences: Benefits and Biosecurity Considerations (2025)
Chapter: Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas
Appendix B
Public Meeting Agendas
Assessing and Navigating Biosecurity Concerns and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence Use in the Life Sciences—August Information-Gathering Meeting
The Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
August 13–14, 2024
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024
| 1:00 | Welcome |
Michael Imperiale & Lynda Stuart, Co-Chairs | |
| 1:05 | Sponsor Perspective on Charge to Committee |
Shankar Sundaram, National Security Council | |
Richard C. Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Nuclear and CWMD Policy | |
Michael Horowitz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities | |
| 1:30 | Discussion with Committee |
| 2:00 | Adjourn |
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024
| 9:30–12:00 | The Convergence of AI and Biology |
John Jumper, Google DeepMind | |
Eric Horvitz, Microsoft | |
Yana Bromberg, Emory University | |
Sean Ekins, Collaborations Pharmaceuticals | |
David Baker, Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington | |
| 12:00–1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00–2:15 | Panel: GenAI Tools and Techniques for Biology |
Kathy Wei, 310 AI | |
Mengdi Wang, Princeton University | |
Dan Hendrycks, Center for AI Safety | |
| 2:30–4:00 | Panel: Understanding Pathogenesis of Transmissible Biological Agents and AI |
Craig Wilen, Yale University | |
Sarah Richardson, Industrial Biotechnologist | |
Andrew Pekosz, Johns Hopkins University | |
Pardis Sabeti, Harvard University | |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024
| 11:00–12:00 | Data Security Implications for Biological Data |
Bo Li, University of Chicago | |
Jennifer Roberts, ARPA-H | |
| 12:00–12:30 | Opportunities to Use AI in Pandemic Countermeasures Development |
Jimmy Gollihar, Houston Methodist Research Institute | |
| 12:30 | Adjourn |
Assessing and Navigating Biosecurity Concerns and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence Use in the Life Sciences—September Information-Gathering Meeting Virtual
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
| 12:00 | Welcome |
Michael Imperiale & Lynda Stuart, Co-Chairs | |
| 12:05 | Panel: High-Performance Computing in Life Sciences and Biological Data Resources and Infrastructure |
Dan Stanzione, Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Texas at Austin | |
Kim Pruitt, National Library of Medicine | |
| 12:30 | Panel Discussion with Committee |
| 1:00 | Adjourn |
Assessing and Navigating Biosecurity Concerns and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence Use in the Life Sciences—October Information-Gathering Meeting
The Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
OCTOBER 1, 2024
| 9:00 | Welcome |
Michael Imperiale & Lynda Stuart, Co-Chairs | |
| 9:05–9:30 | Understanding Pathogenesis of Transmissible Biological Agents and Impact of AI |
Arturo Casadevall, Johns Hopkins University | |
| 9:30–10:30 | Committee Discussion |
| 10:30–11:15 | Opportunities to Use AI in Medical Countermeasures Development |
Jason McLellan, University of Texas at Austin | |
Emanuele Andreano, Biotecnopolo di Siena Foundation |
| 11:15–11:30 | Break |
| 11:30–12:00 | High-Performance Computing in the Life Sciences |
Benjamin Brown, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Department of Energy | |
| 12:00 | Adjourn |
