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External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell Research and Development - November Subgroup Meeting 1b

November 21, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (EST)

Closed
Meeting
Past

The committee held part 2 of a two-part subgroup meeting to finalize content related to specific sections of the draft report.

External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell Research and Development -November Subgroup Meeting 1a

November 20, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EST)

Closed
Meeting
Past

The committee held part 1 of a two-part subgroup meeting to finalize content related to specific sections of the draft report.

External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell Research and Development - Committee Meeting #7a

October 22, 2025
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
Past

The committee will meet to discuss topics related to the draft report. This meeting will be held over zoom.

External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell Research and Development - Committee Meeting #6

September 24 - 25, 2025

Meeting
Past

The committee will meet for its third information gathering session and to discuss report organization and contents. This meeting will be held in a hybrid format for committee members and invited spea...

External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell Research and Development - Committee Meeting #5b

August 28, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
Past

The committee will meet to discuss topics related to the draft report. This meeting will be held over zoom.

External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell Research and Development - Committee Meeting #5a

August 27, 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
Past

The committee will meet to discuss topics related to the draft report. This meeting will be held over zoom.

External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell Research and Development - August Subgroup Meeting

August 6, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
Past

A subgroup of the committee will meet to discuss topics related to the draft report.

External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell Research and Development - Committee Meeting #4

July 22 - 23, 2025

Meeting
Past

Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on July 22, 2025, from 12:30–5:15 PM ET for a virtual public webinar, Synthetic Cells at the Frontier: Navigating Innovation and Risk...

Alcohol at Sea: Committee Meeting 7

July 16, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
Past

This meeting will focus on reviewing the committee’s conclusions and recommendations in preparation for report review.

External Review of Environmental, Biosafety, and Biosecurity Considerations for Synthetic Cell Research and Development - July Subgroup Meeting

July 15, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
Past

A subgroup of the committee will meet to discuss topics related to the draft report.

External Review of Environmental and Biosafety of Synthetic Cell Research and Development - Committee Meeting #3b

June 30, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
Past

The committee will continue to discuss a draft outline of the report and writing subgroups and assignments. This meeting will be held over zoom.

External Review of Environmental and Biosafety of Synthetic Cell Research and Development - Committee Meeting #3a

June 26, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
Past

The committee will hold its conflict of interest, composition, and balance discussion in response to the change in the statement of task and addition of new committee members. They will also discuss a...

Alcohol at Sea: Committee Meeting 6

May 27, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Closed
Meeting
Past

During this meeting, the committee will finalize the conclusions and recommendations and prepare for the report to go into review.

Unraveling the Neurobiology of Empathy and Compassion: Implications for Treatments for Brain Disorders and Human Well-Being: A Workshop

May 19 - 21, 2025

Workshop
Past

Virtual Workshop Details Day 1 - May 19, 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ET Day 2 - May 21, 2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ET Workshop Objectives A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engin...