The Need for Biosecurity Education in Biotechnology Curricula
The growth of biotechnology in recent decades and the dual-use nature of most bioscience research are making their misuse, or accidental misuse or release, more likely and present as threats to biosecurity. A proactive approach is through educating the next generation of scientists to be more securi...
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2023-01-01
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| author | Ying-Chiang J. Lee Xuanqi Chen Siddharth Marwaha |
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| description | The growth of biotechnology in recent decades and the dual-use nature of most bioscience research are making their misuse, or accidental misuse or release, more likely and present as threats to biosecurity. A proactive approach is through educating the next generation of scientists to be more security conscious. However, current educational and professional programs in biosecurity are lacking. In this perspective, we recommend that biosecurity educational opportunities should be implemented and expanded for undergraduate and graduate students who will likely use one or more methods in the field of biotechnology. We then propose that biosecurity education is a key factor in a path toward sustainable and safe research. Finally, a set of 17 biosecurity competencies organized into 6 distinct themes is outlined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5de692fe96804ac4844bd615b9bbb4572024-03-03T10:12:05ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)BioDesign Research2693-12572023-01-01510.34133/bdr.0008The Need for Biosecurity Education in Biotechnology CurriculaYing-Chiang J. Lee0Xuanqi Chen1Siddharth Marwaha2Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.The growth of biotechnology in recent decades and the dual-use nature of most bioscience research are making their misuse, or accidental misuse or release, more likely and present as threats to biosecurity. A proactive approach is through educating the next generation of scientists to be more security conscious. However, current educational and professional programs in biosecurity are lacking. In this perspective, we recommend that biosecurity educational opportunities should be implemented and expanded for undergraduate and graduate students who will likely use one or more methods in the field of biotechnology. We then propose that biosecurity education is a key factor in a path toward sustainable and safe research. Finally, a set of 17 biosecurity competencies organized into 6 distinct themes is outlined.https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/bdr.0008 |
| spellingShingle | Ying-Chiang J. Lee Xuanqi Chen Siddharth Marwaha The Need for Biosecurity Education in Biotechnology Curricula BioDesign Research |
| title | The Need for Biosecurity Education in Biotechnology Curricula |
| title_full | The Need for Biosecurity Education in Biotechnology Curricula |
| title_fullStr | The Need for Biosecurity Education in Biotechnology Curricula |
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| title_short | The Need for Biosecurity Education in Biotechnology Curricula |
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