Briefer: Key U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats (Part 2)

The document argues that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Laboratories are underutilized resources in the biological risk space. It highlights the DOE's history of responding to crises—including the COVID-19 pandemic through genomics, epidemiological modeling, and supply chain support—and proposes specific initiatives to enhance biosecurity, such as establishing a Biosecurity Reserve Corps and positioning the Labs as leaders in engineering biology.

• The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Laboratories have contributed to the COVID-19 response through structural biology and genomics of the virus, epidemiological modeling of disease spread, and resolving supply bottlenecks for ventilators, masks, and testing kit consumables.
• To better address biological threats, the authors propose several initiatives: establishing the Labs as world leaders in engineering biology through a clarified mission, creating a Biosecurity Reserve Corps for nongovernmental expert surges, and re-establishing the Chemical and Biological Nonproliferation Program.

APA

Fall, C., Lim, Y.-B., & Parthemore, C. (2021). Briefer: Key U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats (Part 2). The Council on Strategic Risks. https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2021/06/22/briefer-key-u-s-initiatives-for-addressing-biological-threats-part-2/

Chicago

Fall, Chris, Yong-Bee Lim, and Christine Parthemore. Briefer: Key U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats (Part 2). The Council on Strategic Risks, 2021. https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2021/06/22/briefer-key-u-s-initiatives-for-addressing-biological-threats-part-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fall2021briefer, author = {Fall, Chris and Lim, Yong-Bee and Parthemore, Christine}, title = {{Briefer: Key U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats (Part 2)}}, institution = {The Council on Strategic Risks}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2021/06/22/briefer-key-u-s-initiatives-for-addressing-biological-threats-part-2/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }