National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) Meeting

Virtual Meeting

Federal Register Notice

Webcast

Agenda

Minutes

Additional Files

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 forwarding the statement to [email protected] at least one business day prior to the meeting date. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and, when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. 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.

Public Comments

Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee

Federal Register Notice

NIH Videocast

The Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC) will hold a virtual meeting to hear an update from the Working Group on Data Science and Emerging Technology on its work to address the charge the Committee received in June 2021.

Registration is not required to view the webcast.

Agenda

Minutes

Progress on Phase 1 of Current Charge

Additional Meeting Materials

Public Comments

Virtual Stakeholder Engagement Meeting on USG Policies for the Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern

Location: NIH Videocast:

* Please note that this meeting was originally intended to be a hybrid meeting held in person in Tempe, AZ. However, to ensure the health and safety of all invitees and to get maximum stakeholder feedback NIH has decided to make this meeting fully virtual.*

NIH is moving to an all-virtual stakeholder engagement meeting on June 29, 2022, to discuss the U.S. Government policies for the oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC).    

The purpose of this meeting is to gather feedback from stakeholders about their experiences implementing these policies, the effect of these policies in terms of achieving their stated goals, the overarching definition of DURC, and possible alternative approaches for the oversight and responsible conduct of DURC.

 This feedback will also be used to inform the discussions of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) in fulfillment their current charge to evaluate and analyze the DURC policies. 

Registration is not required to view the webcast.  

Webcast

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45698

Agenda

Draft Virtual DURC Stakeholder Engagement Meeting Agenda

Public Comments: 

NIH welcomes comments from the public. For those interested in making oral comments at the June 29th Virtual DURC Stakeholder Engagement Meeting, please sign up at [email protected] by June 27, 2022.  For those interested in submitting written comments, please send your submission to [email protected] by July 8, 2022. 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 OSP website.

Virtual Meeting and Listening Session on USG Oversight Framework for Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens

NIH will hold a virtual meeting and listening session to engage stakeholders and gather feedback on the current U.S. Government oversight framework for research involving enhanced potential pandemic pathogens. 

Specifically, NIH is interested in hearing from a wide range of stakeholders on the scope of the framework, strategies for minimizing potential biosafety and biosecurity risks, considerations for supporting international ePPP research and how to balance security with public transparency. This meeting and listening session will also help inform the deliberations and policy recommendations of the NSABB related to its current charge.  Time will also be on the agenda for members of the public to provide comments at the meeting.

Webcast

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45230

Agenda

Meeting and Virtual Listening Session Agenda

Background Materials

Public Comments