Allison Berke Articles

Defense-Forward Biosecurity

With the kind of early warning that a defense-forward biosecurity network would enable, we can respond more effectively and urgently to future threats.

CNS Seminar on the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and WMD Nonproliferation

The seminar showcased the wide range of CNS expertise and its collaborative relationships with industry.

Charting a Roadmap for Multiparty Confidence and Security Building Measures, Risk Reduction, and Arms Control in the Indo-Pacific

Charting a roadmap for multiparty confidence and security building measures, risk reduction, and arms control in the Indo-Pacific

This work contains contributions by CNS’s Miles Pomper, Allison Berke, Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, and George M. Moore.

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Congressional staffers created antibiotic-resistant bacteria. And that’s a good thing.

Staffers learn how easy it might be to genetically engineer a pathogen and how synthetic biology can speed up the manufacturing of medicinal compounds.

Lab technicians of scientists working on developing a vaccine against virus disease (Src: Shutterstock)

The Danger of ‘Invisible’ Biolabs Across the US

Proper federal oversight could make invisible labs more visible and prevent unsafe labs from working with dangerous pathogens.

headshot outside

Dr. Allison Berke joins CNS as Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Program Director

CNS Founding Director William Potter expressed great enthusiasm about the appointment, which he characterized as “adding significantly to the scientific expertise of CNS related to both bioengineering and cybersecurity.”

Participants grouped around a computer

WMD Terrorism Threats: Assessing and Prosecuting

Eighteen senior and mid-level government employees from Malaysia and the Philippines traveled to CNS for a two-week in-person workshop.