Biosafety Professionals: A Role in the Pandemic Response Team

Kelsey Lane Warmbrod¹, Jennifer Cole¹, C Matthew Sharkey¹+4

• ¹Kelsey Lane Warmbrod, MS, MPH, is a Senior Analyst and Nancy Connell, PhD, is a Contributing Scholar; both at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Baltimore, MD. Jennifer Cole, PhD, is a Research Fellow, Department of Geography, Centre for Research into Sustainability, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UK. C. Matthew Sharkey, PhD, is a Biologist, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. Aparupa Sengupta, PhD, MS, MSc, RBP (ABSA), is Assistant Director and Campus Biosafety-Biosecurity Officer, Environmental Health and Safety, University of California Merced, Merced, CA. Rocco Casagrande, PhD, is Director, Gryphon Scientific, Takoma Park, MD. Patricia Delarosa, PhD, CBSP (ABSA), CTM (ATAP), is an Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Global Health Science and Security, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. The findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the authors and should not be construed to represent any official US Department of Health and Human Services or US government determination or policy.