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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   ***MEDIA ADVISORY***   MEETING OF THE BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE TO ADDRESS DEVASTATING ECONOMIC, CORPORATE, AND FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A BIOLOGICAL ATTACK AGAINST THE U.S.   Panelists Include U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA);  also Peter Daszak...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** MEETING OF THE BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE TO ADDRESS TRANSNATIONAL BIOLOGICAL THREATS AND GLOBAL SECURITY  New York State Health Commissioner Howard A. Zucker and Author Michael Osterholm Lead Distinguished Lineup of Panelists WASHINGTON, D.C. (April...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE CALLS FOR STRATEGIC BUDGETING TIED TO NEW NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY ‘Budget Reform for Biodefense’ Provides Specific Recommendations for OMB, Congress to Improve Return on Investment of Biodefense Dollars WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 26,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE RECEIVES $2.5 MILLION GRANT TO  ADVANCE LEADERSHIP AND REDUCE CATASTROPHIC RISK Open Philanthropy grant comes as North Korea and other global regimes build biological weapons capabilities WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 15, 2018) – The Blue...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE TO EXPLORE CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR STATE & LOCAL RESPONSE TO LARGE-SCALE BIOLOGICAL EVENTS Panel Members Donna Shalala and Jim Greenwood to Host Public Meeting at University of Miami WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 16,...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE RECOGNIZES NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY,  CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH  WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 21, 2017) - Senator Joseph Lieberman and Governor Tom Ridge, the co-chairs of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, today...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN TELLS U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE IMMEDIATE ACTION  NEEDED TO REDUCE THE BIOLOGICAL RISK TO AMERICA'S FOOD SUPPLY WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 13, 2017) – In testimony today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com  ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** MEETING OF BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE TO ADDRESS NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPLICATIONS  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov 1, 2017) – The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense will host a public meeting examining the National...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com NEW REPORT FROM BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL ON BIODEFENSE FINDS ANIMAL AGRICULTURE INCREASINGLY THREATENED – CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ‘Defense of Animal Agriculture’ Provides Specific Recommendations for Protecting One of the Largest Sectors of U.S. Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com BLUE RIBBON STUDY PANEL: U.S. NOT PREPARED TO IDENTIFY PERPETRATORS OF BIOLOGICAL CRIMES, TERRORISM, PROLIFERATION, AND WARFARE  Effective Prosecution Depends on the Ability to Attribute Crimes, But U.S. Government Lacks Microbial Forensic Capability WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 3, 2017)...