February 2008

Biosecurity Challenges for Australia and its Region

The National Centre for Biosecurity's first symposium was held at The John Curtin School of Medical Research, 11-12 February.
It was a spectacular success.
For a report on the symposium and to access available resources from it, please click here.

November 2007

Seminar
Just War Theory & Chemical Biology Weapons by Professor Larry May

On Wednesday the 21st November Professor Larry May, Professor of Philosophy at Washington University gave a public seminar at The John Curtin School of Medical Research.

For a podcast of Professor May's Lecture click here.

June 2007

The first issue of Biosecurity News was released in June. All issues may be found on the newsletter page.
Biosecurity news is issued quarterly it contains updates on the NCB, recent articles of interest and information about members.

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29 March 2007

National Centre for Biosecurity hosted a public lecture on Thursday the 29th March at 6pm.
Terrorists & Biological Weapons: The Formation of the Linkage in the Clinton Administration & its Implications for the Biological Sciences
Professor Susan Wright
The lecture proved very interesting with many questions coming from the floor afterwards. For a copy of Professor Wright's paper click here
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February 2007

A Japanese delegation shared experience and knowledge with their National Centre for Biosecurity
counterparts during a one day visit to the Centre in February.

January 2007

Australian understanding and preparedness for biosecurity threats has taken a big leap forward today with the launch by Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb of the National Centre for Biosecurity at The Australian National University.
Led by JCSMR immunologist Professor Ian Ramshaw, the Centre pulls together microbiologists, epidemiologists, lawyers, ethicists, security analysts, infectious disease modellers, policy experts, and integration and implementation scientists.
Professor Ramshaw said the Centre would take a real world approach to the complex problems of biosecurity and provide an essential link between the many disciplines that related to biosecurity issues.
From left to right: Michael Selgelid, Thomas Faunce, Paul Kelly, Ian Ramshaw and Christian Enemark.