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Appendix A: Committee Biographies
Pages 159-164

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... teams that visited Russia in support of the Trilateral Joint Statement on Biological Weapons and as a member of the Trilateral Experts' Committee for biological weapons negotiations. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on International Security and Arms Control.
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From page 160...
... He has served as president of ASM; as a member of the NIH Recombinant Advisory Committee; as chair of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Planetary Protection Committee; as chair of the Wellcome Trust Pathogens, Immunology and Population Health Strategy Committee; as a member of the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee; and as chair of the Board of Directors of the One Health Commission. He is author of nearly 300 manuscripts and 20 books, and has served on numerous National Academies committees.
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From page 161...
... She began her career in science and security policy in 2005 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) , where she developed activities that engaged science policy and security experts on topics ranging from health security to biological weapons, enabling scientists to bring their knowledge and experience to current security policy dialogues and the security policy community to better understand the broader implications of science and technology.
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From page 162...
... Admiral Bernard chaired the White House Biodefense Policy Coordinating Committee, and drafted decision directives for President Bush on both "Biodefense for the 21st Century" and agricultural bioterrorism, and he was the White House point person on implementation of the Project Bioshield Act. After September 11, 2001, he created the position of special adviser for national security, intelligence, and defense to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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From page 163...
... Much of his work has involved identifying risk factors for occupational diseases, particularly for infectious diseases in a wide variety of occupational groups. He has served on numerous national expert advisory committees including those associated with the U.S.
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From page 164...
... in public health from University College London's Institute of Child Health.
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