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Modernize & Strengthen Biosafety Oversight with the NIH!

Modernizing NIH Biosafety Widget

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 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

You can submit your thoughts and comments by clicking HERE. Commenters can include their names and email addresses, or they may be submitted anonymously.