Biosecurity: Changing the Game

The Pandemic Center, Brown University School of Public Health
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Host Dr. Dinah Nasike takes you on a journey through the complex and evolving world of biosecurity, featuring insightful conversations with leading professionals, field experts and innovators in the field. From emerging and re-emerging epidemics and early-warning systems research and innovation, to pathogen economies, bioterrorism and global norms. This podcast will take a deep dive into critical conversations happening around biosecurity and how countries, institutions, experts and politicians are strategically posturing themselves.

  1. FEB 2

    Surveillance: An Essential Part of Disease Response and Prevention

    Dr. Dinah Nasike and her guest Dr. Issa Makumbi, an expert in public health and epidemiology who serves as the Deputy Director of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH), have an in-depth conversation on disease surveillance, and why it is so important for preventing, detecting, and responding to biological threats.

    57 min

  2. 12/11/2025

    Part II: Communities on the Frontline – Strengthening Epidemic Preparedness & Response

    Dr. Dinah Nasike concludes her conversation with Professor Judy Omumbo, a renowned public health expert and epidemiologist, on the role communities play in epidemic preparedness and response and why communities are not just beneficiaries of health systems but critical partners in stopping outbreaks before they spread.

    34 min

  3. 11/26/2025

    Communities on the Frontline – Strengthening Epidemic Preparedness & Response

    In this episode, Dr. Dinah Nasike sits down with Professor Judy Omumbo, a renowned public health expert and epidemiologist, to explore the vital role communities play in epidemic preparedness and response. From grassroots mobilization to trust-building and rapid response systems, Professor Omumbo offers insight into why communities are not just beneficiaries of health systems but critical partners in stopping outbreaks before they spread.

    34 min

  4. 11/13/2025

    Part II - Genomic Surveillance: A Biosecurity tool for deterrence, detection, and response to emerging threats

    In this second and final part of Biosecurity: Changing the Game's discussion of genomic surveillance, Dr. Dinah Nasike and guests from Ginkgo Bioworks - Joshua Griffin Dunn who is the Senior Director, Computational Biology and Head of Design; and Mitchell Wolfe who is the Vice President for Global Engagement and Governance at Ginkgo - explore one of the most powerful tools we have for preventing the next pandemic or bioterror event. "It’s a story about technology, intelligence, and trust — and how sequencing tiny bits of genetic code can help us detect threats early, attribute their origins, and even deter malicious actors."

    30 min

  5. 10/30/2025

    Genomic Surveillance: A Biosecurity tool for deterrence, detection, and response to emerging threats

    This episode of Biosecurity: Changing the Game is all about genomic surveillance — one of the most powerful tools we have for preventing the next pandemic or bioterror event. It’s a story about technology, intelligence, and trust — and how sequencing tiny bits of genetic code can help us detect threats early, attribute their origins, and even deter malicious actors. Dr. Dinah Nasike explores this topic with guests from Ginkgo Bioworks - Joshua Griffin Dunn who is the Senior Director, Computational Biology and Head of Design; and Mitchell Wolfe who is the Vice President for Global Engagement and Governance at Ginkgo.

    31 min

  6. 10/16/2025

    Part II - Staying Ahead: Preparing for the Next Wave of Infectious Disease Outbreaks

    In the conclusion of Dr. Dinah Nasike's conversation with her guest, Dr. Julius Lutwama, a virologist and expert in viral hemorrhagic fevers, they continue their discussion on the increasing number of infectious disease threats in the world and how to prepare for future outbreaks.

    40 min

  7. 10/02/2025

    Staying Ahead: Preparing for the Next Wave of Infectious Disease Outbreaks

    Dr. Dinah Nasike and her guest, Dr. Julius Lutwama, a virologist and expert in viral hemorrhagic fevers, discuss the increasing number of infectious disease threats in the world and how to impact preparedness for future outbreaks.

    41 min

  8. 09/18/2025

    Japan's Secret Biological Weapons Research Program & Unit 731

    In this episode of Biosecurity: Changing the Game, Dr. Dinah Nasike presents a narrative of a case study on Unit 731 to wrap up the Biological Weapons Covention series. Unit 731 was a secret biological weapons research operation unit operated by the Imperial Japanese Army that was responsible for large-scale biological and chemical warfare research. Links for more information: The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)

    59 min
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Host Dr. Dinah Nasike takes you on a journey through the complex and evolving world of biosecurity, featuring insightful conversations with leading professionals, field experts and innovators in the field. From emerging and re-emerging epidemics and early-warning systems research and innovation, to pathogen economies, bioterrorism and global norms. This podcast will take a deep dive into critical conversations happening around biosecurity and how countries, institutions, experts and politicians are strategically posturing themselves.

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  • Creator
    The Pandemic Center, Brown University School of Public Health
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 The Pandemic Center, Brown University School of Public Health
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