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Relevant to AI safety discussions about biosecurity risks, particularly concerns that advanced AI could lower barriers to bioweapon development; this center is a key institutional actor in biological risk governance.

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The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is a leading research and policy organization focused on biological threats, pandemic preparedness, and health security. It conducts research, policy analysis, and public education to strengthen global responses to infectious disease outbreaks and other health emergencies. The center is relevant to AI safety discussions around biosecurity and catastrophic biological risks.

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•Conducts research on epidemic and pandemic preparedness, biosecurity, and global health threats with policy implications
•Ran influential pandemic simulation exercises like Event 201 (2019), which modeled a novel coronavirus outbreak before COVID-19
•Provides policy recommendations to governments and international bodies on biological risk reduction and emergency response
•Relevant to AI safety via its work on biosecurity, given concerns about AI enabling bioweapon development or misuse
•Part of the broader ecosystem of organizations addressing catastrophic and existential biological risks

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# Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Nonprofit biosecurity think tank

| Abbreviation | CHS |
| Formation | 1998;27years ago(1998)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Center_for_Health_Security#cite_note-CHS_history-1) |
| Founder | [D. A. Henderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._A._Henderson "D. A. Henderson")[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Center_for_Health_Security#cite_note-CHS_history-1) |
| Type | [Think tank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_tank "Think tank") |
| Location | - [Baltimore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore "Baltimore"), [Maryland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland "Maryland"), [United States of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_America "United States of America") |
| Director | [Tom Inglesby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Inglesby "Tom Inglesby"), MD[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Center_for_Health_Security#cite_note-2) |
| Deputy Director | Anita Cicero, JD[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Center_for_Health_Security#cite_note-AnitaCicero-3) |
| Key people | [Tara O'Toole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_O'Toole "Tara O'Toole")<br>[Caitlin Rivers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Rivers "Caitlin Rivers")<br>[Tara Kirk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Kirk "Tara Kirk")<br>[Crystal Watson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Watson "Crystal Watson")<br>[Alexandra Phelan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Phelan "Alexandra Phelan")<br>[Jassi Pannu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jassi_Pannu "Jassi Pannu") |
| Affiliations | [Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Bloomberg_School_of_Public_Health "Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health") |
| Website | [www.centerforhealthsecurity.org](http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/) |
| Formerly called | - Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies (1998–2003)<br>- Center for Biosecurity of UPMC (2003–2013)<br>- UPMC Center for Health Security (2013–2017) |

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

The **Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security** (abbreviated **CHS**) is an independent, [nonprofit organization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization "Nonprofit organization") of [Johns Hopkins University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University "Johns Hopkins University") and the [Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Bloomberg_School_of_Public_Health "Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health"). The Center works to prevent and prepare for epidemics, pandemics and other health disasters. The Center is also concerned with biological weapons prevention and the biosecurity implications of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Center_for_Health_Security#cite_note-AIxBio-4) and 

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