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Biosecurity Game Changers Fellowship - Brown University
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Relevant to biosecurity governance and pandemic preparedness capacity-building; this fellowship is a professional development program rather than a research or AI safety resource, but touches on biological risk reduction relevant to existential risk concerns.
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Summary
The Biosecurity Game Changers Fellowship at Brown University's Pandemic Center places early-to-mid-career public health professionals with leading global biosecurity organizations including CEPI, Gavi, IBBIS, and the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit. Fellows work on operational projects to improve biosecurity, biosafety, and pandemic preparedness over a year-long program. The initiative aims to develop the next generation of leaders in health security.
Key Points
- •Year-long fellowship places fellows with partner organizations including CEPI, Gavi, IBBIS, Pandemic Action Network, and the BWC Implementation Support Unit.
- •Targets early-to-mid-career public health professionals with potential for leadership in biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.
- •Fellows receive Brown University faculty appointments and collaborate on operational biosecurity/biosafety projects.
- •Program launched with inaugural 2024 class of eight fellows, with kick-off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- •Informed by consultation with Africa CDC and WHO Global Health Emergency Corps, emphasizing global governance dimensions.
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# Biosecurity Game Changers Fellowship
# Biosecurity Game Changers Fellowship
Next Generation of Leaders Chosen to be Biosecurity Game Changers, Serve in Key Global Organizations to Shape the Future of the Field
A new fellowship at the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health launches with the announcement of the inaugural class of Biosecurity Game Changers, eight individuals who represent the next generation of leaders responsible for preventing and preparing for the worst case health security challenges.
The Brown Pandemic Center is partnering with the [Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations](https://cepi.net/) (CEPI), [Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance](https://www.gavi.org/), the [International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science](https://ibbis.bio/) (IBBIS), [Pandemic Action Network](https://www.pandemicactionnetwork.org/) (PAN), and the [Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit](https://disarmament.unoda.org/biological-weapons/implementation-support-unit/) (BWC ISU) to provide an operational base for the fellows, selected for their potential to impact and lead in biosecurity and pandemic preparedness and response. The program is informed by consultation with international and normative entities, including the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization Global Health Emergency Corps.
The year-long fellowship kicks off in September with an in-person meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and a policymaking workshop for early-to-mid-career public health champions, including the fellows. During the year, fellows will collaborate on an operational project with either the Pandemic Center or one of the partner organizations focused on a specific aspect of improving biosecurity, biosafety and/or pandemic preparedness and response. Each fellow will also receive a Brown faculty appointment for the duration of their fellowship.
- [](https://pandemics.sph.brown.edu/people/faith-bagamuhunda)
### [Faith\ Bagamuhunda](https://pandemics.sph.brown.edu/people/faith-bagamuhunda)
Game Changers Fellow \| 2024
- [](https://pandemics.sph.brown.edu/people/kelly-elimian)
### [Kelly \ Elimian](https://pandemics.sph.brown.edu/people/kelly-elimian)
Game Changers Fellow \| 2024
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