Have an Idea on How to Modernize and Strengthen the Oversight of Biosafety? Let us Know!

NIH recently announced it was beginning a year-long process to modernize and strengthen the oversight of biosafety.  Key to this effort is obtaining feedback from individuals on what they think should be included in a 21st century biosafety policy. NIH is currently launching an intensive community engagement program that will include six regional listening sessions and smaller engagements with individuals throughout the United States.  We want to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to make their voice heard on this important issue.  Great ideas sometimes come up at unexpected times.  This is why NIH has established a portal where anyone can come and share their thoughts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  While comments submitted through the portal below can relate to any aspect of biosafety oversight, NIH is particularly interested in hearing individual opinions regarding:

  • Appropriate scope for NIH’s biosafety policy
  • Types of research that may require less local or NIH oversight based on accrued safety data or due to oversight by other federal authorities
  • Other comments on NIH’s biosafety oversight

Please submit your thoughts below.  Commenters can include their names and email addresses, or they may submit anonymously.

Embed our Biosafety Widget to Spread the Word

Institutions are encouraged to embed our biosafety widget on their own institutional pages to encourage feedback from individuals.  The widget can be placed on high visibility areas of website and will lead people directly to the form above. 

To embed the widget on your website, copy the embed code below and paste it into the HTML of the page where you would like it to appear. You can adjust the size of the widget by changing the bolded number below.

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