Biological science and biotechnology in Russia : controlling diseases and enhancing security /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Future Contributions of the Biosciences to Public Health, Agriculture, Basic Research, Counterterrorism, and Nonproliferation Activities in Russia, National Research Council (U.S.). Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, Akademii︠a︡ nauk SSSR, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Future Contributions of the Biosciences to Public Health, Agriculture, Basic Research, Counterterrorism, and Nonproliferation Activities in Russia, National Academies Press (U.S.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2006]
Subjects:	Biotechnology > Research > Russia (Federation) Bioterrorism > Russia (Federation) > Prevention. Biotechnology. Bioterrorism > prevention & control. Russia.
Online Access:	Biological sciences and biotechnology in Russia (Online)

Table of Contents:

The vision for Russia's future
Pillar one : improving surveillance and response
Pillar two : meeting pathogen research challenges
Pillar three : the promise of biotechnology
Pillar four : the human resource base
Reshaping U.S.-Russian cooperation in the biological sciences and biotechnology
Appendix A. Committee biographies
Appendix B. Organizations consulted during the study
Appendix C. Decision of the Board of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation : tasks for the periods 2001-2005 and 2006-2010 from Protocol #6
Appendix D. Main goals and objectives in combating infectious diseases in the Russian Federation
Appendix E. Regulations on the Federal Service for the supervision in the sphere of health and social development
Appendix F. Recent reports by the National Academies on global health concerns
Appendix H. Highest priority measures for creating a system to counter biological terrorism
Appendix I. National immunization calendar of the Russian Federation
Appendix J. Selected Russian research and related institutions with activities relevant to infectious disease, diagnostics, treatment, prevention, and control
Appendix K. Scientific and methodological research results highlighted by the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development
Appendix L. List of research projects proposed in open competitions organized in 2003
Appendix M. Text systems and other products being developed in Russian laboratories
Appendix N. RosArgrBioProm organizational structure
Appendix O. Activities of Russian research institutes in developing vaccines for human use
Appendix P. Regulation of the Russian government on licensing activities connected with the use of infectious disease antidotes, No. 731
Appendix Q. Bioengagement programs financed by the United States government
Appendix R. International programs and projects of special significance to the Ministry of Health and Social Development