Pandora Report: 10.4.2019
What’s New with Novichoks? Gregory Koblentz, Director of the Biodefense Program, and Stefano Costanzi, a chemistry professor at American University, have published an article in The Nonproliferation...
View ArticlePandora Report: 10.11.2019
GMU Biodefense Graduate Program Open HouseHave you considered expanding your education and experiences through a graduate degree in biodefense? Learn more about our MS (online and in-person) and PhD...
View ArticlePandora Report: 11.15.2019
We’re back and we’ve got quite a packed newsletter for you, so grab a beverage and get ready for the warm fuzzies of biodefense news. Failing to PREDICT the Next Pandemic A few weeks back, it was...
View ArticlePandora Report: 11.22.2019
Happy Antibiotic Awareness Week! Are you being a good steward of antimicrobials during this respiratory virus season? When A Lab Explosion Ruins Your Day – Stories of Vector A few months back, an...
View ArticlePandora Report: 12.6.2019
Are We Making Progress on the Antibiotic Resistance Front? Antibiotic resistance is a problem that crosses sectors, industries, species, and frankly, requires a widespread effort to make a dent in the...
View ArticlePandora Report: 12.20.2019
Happy Friday fellow health security friends! We will be on holiday next week, but rest assured, your favorite source for all things biodefense will be back right after the New Year. We hope you have a...
View ArticlePandora Report: 1.3.2020
Welcome to 2020! We’re excited to start the new year with a short newsletter to keep you up to date on all things biodefense. Alcatraz of Viruses The Island of Riems in the Baltic Sea, once inhabited...
View ArticlePandora Report: 1.17.2020
Happy Friday! We’re glad to start the weekend with a healthy dose of all things biodefense. Before we get too far down the nCoV-2019 rabbit hole…Senator Dianne Feinstein recently wrote a letter to DHHS...
View ArticlePandora Report: 1.31.2020
ASM Biothreats Missed the 2020 ASM Biothreats conference? Next week we’ll have you updated with our coverage across multiple talks, panels, and the highlights of this top conference on all things...
View ArticleThe Hidden Pandemic: COVID-19’s Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance
By Theresa Hoang, Biodefense MS Student Introduction The COVID-19 global pandemic has threatened public health security by adversely altering the health of patients and overwhelming hospital systems...
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