Scientists, tech companies, and world leaders are sounding the alarm on potential threats to humanity as AI models grow more powerful. Tom Inglesby, director of @centerforhealthsecurity.org, discusses threats related to AI's biological capabilities. 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/will-ai-gene...

Access, awareness, acceptance. A therapeutic rollout plan needs all pillars to deliver doses impactfully. @centerforhealthsecurity.org SHIELD webinar with NYC's Dr. Mary Foote, now on YouTube. youtu.be/5HbaWFly_Xg?...

NYC's Response: Optimizing Therapeutics Used During COVID-19 and Mpox Outbreaks | October 1, 2026

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Worries about AI's potential for use in making biological weapons or dangerous new pathogens are intensifying. Tom Inglesby, director of @centerforhealthsecurity.org, covers what AI is currently capable of and what policies could shape responsible use 🔗 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/will-ai-gene...

📢 Last chance to register! Join us tomorrow, October 1st at 3 pm ET, for a webinar in which we will discuss NYC’s response to COVID-19 and mpox outbreaks. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 SHIELD invites you to a webinar on October 1st at 3 pm ET during which we will discuss NYC’s response to COVID-19 and mpox outbreaks. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Want to strengthen your preparedness and emergency strategies this #NationalPreparednessMonth? Visit SPEAR, a centralized platform for sharing and maintaining preparedness tools. Explore SPEAR: shield.centerforhealthsecurity.org/spear

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📢 Join us on October 1st at 3 pm ET for a webinar about New York City’s response to COVID-19 and mpox outbreaks and #MCMs used. You’ll get to hear from @ameshaa.bsky.social and Dr. Mary Foote as they share advice on managing disease outbreaks. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Center and biosecurity partners are calling on Congress to reauthorize the #PAHPA. Passing this legislation is essential for effectively safeguarding our nation from health security threats. 📝Read the full letter centerforhealthsecurity.org/2026/biosecu...

Attention aspiring #biosecurity leaders! Only a few weeks left to apply for our prestigious #ELBI Fellowship Class of 2027. Apply now to join our network of innovators shaping the future of biosecurity. Apply by September 30th: centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...

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A paramedic is a trained clinician who already goes where people are. Pittsburgh EMS innovated and proactively put hepatitis A vaccine in their hands in 2019 and hep C tests in 2024. New @centerforhealthsecurity.org SHIELD brief I coauthored shield.centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/defaul...

September is #NationalPreparednessMonth, so make sure you have the tools ready in case a disaster strikes. To find and share operational resources, check out SPEAR. Share your resources📤https://shield.centerforhealthsecurity.org/spear

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Tecovirimat’s EA-IND paperwork became its own barrier to treatment in 2022. Administrative complexity is a distribution failure. New @centerforhealthsecurity.org brief I co-authored: shield.centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/defaul...

🚨 Training opportunity 🚨 We are now accepting applications for our #ELBI Fellowship Class of 2027. Don't miss your chance to join this prestigious network and contribute to the future of global #healthsecurity. Apply by September 30th: centerforhealthsecurity.submittable.com/submit/35106...

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Curious about the future of #biosecurity? Look no further than our Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (#ELBI) Fellowship, where the next generation gathers. Find out more about our 2027 application cycle, which opens August 14, 2026: centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...

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The Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellowship inspires and connects the next generation of biosecurity leaders and innovators.

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Last week, the Center’s Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (#ELBI) Fellowship convened for its Research Symposium. The collaboration and innovation sparked by this meeting will enable us to address some of the most difficult #biosecurity challenges. centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...

📢 SHIELD invites you to a webinar on July 21st at 3 pm ET during which we will introduce SPEAR, the Strategic Preparedness Exchange and Archive Repository. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 SHIELD invites you to a webinar on July 21st at 3 pm ET during which we will introduce SPEAR, the Strategic Preparedness Exchange and Archive Repository. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 Join us on July 21st at 3 pm ET for a 60-minute webinar where we’ll introduce SPEAR. You’ll get to hear from SHIELD’s Director, their repository team, and the Snohomish County Health Department as they showcase their new Emergency Response Toolkit. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our side event featured @OpenNuclear and fellow Initiative implementer @centerforhealthsecurity.org, alongside presentation of the initiative’s CBRN Disinformation Tracker developed by implementer @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

Yesterday @centerforhealthsecurity.org participated in the UN High Level Meeting on Pandemic Preparedness and Response Multistakeholder Hearing. My intervention stressed the urgency of action for Ebola Bundibugyo response to save lives and for any legitimacy in global health multilateralism.

The current #genomic #surveillance programs in the United States are valuable but can be strengthened. To address this critical #biodefense issue, the Center released a new report on “U.S. Genomic Surveillance." 🔗 Read the full report: centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/defaul...

📢Interested in contributing to the SPEAR repository? Visit the SPEAR website and explore our submission guide to discover how to share your materials with the SPEAR repository and become a vital part of our community!

New paper by Gavin Harris and me detailing the importance of ICU personnel recognizing and treating emerging infectious diseases and biothreat agents they may be confronted with www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In this @ofidjournal.bsky.social paper, my @centerforhealthsecurity.org colleagues & I discuss the way AI can facilitate/accelerate the development of countermeasures for biothreat agents & the need to create a robust data ecosystem to enable such an endeavor academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

New analysis from the @gpwmd.bsky.social Counter WMD Disinformation Initiative examines and debunks false CBRN weapons allegations circulated by Russian officials. @centerforhealthsecurity.org @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @OpenNuclear

Last week, the Center’s Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (#ELBI) Fellowship met in DC for the first time this year. These talented Fellows will deepen their expertise, expand their network, and build their leadership skills through a series of events coordinated by our Center.

AI in biodefense offers promise for national security, but urgent collaboration is needed to build a biodefense system with these tools before the next biological threat emerges.

The Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Health Security & JHU Bloomberg Ctr invites you to join Sen. Todd Young and Sen. Alex Padilla for The Bridge series event 📆 Feb. 26, 11 a.m. at the #HopkinsBloombergCenter 👥 Moderated by @t-inglesby.bsky.social 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bridge...

Our Initiative to #counter #WMD disinfo presented our latest debunking analysis during the CBRN working group session. We will be releasing this report online next week so stay tuned! @centerforhealthsecurity.org @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @OpenNuclear

The Center's @t-inglesby.bsky.social & Anita Cicero led a side event, “Smart Defense: Rethinking Bioweapons Risks and Defenses in the Age of AI,” at the @munsecconf.bsky.social 2026 on both the major risks that AI could pose to defense, and how AI could be harnessed. Photo: MSC /Johannes Krey