Who serves on the NSABB? How long do members serve?
The NSABB has up to 25 voting members who serve for overlapping terms of up to four years. The NSABB members provide expertise in areas such as molecular biology, microbiology, clinical infectious diseases, laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, public health/epidemiology, health physics, pharmaceutical production, veterinary medicine, plant health, food production, bioethics, academia, national security, biodefense, intelligence, national security, law and law enforcement, medical and scientific journal and publishing perspective, industry perspective, public perspective institutional biosafety committees, recombinant DNA, and export control. In addition, the NSABB includes non-voting ex officio members from 15 federal agencies and departments.
