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Biosecurity
October 9th, 2012
CISAC names Stanford biosecurity expert as next co-director
CISAC, FSI Stanford, CHP/PCOR NewsDr. David Relman, a Stanford microbiologist and professor of infectious diseases, has been named the next CISAC co-director. An adviser to the federal government on emerging biological threats, Relman's new role will strengthen CISAC's core mission of making the world a safer place. Read more »
March 16th, 2012
Oversight committee approves publication of controversial H5N1 avian flu research
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) announced on March 30 that it would recommend the publication of controversial research that raised public health concerns. On March 12, Professor Paul Keim, chairman of the NSABB, and Stanford’s Dr. David Relman, a NSABB board member and CISAC affiliated faculty, discussed the debate over whether to make public scientific papers about the adaptation of the avian flu virus H5N1 to transmission in a mammal. The paper was not recommended for publication at the time of the presentation. Audio from the March 12 seminar is available online. Read more »
September 6th, 2011
Sept. 11: Are we safer 10 years later?
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementTen years after the terrorist attacks, five leading experts weigh in on the state of the jihadist movement, U.S. intelligence, and the cost of safety. Read more »
April 7th, 2011
Charles Perrow: How we can prevent the worst
AnnouncementIn a revised and updated edition of his 2007 book, The Next Catastrophe, CISAC's Charles Perrow examines the dangers we face today and what we must do to confront them. 
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December 5th, 2008
CISAC now accepting applications for William J. Perry International Security Fellowship
AnnouncementApplications are now being accepted for the William J. Perry International Security Fellowship. The fellowship is a visiting position for pre- and post- doctoral researchers that CISAC plans to establish in honor of Perry, the 19th U.S. secretary of defense and former CISAC co-director. Read more »
November 2nd, 2008
Lawrence Wein, CISAC faculty member, is cited in article about America's unpreparedness for a bioterrorism attack
in the news: City Journal on October 1, 2008Despite billions of dollars, America is still not prepared for a bioterrorism attack, writes Judith Miller. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist cites Lawrence Wein's research in this article. Read more »
December 17th, 2007
First William J. Perry International Security Fellowship endowed at CISAC
Press ReleaseCISAC has endowed its first William J. Perry International Security Fellowship with $1 million in private donations. The fellowship is one of several visiting positions for pre- and postdoctoral researchers that CISAC plans to establish in honor of Perry, the 19th U.S. secretary of defense and former CISAC co-director. Read more »