LIVE NOW: Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing on US Taxpayer-Funded High-Risk Virus Research

Published on July 11, 2024

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds a hearing on U.S. taxpayer-funded high-risk virus research at 10:00 a.m. ET on July 11. Witnesses: Gerald Parker, DVM, PH.D. Associate dean for Global One Health, College of Veterinary Medicine Director, Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness Policy Program Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs Texas A&M University Carrie Wolinetz, PH.D. Senior principal and chair Health & Bioscience Innovation Practice Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC Robert Redfield, M.D. Former director (2018–2021) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kevin Esvelt, PH.D. Associate professor MIT Media Lab Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

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