Biodefense and Select Agents

Find more information from NIAID.

• Standard Operating Procedures
  • Biodefense and Biosecurity section
• Questions and Answers
  • Biodefense Research 
  • NIAID Select Agent Policy for Foreign Institutions

Contact NIAID for answers.

• For questions about NIAID's select agent policy, see the Contacts section of the Select Agent Awards SOP.
• For science questions, talk to a program officer. See Contact Staff for Help.
• For public inquiries, go to Contact Information.

Watch for policy changes and other news.

• NIAID Funding Newsletter—biweekly newsletter
• Subscribe to Email Alerts—newsletter, funding opportunities, paylines, and other interest areas.
• Special Announcements—all NIAID-relevant NIH Guide announcements except funding opportunities.
• Top Policy Changes—summary of major policy announcements for one year.

Subscribe to NIH announcements.

• NIH Guide
  • Listserv
• NIH Extramural Nexus
  • Listserv
• eRA Commons News
  • Listservs

Find policy portals at NIH and CDC.

• NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities
  • Dual Use Research
• CDC Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
• National Select Agent Registry

Find other useful links beyond NIH.

• American Biological Safety Association
• Laboratory Biosafety Training Program by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
• Science and Safety Training Courses by Emory University
• Screening Framework Guidance for Providers of Synthetic Double-Stranded DNA