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IBBIS - International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science: People

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IBBIS is an organization relevant to AI safety indirectly through biosecurity governance; as AI lowers barriers to bioweapon development, organizations like IBBIS working on biosecurity screening become increasingly important to the broader existential risk landscape.

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Summary

This page lists the team members and leadership of IBBIS (International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science), an organization focused on biosecurity and biosafety governance. IBBIS works to strengthen global biosecurity norms and practices, particularly around screening of synthetic biology and dual-use research.

Key Points

  • Lists personnel of IBBIS, a key international organization working on biosecurity and biosafety governance
  • IBBIS focuses on nucleic acid synthesis screening and dual-use research of concern (DURC) policy
  • The organization bridges scientific and policy communities to address biosecurity risks
  • Staff expertise spans biosecurity policy, molecular biology, and international governance
  • Relevant to AI safety as AI-enabled biosecurity threats are an emerging existential risk concern

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People - IBBIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 About 
 
 People 

 Careers 

 

 News 

 Our Work 
 
 Commec Sequence Screening 

 Customer Screening 

 Global Synthesis Map 

 International Standards 

 Sequence Biosecurity Standards 

 Vulnerability Disclosure 

 

 Contact 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 About 
 
 People 

 Careers 

 

 News 

 Our Work 
 
 Commec Sequence Screening 

 Customer Screening 

 Global Synthesis Map 

 International Standards 

 Sequence Biosecurity Standards 

 Vulnerability Disclosure 

 

 Contact 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 Board of Directors

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

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 Staff

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 
 Piers Millett 
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 Executive Director 
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 UK 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 O'Neil Hamilton 
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 Deputy Director 
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 Jamaica 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Tessa Alexanian 
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 Technical Lead, Common Mechanism 
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 Canada / USA 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Mayra Ameneiros 
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 Senior Fellow 
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 Argentina 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Rassin Lababidi 
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 Technical Lead 
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 Canada 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Thomas Collin Lefebvre 
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 Programme Manager 
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 Netherlands / Canada 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Sophie Peresson 
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 Policy Lead, International Standards 
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 France 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Michael Barnett 
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 Bioinformatics Engineer 
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 New Zealand 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Lucas Boldrini 
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 Technical Consultant 
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 Brazil / France 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Edyth Parker 
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 Biosecurity Game Changers Fellow 
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 South Africa 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Manu Shivakumara 
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 Senior Bioinformatics Engineer 
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 Switzerland / India 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Kirsten Kulcsar Weand 
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 Senior Fellow 
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 United States 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 Advisory Board

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 
 Nisreen AL-Hmoud 
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 Director – Bio-Safety & Bio-Security Centre at Royal Scientific Society 
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 Jordan 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Lela Bakanidze 
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 Professor, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) of Georgia 
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 Georgia 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Rik Bleijs 
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 Head Biosecurity Office at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Co-Chair International Experts Groups of Biosafety and Biosecurity Regulators (IEGBBR) 
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 Netherlands 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Luis Ochoa Carrera 
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 High Containment Lab/Pandemic Safety Manager Michigan State University, Past President ABSA International 
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 United States 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Aamer Ikram 
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 Chair, Strategic Advisor, and Global Health Security Leader Fellow and Councilor, Pakistan Academy of Sciences 
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 Pakistan 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Angela Kane 
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 Former Senior Advisor, Nuclear Threat Initiative 
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 Germany 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Irma Makalinao 
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 Professor, University of the Philippines Manila 
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 Philippines 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 Talkmore Maruta 
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 Director of Programs, African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 

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