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Institutional Review of Dual Use Research of Concern to Support a Culture of Responsibility
Paul Landon V*, Nicholas H Bergman, Jennifer S Goodrich, Jennifer Osborn and Patrick Fitch J
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, Frederick MD 21702, USA
- *Corresponding Author:
- Paul Landon
National Biodefense Analysis and
Countermeasures Center
Frederick MD 21702, USA
Tel: 301 619 5993
E-mail: Paul.Landon@nbacc.dhs.gov
Received Date: November 11, 2014; Accepted Date: December 29, 2014; Published Date: January 06, 2015
Citation: Paul Landon V, Bergman NH, Goodrich JS, Osborn J, Patrick Fitch J (2015) Institutional Review of Dual Use Research of Concern to Support a Culture of Responsibility. J Bioterror Biodef 6:130 doi:10.4172/2157-2526.1000130
Copyright: © 2015 Paul Landon V, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) plays a central role in the US Biodefense community, and its unique mission has driven NBACC to make dual use research of concern (DURC) review a focus since inception. Review of research results prior to external release began in 2007 and an institution-level review of all projects that considers DURC was implemented beginning in 2011. The DURC review process at NBACC has evolved through four approaches—each with advantages and disadvantages—that are all consistent with the recently issued U.S. Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern. The current NBACC review process emphasizes Principal Investigator (PI) ownership and accountability, builds transparency in DURC review, and is specifically tailored to NBACC in order to reinforce an institutional culture of responsibility. This paper summarizes NBACC’s evolutionary process for effective DURC review.
