Biological Science and Biotechnology in Russia

Controlling Diseases and Enhancing Security

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• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 2006
• eBook ISBN: 9780309552059
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Index: Biological Sciences

In July 2005, the National Academies released the report Biological Science and Biotechnology in Russia: Controlling Diseases and Enhancing Security. The report offered a number of recommendations that could help restore Russias ability to join with the United States and the broader international community in leading an expanded global effort to control infectious diseases. A proposed bilateral intergovernmental commission could play a pivotal role toward that end as cooperation moves from assistance to partnership. The report proposed the establishment of two model State Sanitary Epidemiological Surveillance Centers in Russia, more focused support of competitively selected Russian research groups as centers of excellence, the promotion of investments in biotechnology niches that are well suited for Russian companies, and expanded opportunities for young scientists to achieve scientific leadership positions in Russia. Also, the report highlighted the importance of U.S. programs that support the integration of former Soviet defense scientists with civilian researchers who had not been involved in military-related activities.

Table of contents

• FrontMatter
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Summary
• Introduction
• 1 A Vision for Russia’s Future
• 2 Pillar One: Improving Surveillance and Response
• 3 Pillar Two: Meeting Pathogen Research Challenges
• 4 Pillar Three: The Promise of Biotechnology
• 5 Pillar Four: The Human Resource Base
• 6 Reshaping U.S.-Russian Cooperation in the Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
• Epilogue
• Appendixes
• Appendix A Committee Biographies
• Appendix B Organizations Consulted During the Study
• Appendix C Decision of the Board of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation: Tasks for the Periods 2001-2005 and 2006-2010
• Appendix D Main Goals and Objectives in Combating Infectious Diseases in the Russian Federation
• Appendix E Regulations Regarding the Federal Service for the Supervision in the Sphere of Health and Social Development
• Appendix F Recent Reports by the National Academies on Global Health Concerns
• Appendix G Bioterrorism: A National and Global Threat
• Appendix H Highest Priority Measures for Creating a System to Counter Biological Terrorism
• Appendix I National Immunization Calendar of the Russian Federation
• Appendix J Selected Russian Research and Related Institutions with Activities Relevant to Infectious Diseases, Diagnostics, Treatment, Prevention, and Control
• Appendix K Scientific and Methodological Research Results Highlighted by the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development
• Appendix L List of Research Projects Proposed in Open Competitions Organized in 2003
• Appendix M Test Systems and Other Products Being Developed in Russian Laboratories
• Appendix N RosAgroBioProm Organizational Structure
• Appendix O Activities of Russian Research Institutes in Developing Vaccines for Human Use
• Appendix P Regulation of the Russian Government on Licensing Activities Connected with the Use of Infectious Disease Antidotes, No. 731
• Appendix Q Bioengagement Programs Financed by the United States Government
• Appendix R International Programs and Projects of Special Significance to the Ministry of Health and Social Development
• Selected Bibliography