Center News
2023
Applications Now Open for Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Educational Opportunities for 2024-2025 Academic Year
September 21, 2023
Applications now open for the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellowship Class of 2024
September 14, 2023
Experts encourage US states to create legislation aimed at improving indoor air quality in public spaces using new model state act as framework
August 21, 2023
More than 30 stakeholder groups call on US House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership to reauthorize PAHPA
July 11, 2023
Center for Health Security submits Senate RFC on PAHPA reauthorization
July 10, 2023
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security co-hosts Southeast Asia Strategic Multilateral Biosecurity Dialogue
June 29, 2023
Center for Health Security applauds the bipartisan Senate introduction of the Disease X Act of 2023
June 28, 2023
Center for Health Security applauds bipartisan introduction of the Disease X Act of 2023
June 6, 2023
Center Director Tom Inglesby Testifies at US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing
May 11, 2023
Center Director Tom Inglesby Co-Authors Guest Essay in The New York Times About US CDC Reform
May 8, 2023
Center Director Tom Inglesby Publishes Guest Essay in The New York Times to Mark 3rd Anniversary of COVID-19 Pandemic
March 12, 2023
Center for Health Security welcomes Dr. Erin Sorrell as Senior Scholar
February 6, 2023
Center for Health Security Director Tom Inglesby Testifies at US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing
February 1, 2023
Center Faculty Respond to the NSABB Document “Proposed Biosecurity Oversight Framework for the Future of Science”
January 27, 2023
Center for Health Security welcomes Dr. Alexandra Phelan as Senior Scholar
January 23, 2023
Center for Health Security announces fellows accepted to Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative class of 2023
January 12, 2023
Center for Health Security study helps ensure US communities can evaluate, advance resiliency to disasters using COPEWELL model
January 11, 2023
2022
Center Faculty Contribute to Commentary Published in Science About Strengthening Oversight of Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens
December 8, 2022
Center for Health Security Experts Attend Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) 9th Review Conference, Urge Endorsement of Tianjin Biosecurity Guidelines
November 30, 2022
Senior Scholar Gigi Gronvall appointed to Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board
October 19, 2022
Response to Recommendations on US Policy Governing Potential Pandemic Pathogen and Dual Use Research
September 21, 2022
Center for Health Security welcomes new fellows for 2022-23 academic year
August 29, 2022
Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Dr. Gigi Gronvall Testifies at California State Legislature
June 8, 2022
Center for Health Security announces fellows accepted to Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative class of 2022
May 24, 2022
New peer-reviewed analysis examines Uganda’s preparedness and response efforts for Ebola
May 11, 2022
Senior Scholar Dr. Gigi Gronvall Receives Award from US Department of Defense
April 2022
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security’s COVID-19 Testing Toolkit Launches New FAQs Tool
April 28, 2022
Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Dr. Gigi Gronvall Testifies at California State Assembly
April 5, 2022
Senior Scholar Dr. Gigi Gronvall provides remarks at Biological Weapons Convention meeting
April 4, 2022
Health Security Releases Special Feature on US Gene Drive Governance
February 24, 2022
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Hosts Southeast Asia Strategic Multilateral Biosecurity Dialogue to Explore Lessons from National Pandemic Responses
February 16, 2022
CommuniVax Coalition Launches Second Phase
January 22, 2022
Experts Encourage School Administrators to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission by Improving Indoor Air in Schools
January 11, 2022
2021
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security’s COVID-19 Testing Toolkit Expands in Second Year
December 21, 2021
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Director Tom Inglesby Joins White House COVID-19 Response Team
December 20, 2021
New Report: Integrating Primary Care and Public Health to Save Lives and Improve Practice During Public Health Crises: Lessons from COVID-19
December 14, 2021
Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Dr. Amesh Adalja Testifies at Pennsylvania General Assembly
December 13, 2021
Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Amesh Adalja Testifies at U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee
December 8, 2021
2021 Global Health Security Index Finds All Countries Remain Dangerously Unprepared for Future Epidemic and Pandemic Threats
December 8, 2021
New Report: Waypoint on the Path to Health Equity: COVID-19 Vaccination at Month 11
November 23, 2021
New Local Research Reports Released on Improving COVID-19 Vaccination Equity for Black Communities in Virginia
November 3, 2021
New Report: Navigating the World that COVID-19 Made: A Strategy for Revamping the Pandemic Research and Development Preparedness and Response Ecosystem
October 29, 2021
New Local Research Report Released on Improving COVID-19 Vaccination Equity for Latino Populations in Baltimore City
October 20, 2021
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Contributing Scholar Tener Goodwin Veenema Elected to National Academy of Medicine
October 18, 2021
New Report: Striving Toward Health Equity in COVID-19 - The Role of Pharmacies in a National Response
October 18, 2021
New Report: Masks and Respirators for the 21st Century: Policy Changes Needed to Save Lives and Prevent Societal Disruption
October 5, 2021
New Report: Mental Health and Social Support for Healthcare and Hospital Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
September 23, 2021
New Local Research Reports Released on Carrying Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Forward
September 15, 2021
Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Dr. Tara Kirk Sell Testifies at Maryland State Senate
August 30, 2021
New Addendum 2021 Report: COVID-19 Planning Guide and Self-Assessment Toolkit for Higher Education
July 30, 2021
New Report: Carrying Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Forward: Guidance Informed by Communities of Color
July 14, 2021
Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Dr. Gigi Gronvall Testifies at California State Assembly
July 7, 2021
Health Security Releases Special Supplement on Systemic Racism, US Health Security, and COVID-19
June 17, 2021
New Report: School Ventilation: A Vital Tool to Reduce COVID-19 Spread
May 26, 2021
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Joins the COVID-19 Commission Planning Group
April 13, 2021
Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Dr. Gigi Gronvall Testifies at California State Assembly
April 6, 2021
Center for Health Security hosts the Seventh United States–India Strategic Dialogue on Biosecurity
March 10, 2021
Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Dr. Gigi Gronvall Testifies at Maryland General Assembly
March 9, 2021
Center for Health Security Senior Scholar Dr. Crystal Watson Testifies at US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security
February 24, 2021
Health Security Releases Special Feature on Infodemics
February 19, 2021
Data Released from a Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security–NPR–Partners In Health Survey on National Contact Tracing Workforce: December 2020
February 17, 2021
New Report: Staying Ahead of the Variants: Policy Recommendations to Identify and Manage Current and Future Variants of Concern
February 16, 2021
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Launches a New Comprehensive Toolkit on COVID-19 Testing and Testing Services
February 11, 2021
New Report: Equity in Vaccination: A Plan to Work with Communities of Color Toward COVID-19 Recovery and Beyond
February 9, 2021
New Algorithms Developed to Attribute Origins of Genetically Engineered DNA
January 26, 2021
2020
Findings from a Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security–NPR Survey on National Contact Tracing Workforce: December 2020
December 23, 2020
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and National Organizations Call for Action to Implement Crisis Standards of Care During COVID-19 Surge
December 18, 2020
New Rapid Research Coalition Announced to Increase Local Community Involvement in an Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
December 15, 2020
Bipartisan Assembly of Governors Support Call to Action to Defeat COVID-19
December 10, 2020
New Report: COVID-19 and the U.S. Criminal Justice System: Evidence for Public Health Measures to Reduce Risk
October 15, 2020
New Guidance for Using Covid-19 Testing Strategies to Reopen America’s Schools Safely
October 14, 2020
Center for Health Security Partners with NPR to Conduct New Survey on National Contact Tracing Workforce
August 7, 2020
New Report: Resetting Our Response: Changes needed in the U.S. approach to COVID-19
July 29, 2020
New Report: The Public’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination: Recommendations to Enhance Acceptance, Trust, and Uptake
July 9, 2020
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Outlines Recommendations for Improving America's Readiness for the Next Pandemic
June 30, 2020
New Report: COVID-19 Planning Guide and Self-Assessment Toolkit for Higher Education
June 15, 2020
New Report: Recommendations for Improving National Nurse Preparedness for Pandemic Response: Early Lessons from COVID-19
June 10, 2020
New Report from Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security: Gene Drives: Pursuing Opportunities, Minimizing Risk
May 20, 2020
Center Releases New Report Calling for the Development of a National Strategy for Antibody Testing in the US
April 22, 2020
New Report: Public Health Principles for a Phased Reopening During COVID-19: Guidance for Governors
April 17, 2020
Center for Health Security announces fellows accepted to Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative class of 2020
February 11, 2020
Center for Health Security expert Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo testifies at first open congressional hearing on 2019-nCoV
February 6, 2020
Statement about nCoV and our pandemic exercise
January 24, 2020
2019
WHO Names JHU Center for Health Security a Collaborating Centre
November 6, 2019
Inaugural Global Health Security Index Finds No Country Is Prepared for Epidemics or Pandemics
October 24, 2019
Players for Event 201, a pandemic exercise, include global business leaders and prominent government and public health leaders—livestream open to all
October 15, 2019
Center for Health Security report assesses preparedness for high-impact respiratory pathogen
September 18, 2019
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security to host Event 201, a global pandemic exercise
August 21, 2019
Center for Health Security cosponsors meeting on maximizing opportunities for economic growth of the US bioeconomy
August 12, 2019
Center for Health Security at the first international conference on global health security in Sydney, Australia
June 11, 2019
Center for Health Security hosts multilateral biosecurity dialogue meeting in Thailand
May 29, 2019
Center for Health Security report reviews the promise and challenges of vaccine platform technologies
April 25, 2019
Center for Health Security announces fellows accepted to Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity class of 2019
February 12, 2019
2018
Center for Health Security statement on Global Health Security Act
December 13, 2018
Center for Health Security cosponsors international meeting on preventing high-impact biothreats
November 30, 2018
CDC and partners build foundation of evidence base for global health security implementation in special supplement of Health Security
November 27, 2018
CDC director discusses latest on DRC Ebola outbreak at Center for Health Security event on Capitol Hill
November 6, 2018
Proposed FY2019 federal budget cuts health security funding by 4%
October 30, 2018
Senior Scholar Nancy Connell appointed to NIH National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
October 24, 2018
Study by Center for Health Security highlights 15 emerging technologies with potential to reduce global catastrophic biological risks
October 9, 2018
Center for Health Security gathers experts to address health security challenges in South Asia
September 28, 2018
Center for Health Security releases summary of stakeholder recommendations on forthcoming US Global Health Security Strategy
August 29, 2018
Multilateral dialogue participants discuss collaborative approach to biosecurity threats in Southeast Asia
August 23, 2018
Senior Scholar Gigi Gronvall, PhD, presents emerging biotechnologies paper at Biological Weapons Convention meeting of experts
August 10, 2018
Senior Scholar Crystal Watson, DrPH, accepted into Council on Foreign Relations term member program
June 27, 2018
Special issue of Health Security highlights latest science in public health emergency and risk communication
June 26, 2018
Players for Clade X pandemic tabletop exercise include current and former elected officials, former senior government leaders
April 16, 2018
Biosecurity dialogue between experts from US, India continues focus on benefits and threats of scientific innovation
April 10, 2018
Report identifies policies for making US health sector more resilient to major disasters
February 22, 2018
Center for Health Security announces fellows accepted to Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity class of 2018
February 6, 2018
Center for Health Security director testifies at US Senate committee hearing on Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act reauthorization
January 23, 2018
Center for Health Security receives $399K grant from Rockefeller Foundation to create scalable checklist for nations to assess health system resilience
January 22, 2018
2017
Biosecurity experts from US, India identify actionable next steps for advancing bilateral collaboration
December 19, 2017
Center for Health Security delivers NGO statement at 2017 Meeting of States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
December 5, 2017
In JAMA article, Center for Health Security authors advocate for continued US investment in Global Health Security Agenda
November 30, 2017
Center for Health Security to host Clade X, a national policy-level pandemic tabletop exercise
November 16, 2017
Center for Health Security study highlights opportunities for pharmacies to help curb US opioid epidemic, bolster other public health efforts
November 8, 2017
Experts available to comment on 1918 pandemic flu
November 1, 2017
Center for Health Security releases risk communications exercise scenario focused on medical countermeasures in a pandemic
October 23, 2017
International biosecurity fellows reflect on experience at 7th International Meeting on Synthetic Biology
August 28, 2017
Center for Health Security publishes first working definition of Global Catastrophic Biological Risks
July 27, 2017
Southeast Asian countries identify shared biosecurity priorities in multilateral dialogue with US officials
July 24, 2017
Biosecurity stakeholders offer recommendations for National Biodefense Strategy
July 12, 2017
President's proposed FY2018 budget includes largest cut to health security programs in more than a decade
June 30, 2017
Center for Health Security joins JEE Alliance
June 15, 2017
Open Philanthropy Project awards $16 million to Center for Health Security
February 8, 2017
Center for Health Security rejoins JHU's Bloomberg School of Public Health
January 17, 2017