Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of the Second Symposium, March 10-11, 2016

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

doi:10.17226/23484

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Gain-of-Function Research

Summary of the Second Symposium, March 10-11, 2016

(2016)

On March 10-11, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public symposium on potential U.S. government policies for the oversight of gain-of- function (GOF) research. This was the Academies' second meeting held at the request of the U.S. government to provide a mechanism to engage the life sciences community and the broader public and solicit feedback on optimal approaches to ensure effective federal oversight of GOF research as part of a broader U.S. government deliberative process.

The first symposium, held in December 2014, examined the underlying scientific and technical questions surrounding the potential risks and benefits of GOF research involving pathogens with pandemic potential. The second symposium focused on discussion of the draft recommendations regarding GOF research of a Working Group of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity. This report summarizes the key issues and ideas identified during the second symposium.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Health and Medicine Division; Policy and Global Affairs; Board on Life Sciences; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Committee on Science, Technology, and Law; Piers Millett, Jo Husbands, Frances Sharples, and Audrey Thevenon, Rapporteurs

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Gain-of-Function Research: Summary of the Second Symposium, March 10-11, 2016. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/23484.

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140 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-44077-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/23484

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xii
1 Introduction	1-8
2 The Draft National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity Policy Framework, the Risk and Benefit Assessment, and Insights for the Policy Process	9-38
3 Issues for U.S. Policy	39-52
4 International Policy	53-70
5 Summing Up	71-86
Bibliography	87-92
Appendix A: Board and Committee Members of Collaborating Units	93-98
Appendix B: Committee Biographies	99-104
Appendix C: Symposium Agenda	105-108
Appendix D: Speaker and Panelist Biographies	109-122
Appendix E: List of Attendees	123-128

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