So great to celebrate Jessica Cohen as she receives the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alice Hamilton Award, given to outstanding women investigators. Jessica, so honored of being your colleague #excellence #populationhealth

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'We write in response to the commentary 'Virology–the path forward.' The authors argue against the recommendations of the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) to strengthen oversight of enhanced potential pandemic pathogen…research.'
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'[T]he recommendations of the NSABB [are] crucial for the success of microbiological science. Implementing…recommendations would reduce the risks of a deliberate or accidental pandemic, while…safeguarding the biomedical research enterprise.'

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It is notable that this article insinuates that the author was fired for holding or expressing unpopular views, but gives no evidence that this was the case. That has not stopped credulous media from repeating the claim.

Nice piece from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Marc Lipsitch on Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists #PathogensProject hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/…

Exciting role CEPI for a biostatistician on the epi team cepi.my.salesforce-sites.com/careers/xcdrec…

New opening at CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics usajobs.gov/job/779627400 Deputy Branch Chief of the Innovation Branch GS-14.

An honor and a great experience to work with this global group of natural and social scientists, biosafety/security experts, physicians, and a philosopher, among others, to agree on a set of principles for governance of risky research.

Congratulations to Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy and professor in the School of Public Health, for receiving the Award for Outstanding Government Service. sph.umn.edu/news/american-…

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CDC CFA published its first wastewater-informed forecasts of COVID-19 hospitalizations: cdc.gov/coronavirus/20… (click 'Download state forecasts' and then look for 'CFA-WW')

Excited to participate in this event at American Enterprise Institute on regulating #GOFROC on Feb 21. Livestream and in person registration available aei.org/events/regulat…

Excited to participate in this event at American Enterprise Institute on regulating #GOFROC on Feb 21. Livestream and in person registration available aei.org/events/regulat…

Wonderful interview with Rick Malley about his work in vaccines insights.bio/vaccine-insigh…