Focus Areas

Opportunities and Risks in the Life Sciences

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security analyzes trends and new developments in the life sciences and provides recommendations for realizing the promise of biotechnology while strengthening biosecurity and biosafety.

Recent Projects

International Guidelines for Biosecurity Ethics

Supported by: The Office of Foreign Consequence Management, US Department of State

Maximizing the US Bioeconomy for Economic Growth and National Security

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Extraordinary Insights

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Policy Options for Gene Synthesis

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Red Teaming Global Catastrophic Biological Risks

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Innovative Non-traditional Approaches to Antimicrobial Resistance

Supported by: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Recent Publications

A Closing Window of Opportunity for Gene Drive Governance in the United States
Health Secur. 2022 Jan-Feb;20(1):3-5
The Need for a Tiered Registry for US Gene Drive Governance
Health Secur. 2022 January
Biosafety Professionals: A Role in the Pandemic Response Team
Health Secur. 2021 August
Life-science research and biosecurity concerns in the Russian Federation
The Nonproliferation Review
The biosecurity benefits of genetic engineering attribution
Nat Commun. 2020 Dec 8;11(1):6294

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