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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
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Relevant to AI safety primarily through its biosecurity and bioweapons work, especially at the intersection of biotechnology and AI, where misuse of AI-enabled life science tools represents a significant emerging risk.
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is a leading research and policy institution focused on health security, pandemic preparedness, biosecurity, and emerging biological threats. It conducts research, advises policymakers, and trains the next generation of health security professionals. Key focus areas include deliberate biological threats, emerging infectious diseases, biotechnology risks, and global health security.
Key Points
- •Tracks emerging trends at the intersection of biotechnology and AI, providing recommendations to enhance biosecurity while maximizing innovation potential.
- •Maintains a Gene Synthesis Screening Info Hub addressing nucleic acid synthesis screening policies, relevant to bioweapons risk reduction.
- •Works on deliberate biological threats, including detecting misleading claims that exacerbate biosecurity challenges.
- •Provides evidence-based analysis and actionable recommendations for building resilient health systems and managing public health emergencies.
- •Publishes the peer-reviewed journal 'Health Security' and a weekly newsletter, serving as a key information hub for the field.
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## New & Noteworthy
### New Initiative: SHIELD
[SHIELD unites experts to enhance U.S. preparedness and response](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/shield)
### Policy & Legislative Priorities
[Learn about the Center's Policy & Legislative Priorities.](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/policy-legislative-priorities)
### Gene Synthesis Screening Info Hub
[Learn more about Nucleic Acid Synthesis Screening Policies in the U.S.](https://genesynthesisscreening.centerforhealthsecurity.org/)
### New Health Security Issue
[Our November/December 2025 issue is now available.(link is external)](https://www.liebertpub.com/toc/hs/23/6 "(opens in a new window)")
## Explore our focus areas
[**Global Health Security**\\
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We work with international partners to advance science diplomacy, strengthen outbreak prevention systems, and enhance global capabilities for disease detection, surveillance, and coordinated response.](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#GlobalHealthSecurity)
[**Emerging Infectious Diseases and Epidemics**\\
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Explore how we advance priorities and strategies for epidemic readiness, from early detection and rapid response to recovery, whether threats emerge naturally or deliberately.](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#InfectiousDiseases)
[**Medical and Public Health Preparedness and Response**\\
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We provide decision makers with evidence-based analysis and actionable recommendations to build resilient health systems capable of effectively managing public health emergencies and disasters.](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#PublicHealthPreparedness)
[**Deliberate Biological Threats**\\
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Learn about our work to identify, analyze, and equip leaders with critical intelligence on deliberate biological threats, including detecting misleading claims that exacerbate security challenges.](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#BioThreats)
[**Opportunities and Risks in the Life Sciences**\\
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We track emerging trends at the intersection of biotechnology and AI, delivering actionable recommendations to enhance biosecurity and biosafety while maximizing innovation potential.](https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/focus-areas#LifeSciences)
[**Health Security Education and Awareness**\\
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