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Mpalmer at 22:44, 2 March 2012

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	Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.		Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.
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	'''March 14th 6:30-8:30pm @ Stanford'''		'''March 14th 6:30-8:30pm @ Stanford'''
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	Dinner provided by SynBERC		Dinner provided by SynBERC

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	'''Abstract'''		'''Abstract'''

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	Since the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, members of the biosecurity community have expressed growing alarm at the threat of a biological attack. To counter this threat, increasing emphasis has been placed on microbial forensics, which uses genome sequence comparisons, along with other biological and chemical assays, in an effort to identify the source of a pathogen dispersed in a biological attack. This talk will examine the efficacy of this approach by evaluating the strengths and limitations of current US microbial forensics technical capabilities and the utility of these capabilities for bioterrorism prevention. Microbial forensics has the potential to be a useful tool in some scenarios, and the reliability of this tool can be enhanced with improved research procedures, technological developments, and the establishment of national infrastructure to coordinate investigations. Nevertheless, some fundamental technical limitations will remain. Microbial forensics can contribute to bioterrorism prevention, but the current emphasis on “deterring bioterrorism” does not accurately represent the role it would play. I will propose new language to describe how microbial forensics capabilities can change the cost-benefit analysis of states, groups or individuals who might deliberately or unwittingly aid a terrorist group in obtaining material.		Since the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, members of the biosecurity community have expressed growing alarm at the threat of a biological attack. To counter this threat, increasing emphasis has been placed on microbial forensics, which uses genome sequence comparisons, along with other biological and chemical assays, in an effort to identify the source of a pathogen dispersed in a biological attack. This talk will examine the efficacy of this approach by evaluating the strengths and limitations of current US microbial forensics technical capabilities and the utility of these capabilities for bioterrorism prevention. Microbial forensics has the potential to be a useful tool in some scenarios, and the reliability of this tool can be enhanced with improved research procedures, technological developments, and the establishment of national infrastructure to coordinate investigations. Nevertheless, some fundamental technical limitations will remain. Microbial forensics can contribute to bioterrorism prevention, but the current emphasis on “deterring bioterrorism” does not accurately represent the role it would play. I will propose new language to describe how microbial forensics capabilities can change the cost-benefit analysis of states, groups or individuals who might deliberately or unwittingly aid a terrorist group in obtaining material.

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-	About Jaime	+
		+	'''About Jaime'''

	Jaime Yassif is a doctoral candidate in the Biophysics Group at UC Berkeley, where she is conducting her thesis research on the biophysics of transport processes in cells. Prior to her graduate		Jaime Yassif is a doctoral candidate in the Biophysics Group at UC Berkeley, where she is conducting her thesis research on the biophysics of transport processes in cells. Prior to her graduate

Mpalmer at 22:43, 2 March 2012

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	Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.		Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.

-	'''~~Date/Location TBA~~'''	+	'''March 14th 6:30-8:30pm @ Stanford'''
-	* Jaime Yassif - Microbial Forensics	+
		+	'''''Speaker: Jaime Yassif, PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley Biophysics Group'''''
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		+	Jaime Yassif will join us to share and discuss her work in microbial forensics that applies and extends her technical training and expertise to the examination of policy-relevant issues in biosecurity strategy.
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		+	RSVP to Megan Palmer (mjpalmer@stanford.edu) by March 12th at noon to receive location details.
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		+	Dinner provided by SynBERC
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		+	________
		+	'''Abstract'''
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		+	'''''Microbial Forensics for Bioterrorism Prevention: Strengths and Limitations'''''
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		+	Since the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, members of the biosecurity community have expressed growing alarm at the threat of a biological attack. To counter this threat, increasing emphasis has been placed on microbial forensics, which uses genome sequence comparisons, along with other biological and chemical assays, in an effort to identify the source of a pathogen dispersed in a biological attack. This talk will examine the efficacy of this approach by evaluating the strengths and limitations of current US microbial forensics technical capabilities and the utility of these capabilities for bioterrorism prevention. Microbial forensics has the potential to be a useful tool in some scenarios, and the reliability of this tool can be enhanced with improved research procedures, technological developments, and the establishment of national infrastructure to coordinate investigations. Nevertheless, some fundamental technical limitations will remain. Microbial forensics can contribute to bioterrorism prevention, but the current emphasis on “deterring bioterrorism” does not accurately represent the role it would play. I will propose new language to describe how microbial forensics capabilities can change the cost-benefit analysis of states, groups or individuals who might deliberately or unwittingly aid a terrorist group in obtaining material.
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		+	________
		+	About Jaime
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		+	Jaime Yassif is a doctoral candidate in the Biophysics Group at UC Berkeley, where she is conducting her thesis research on the biophysics of transport processes in cells. Prior to her graduate
		+	work, Ms. Yassif worked for several years in science and security policy at the Federation of American Scientists and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Ms. Yassif holds an MA in Science and Security from the War Studies Department at King's College London, and she received her BA in Biology from Swarthmore College. Ms. Yassif is former president of the student-run Science, Technology and Engineering Policy group at UC Berkeley.
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	===Other Events of Interest===		===Other Events of Interest===

Mpalmer at 19:53, 6 February 2012

2012-02-06T19:53:07Z

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	Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.		Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.

-	'''~~February 28th 6:30-8:30pm (~~Location TBA)'''	+	'''Date/Location TBA'''
	* Jaime Yassif - Microbial Forensics		* Jaime Yassif - Microbial Forensics

Mpalmer at 19:44, 6 February 2012

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	'''February 28th 6:30-8:30pm (Location TBA)'''		'''February 28th 6:30-8:30pm (Location TBA)'''
-	* Jaime ~~Youssif~~ - Microbial Forensics	+	* Jaime Yassif - Microbial Forensics

	===Other Events of Interest===		===Other Events of Interest===

Mpalmer at 19:38, 30 January 2012

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	Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.		Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.
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-	~~'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm @ UCSF Mission Bay'''~~
-	* Margaret Race, PhD, ecologist working with NASA through the SETI Institute.
-	* Margaret will lead a discussion on framing emerging technology development in the real world. Drawing on her diverse work in policy, regulation, and risk perceptions - in areas including nuclear technologies, astrobiology, genetic engineering and emerging infectious disease - she will offer perspectives on how the synthetic biology community can understand and navigate the societal forces shaping our technologies.
-	* RSVP to Megan Palmer (mjpalmer@stanford.edu) by Tuesday January 17th at 3pm to receive location details.
-	* Dinner provided by SynBERC
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	'''February 28th 6:30-8:30pm (Location TBA)'''		'''February 28th 6:30-8:30pm (Location TBA)'''

Mpalmer at 19:26, 30 January 2012

2012-01-30T19:26:01Z

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	Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.		Please join us at our upcoming monthly Bay Area Synthetic Biology Practices Working Group Meetings. These meetings are informal discussions over dinner and are open to anyone in the community interested in exploring and advancing best practices in synthetic biology.
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-	~~'''December 13th 5:00-8:00pm @ JBEI '''~~
-	* '''SynBERC Siebel Scholars Syn Bio Summit - "Syn Bio's Role in Building the Bioeconomy" '''
-	* Register [http://synberc.org/siebel-synbio-social here] by 5pm PST Friday December 9th
-	* email Megan (mjpalmer at stanford dot edu) to inquire on availability after December 9th
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	'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm @ UCSF Mission Bay'''		'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm @ UCSF Mission Bay'''

Mpalmer at 22:12, 13 January 2012

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	* Register [http://synberc.org/siebel-synbio-social here] by 5pm PST Friday December 9th		* Register [http://synberc.org/siebel-synbio-social here] by 5pm PST Friday December 9th
	* email Megan (mjpalmer at stanford dot edu) to inquire on availability after December 9th		* email Megan (mjpalmer at stanford dot edu) to inquire on availability after December 9th
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	'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm @ UCSF Mission Bay'''		'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm @ UCSF Mission Bay'''
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	* RSVP to Megan Palmer (mjpalmer@stanford.edu) by Tuesday January 17th at 3pm to receive location details.		* RSVP to Megan Palmer (mjpalmer@stanford.edu) by Tuesday January 17th at 3pm to receive location details.
	* Dinner provided by SynBERC		* Dinner provided by SynBERC
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Mpalmer at 22:12, 13 January 2012

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	* Register [http://synberc.org/siebel-synbio-social here] by 5pm PST Friday December 9th		* Register [http://synberc.org/siebel-synbio-social here] by 5pm PST Friday December 9th
	* email Megan (mjpalmer at stanford dot edu) to inquire on availability after December 9th		* email Megan (mjpalmer at stanford dot edu) to inquire on availability after December 9th
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-	* Margaret Race

	'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm @ UCSF Mission Bay'''		'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm @ UCSF Mission Bay'''

Mpalmer at 22:11, 13 January 2012

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	* email Megan (mjpalmer at stanford dot edu) to inquire on availability after December 9th		* email Megan (mjpalmer at stanford dot edu) to inquire on availability after December 9th

-	~~'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm (Location TBA)''' Note change in date!~~	+
	* Margaret Race		* Margaret Race
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		+	'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm @ UCSF Mission Bay'''
		+	* Margaret Race, PhD, ecologist working with NASA through the SETI Institute.
		+	* Margaret will lead a discussion on framing emerging technology development in the real world. Drawing on her diverse work in policy, regulation, and risk perceptions - in areas including nuclear technologies, astrobiology, genetic engineering and emerging infectious disease - she will offer perspectives on how the synthetic biology community can understand and navigate the societal forces shaping our technologies.
		+	* RSVP to Megan Palmer (mjpalmer@stanford.edu) by Tuesday January 17th at 3pm to receive location details.
		+	* Dinner provided by SynBERC
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	'''February 28th 6:30-8:30pm (Location TBA)'''		'''February 28th 6:30-8:30pm (Location TBA)'''

Mpalmer at 20:35, 10 January 2012

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	* email Megan (mjpalmer at stanford dot edu) to inquire on availability after December 9th		* email Megan (mjpalmer at stanford dot edu) to inquire on availability after December 9th

-	'''January ~~12th~~ 6:30-8:30pm (Location TBA)'''	+	'''January 18th 6:30-8:30pm (Location TBA)''' Note change in date!
	* Margaret Race		* Margaret Race