
Caroline Schuerger
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Caroline Schuerger
@clschuerger
all things biotech and natsec 🧬. former @CSETGeorgetown, @CWRUSOM. cleveland forever. views my own









🧬New Report 🧬 How has China prioritized collecting biological data, and what are the #medicalAI and #bioeconomy implications? @VikramVenkatram, @clschuerger, and Katherine Quinn explore China’s biodata collection efforts. Read more here ⬇️ cset.georgetown.edu/publication/ch…

Sharing my new article in Applied Biosafety with Stephanie Batalis, Caroline Schuerger @clschuerger, and Matt E. Walsh on "Safeguarding Mail-Order DNA Synthesis in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." liebertpub.com/doi/epub/10.10…



The main takeaway? Two things can be true at once: GOF/LOF research can be important for science and medicine while a subset can also be risky if conducted improperly. Differentiating between the two will require nuanced and careful policy.


The labs studying pathogens' new tricks: who is doing 'gain of function' work and why? A new @CSETGeorgetown report gives hard numbers on where GOF is happening and on which pathogens In @Nature w/ @AnnaPuglisi838 @ggronvall @GoodrumVirusLab @clschuerger nature.com/articles/d4158…

The labs studying pathogens' new tricks: who is doing 'gain of function' work and why? A new @CSETGeorgetown report gives hard numbers on where GOF is happening and on which pathogens In @Nature w/ @AnnaPuglisi838 @ggronvall @GoodrumVirusLab @clschuerger nature.com/articles/d4158…



✨New Policy Brief✨ When it comes to regulating ‘risky’ gain of function research, one size does not fit all. Check out our new report describing the scale of this research + details on the range of methodologies, pathogens + public health applications. cset.georgetown.edu/publication/un…

✨New Policy Brief✨ When it comes to regulating ‘risky’ gain of function research, one size does not fit all. Check out our new report describing the scale of this research + details on the range of methodologies, pathogens + public health applications. cset.georgetown.edu/publication/un…


🏛 Today, we applaud the #bipartisan introduction of the #DiseaseX Act of 2023. Thank you for your leadership on this important #pandemicpreparedness bill, @RepLoriTrahan, @DrBurgessTX, @DanCrenshawTX, and @RepSusieLee! bit.ly/3NcQEzU

🔬New blog post🧪 LLMs are already helping scientists perform important tasks. @steph_batalis, @clschuerger & @VikramVenkatram explore three areas in the life sciences where LLMs are catalyzing advances: drug discovery, genetics, and precision medicine. cset.georgetown.edu/article/large-…

✨New blog post✨ AI + genetics research - who's ahead, and who's catching up... eto.tech/blog/exploring…

💉New Policy Brief💉 Vaccines are a key aspect of U.S. national security, public health, biosecurity, and pandemic preparedness. But CSET's @steph_batalis and @AnnaPuglisi838 find that the 🇺🇸 vaccine supply is vulnerable. Here's what needs to be done: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/a-…
