Biological Science and Biotechnology in Russia

Committee on Future Contributions of the Biosciences to Public Health, Agriculture, Basic Research, Counter-terrorism, and Non-Proliferation Activities in Russia, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 1 The Vision for Russia's Future; 5 2 Pillar One: Improving Surveillance and Response; 6 3 Pillar Two: Meeting Pathogen Research Challenges; 7 4 Pillar Three: The Promise of Biotechnology; 8 5 Pillar Four: The Human Resource Base; 9 6 Reshaping U.S.-Russian Cooperation in the Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; 10 Epilogue; 11 Appendix A Committee Biographies; 12 Appendix B Organizations Consulted During the Study; 13 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; 14 Appendix D Main Goals and Objectives in Combating Infectious Diseases in the Russian Federation; 15 Appendix E Regulations on the Federal Service for the Supervision in the Sphere of Health and Social Development; 16 Appendix F Recent Reports by the National Academies on Global Health Concerns; 17 Appendix E Regulations Regarding the Federal Service for the Supervision in the Sphere of Health and Social Development; 18 Appendix H Highest Priority Measures for Creating a System to Counter Biological Terrorism; 19 Appendix I National Immunization Calendar of the Russian Federation; 20 Appendix J Selected Russian Research and Related Institutions with Activities Relevant to Infectious Diseases, Diagnostics, Treatment, Prevention, and Control; 21 Appendix K Scientific and Methodological Research Results Highlighted by the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development; 22 Appendix L List of Research Projects Proposed in Open Competitions Organized in 2003; 23 Appendix M Test Systems and Other Products Being Developed in Russian Laboratories; 24 Appendix N RosAgroBioProm Organizational Structure; 25 Appendix O Activities of Russian Research Institutes in Developing Vaccines for Human Use; 26 Appendix P Regulation of the Russian Government on Licensing Activities Connected with the Use of Infectious Disease Antidotes, No. 731; 27 Appendix Q Bioengagement Programs Financed by the United States Government; 28 Appendix R International Programs and Projects of Special Significance to the Ministry of Health and Social Development; 29 Selected Bibliography