Pausing Research Not a Path to Better Biosafety & Biosecurity
The 바카라_바카라 사이트_에볼루션 바카라 is committed to ensuring that scientific research is conducted adhering to strict standards for biosafety and biosecurity. The Trump Administration has an opportunity to work closely with the scientific community to develop guidance that enables U.S. researchers to detect, prevent and treat infectious diseases. Implementation of the Executive Order “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research” should enable—not impede—this work.To be clear, scientists seeking to better understand infectious diseases do so with the highest regard for biosafety and biosecurity, and do not seek ways to evade regulatory oversight. Institutional, state, federal and global policies help ensure that pathogen research is conducted ethically, safely and securely by trained professionals at facilities that comply with strict guidance. Unfortunately, this Executive Order raises more questions than it answers regarding implementation deadlines, definitions and coordination with existing guidelines.
Of particular concern in the Executive Order is the pausing of research while new policies are developed. This will have an impact that is disproportionate to the challenges we are trying to address. Such a pause is also part of a disturbing pattern suggesting that research can be stopped and restarted without serious consequences to our ability to address major health challenges. Make no mistake, this approach will unnecessarily hinder scientific progress and will drive the “best and brightest” away from the field at a time when our public health challenges are more complex than ever before.
This Executive Order cannot be separated from the environment in which it was introduced. Strong biosafety and biosecurity measures require state-of-the-art facilities and a highly trained workforce. This Executive Order was introduced at a time when the President is proposing to cut the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by 44%, making it virtually impossible to make such investments. This is what is at stake, not only regarding biosafety and biosecurity, but the U.S.'s role as a global leader in biomedical research.
The Executive Order still requires clarification in several areas. 바카라 stands ready to work with the Administration on a robust research oversight process for pathogen research to ensure work is conducted safely and addresses urgent public health needs without adversely impacting our ability to maintain national security.
