Preparing for Bioemergencies Seventh Symposium – November 20, 2006 New Jersey Universities Consortium for Homeland Security Research Preparing for Bioemergencies Brendan McCluskey Executive Director Emergency Management and Occupational Health and Safety University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

“Today's problems cannot be solved with the same thinking that created them.” - Albert Einstein

Preparing for Bioemergencies Since 2001, the federal government has spent over $18 Billion on biodefense and related programs Strategy – prevention and non-proliferation, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery Terrorism, naturally-occurring incident, or unintended consequence? Scientists – commenting on policy

Panel Speakers Dr. Richard H. Ebright, Rutgers University Bioweapons-agents Research: Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Dual-use Implications Dr. Laura H. Kahn, Princeton University An Overview of Princeton's Program on Science and Global Security Biodefense Activities Dr. Nancy D. Connell, UMDNJ The Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory: At the Intersection of Research, Safety and Security