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Research Projects

Based on demand from government leaders, health agencies, and health security experts we implement projects that provide independent research to identify potential threats and develop evidence-based policy advice on potential ways to avoid or solve global health security risks.

Current Projects

Dissecting Pandemic-Prone Viral Families

Dissecting Pandemic-Prone Viral Families

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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Establishing the Center for Outbreak Response Innovation

Supported by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Insight Net

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Developing a Workplan for a Region 3 PHEPR Center and Establishing a Regional Coordinating Body 

Developing a Workplan for a Region 3 PHEPR Center and Establishing a Regional Coordinating Body 

Supported by: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Enabling Accountability for Effective Outbreak Reporting by Developing Standards for Transparency (ORBIT)

Enabling Accountability for Effective Outbreak Reporting by Developing Standards for Transparency (ORBIT)

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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Voices in Print: Elevating Patient Perspectives in Medical Literature

Voices in Print: Elevating Patient Perspectives in Medical Literature

Supported by: Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine

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The BWC Global Forum: Biotech, Biosecurity & Beyond

The BWC Global Forum: Biotech, Biosecurity & Beyond

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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Indoor Air Quality

Indoor Air Quality

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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Protecting Critical Infrastructure from the Next Pandemic

Protecting Critical Infrastructure from the Next Pandemic

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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CommuniHealth

CommuniHealth

Supported by: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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Metrics for Holistic Recovery Among the Worst-Off Survivors of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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Seasonal Influenza Disease Burden Estimator

Seasonal Influenza Disease Burden Estimator

Supported by: World Health Organization

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International Guidelines for Biosecurity Ethics

International Guidelines for Biosecurity Ethics

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

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COVID-19 Testing Toolkit

COVID-19 Testing Toolkit

Supported by: Lyda Hill Philanthropies and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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Survey on National Contact Tracing Workforce

Survey on National Contact Tracing Workforce

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CommuniVax

A Coalition to Strengthen the Community’s Involvement in an Equitable Vaccination Rollout

Supported by: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Working Group on Readying Populations for COVID-19 Vaccine

Supported by: National Science Foundation-funded CONVERGE Initiative

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Maximizing the US Bioeconomy for Economic Growth and National Security

Maximizing the US Bioeconomy for Economic Growth and National Security

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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Boosting NATO Resilience to Biological Threats

Boosting NATO Resilience to Biological Threats

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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Combating Health-Related Misinformation

Combating Health-Related Misinformation

Supported by: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Award, National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), and Open Philanthropy (past funding support)

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Disease X Medical Countermeasure Program

Disease X Medical Countermeasure Program

Policy Options for Gene Synthesis

Policy Options for Gene Synthesis

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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International Biosafety Norms

International Biosafety Norms

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

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US - India Biosecurity Dialogue

Supported by: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Naval Postgraduate School, Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering WMD

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Center Projects - Southeast Asia Strategic Biosecurity Dialogue

Southeast Asia Strategic Biosecurity Dialogue

Supported by: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, US Department of Defense

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