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Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Pages 59-66

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... He also currently chairs the International Network for Government Science Advice Asia, which aims to support the use of scientific evidence in informing policy at all levels of government. He also sits on various national and regional science and educational policy committees and has co-authored various policy papers and reports.
From page 60...
... She received her Ph.D. in development economics from the Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, a graduate degree in strategy and defense policy from the Ecoles des Hautes Etudes Internationales in Paris, a master's degree in applied foreign languages (triple major in economics, law, and foreign languages -- Russian and English)
From page 61...
... She was appointed as the scientific advisor of the International Life Science Institute Southeast Asia region for her active research and achievement in the food safety field.
From page 62...
... in wildlife biology from Colorado State University. Le Thi Thu Hien currently serves as the deputy director of the Institute of Genome Research and an associate editor of the Journal of Biotechnology within the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
From page 63...
... She is an internationally renowned scholar in science communication, for which her research focuses on understanding how human values, media, and other advanced modes of communication shape public attitudes toward emerging science and technologies, particularly in Southeast Asia. Her recent studies investigated factors motivating scientists' public engagement and their roles in tackling misinformation about science.
From page 64...
... She specializes in ­mitochondria DNA as a powerful genetic marker for population studies. She has specific interests in fundamental information concerning the formation of functional mitochondria in order to understand mitochondrial diseases and their diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
From page 65...
... She offered expert testimony to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues during its investigation of the role of journalism during the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic. Yasmin is the recipient of two writing awards from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, as well as writing scholarships and artist residencies from the Mid Atlantic Arts Council, The Millay Colony for the Arts, and others.


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