Public Policy and
Biological Threats

8:30 a.m.
Campus Orientation/Campus IDs

10:00 a.m.
Program Overview
Peter Cowhey
Sam Bozzette

Intro to Biothreats
Sam Bozzette

8:30 a.m. Computer Lab Orientation
Gary Hoffman

10:00 a.m.
Bioscience 101
Kit Pogliano

10:00 a.m.
History and Treatment of Infectious Diseases
Josh Fierer

10:00 a.m.
Public Health Response
Nicole Lurie

6:00 p.m.
Opening Reception
Eucalyptus Point

1:30 p.m.
Epidemiology and Emerging Infections
Michele Ginsberg

Intro to Biothreats II
Why Are We Worried?
Sam Bozzette

1:30 p.m.
Viruses and Vaccination
Samuel Stanley

1:30 p.m.
History and Treatment of Infectious Diseases: Vectors
Sam Bozzette

1:30 p.m.
Bioweapons: Weaponization and Related Issues
Dean Wilkening

1:30 p.m.
Biological Arms Control and Verification
Raymond Zilinskas

10:00 a.m.
Agroterrorism Agricultural Threats
Mark Wheelis

1:30 p.m.
The Political Economy of Terrorism
Barbara Walter

1:30 p.m.
Policy Implementation
Jessica Wallack

1:30 p.m.
Government & Regulatory Perspectives
Michael Friedman

1:30 p.m.
The Challenge of Establishing Cross-Border Policies in Developing Countries
Clark Gibson

1:30 p.m.
International Efforts to Counter Bioterrorism and Emergent Biological Threats
Mark Smolinski

10:00 a.m.
Case Study: Smallpox Vaccine Development
Sam Bozzette

10:00 a.m.
Communications and Media
John Cohen
Bree Walker

1:30 p.m.
Open

1:30 p.m.
Case Study: Bay Area Emergency Planning
(Chain of Command)
Michael Kleeman
Gregg O’Ryon

5:00 p.m.
Public Health Responses During the SARS Outbreak in SE Asia (Videoconference)
Tan Chorh Chuan

1:30 p.m.
Agricultural Threat Case Study
Jerry Gillespie

1:30 p.m.
Closing Speaker
Julie Gerberding

6:30 p.m.
Closing Reception
Estancia Hotel