Next Generation Biosecurity: Responding to 21st Century Biorisks
Explore biosecurity and learn how to respond to biological threats
Today’s world is facing more biological threats than ever, from mutations to antibiotic resistance to new diseases and increased access to engineered diseases. It’s vital that scientific research is being carried out safely to protect those who work in the lab as well as wider communities.
On this course you will get an introduction to these issues, exploring biosecurity, biological threats and how to counter them in your work. You will also learn about responding to biological challenges and learn to examine issues in the lab.
This course has recently been updated to include lessons we are learning from COVID-19, and will continue to evolve as we learn more from the pandemic.
What topics will you cover?
Next Generation Biosecurity: Responding to 21st Century Biorisks will cover the following:
- Introduction to biosecurity
- Biological threats and challenges
- Responding to biological challenges: what you can do inside the lab
- Responding to biological challenges: what is done outside the lab
- Responsible conduct of science: learning to critically examine security issues arising with the lab and formulate responses
