Senior Project Manager and Research Associate
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Washington, DC
202.601.2400
Activities
As a Senior Research Associate for CNS, Jill Luster supports multiple projects related to nonproliferation, machine learning, One Health security, and biological security and safety.
Background
She previously led a team of researchers in support of the Department of State’s Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction. Prior to joining, CNS in 2018, Jill Luster developed extensive experience supporting a wide range of US government and Department of Defense missions assessing WMD programs with a focus on Iran, dual-use commodity proliferation, and commercial sector vulnerabilities to illicit acquisition. She has worked across nonproliferation offices supporting WMD terrorism and defense engagement and threat-reduction activities. Luster mentored junior analysts and led an issue-oriented team as a senior analyst.
Education
She holds a Master of Science in Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and German from The College of William and Mary.
CNS Work
- OP #52: Scientific Risk Assessment of Genetic Weapons Systems
Examines potential for precision medicine to be used in a genetic weapon system, state capabilities and motivations, and offers policy recommendations. - Celebrating Women in Nonproliferation
Women colleagues lead initiatives, publish innovative nonproliferation research, serve as mentors, and speak at conferences (or webinars, in the era of COVID-19). - OP #49: A Guide to Investigating Outbreak Origins
Nature versus the laboratory. - CNS Alumni on the COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt and Mali
WEBINAR: Featuring former Visiting Fellows. - World War “V”: The COVID-19 Pandemic
CNS resources on COVID-19, based on decades of experience at the biosecurity/global health nexus.
