[Moar events to promote fear porn.]
Biodefense in Crisis: Danger and Opportunity
Tuesday July 22, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
600 14th St NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
This Commission meeting, Biodefense in Crisis: Danger and Opportunity, will be held on July 22, 2025. As a new Administration begins to develop its policy priorities and realigns federal offices and programs, the government must maintain and strengthen federal capabilities to address the biological threat. The focus of this meeting will be to provide the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense with a better understanding of (1) core requirements for effective national biodefense; (2) Administration biodefense priorities; (3) impacts of department and agency realignment; and (4) strategies for addressing future biological threats. More information will be provided as the event date approaches.
Speakers included:
Michael Place, MD (Major General, US Army – Retired) – Former Chief of Staff, Office of the Surgeon General, US Army Command, US Army
Erica Pan, MD, MPH – Director and State Public Health Officer, California Department of Public Health
Alex Hamberg, VMD, PhD – State Veterinarian, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Clint Osborn – Director, District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
Michelle Rozo, PhD – Vice Chair, National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
Lori Tremmel Freeman, MBA – Chief Executive Officer, National Association of County and City Health Officials
M. Camille Hopkins, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVPM – Fish and Wildlife Disease Research Coordinator, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, US Geological Survey
Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH – Dean, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Matthew Hepburn, MD – Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Panther Life Sciences
Taylor Sexton, MPH – Executive Director, Medical Countermeasures Coalition
David Stiefel, MA – Director, Global Biological Policy and Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative
https://biodefensecommission.org/events/biodefense-in-crisis-danger-and-opportunity/