NIH, with the Midwest Area Biosafety Network (MABioN), will be hosting the third in a series of public listening sessions to obtain stakeholder feedback on NIH’s effort to modernize and strengthen biosafety oversight.
Priority for this meeting will be given to stakeholders located in: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio
The listening session is open to the public and there is no cost to attend. Registration is required, using the form below, if you are planning to make an oral statement at the listening session. Those planning to only view the listening session are kindly requested, but not required, to register below.
*Note: The NSABB working groups report is a draft, pre-decisional document. The NSABB publicly discussed and endorsed the draft findings and recommendations with minor modifications to the report at the January 27 meeting. The final NSABB report was transmitted to the HHS Secretary and can be found here.
Public Comments
To sign up to make an oral public comment at the meeting, please send an email to [email protected] at least one business day prior to the meeting date. Once all time slots are filled, only written comments will be accepted.
Any interested person may file written comments by emailing [email protected] at least one business day prior to the meeting date. Other than name and contact information, please do not include any personally identifiable information or any information that you do not wish to make public. Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should not be included in your comments. Please note that any written comments NIH receives may be posted unredacted to the Office of Science Policy website.
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity will meet to discuss: (1) considerations regarding security and public transparency when sharing information about research involving enhanced potential pandemic pathogens; (2) other business of the Board; and (3) a charge to the committee will be presented.
The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to space available. The meeting will also be videocast.
If you plan to attend the meeting in person please pre-register HERE. Individuals in attendance may also register onsite on the day of the meeting.
