APS Biosecurity Initiatives

APS Bioterrorism Committee

Policy Guidelines of the APS Publications Board in the Handling of Manuscripts Dealing With Crop Biosecurity and Agricultural Bioterrorism Issues, March 2003

CoFARM Agrosecurity White Paper

Crop Biosecurity Feature Page
Feature article and discussion session presented in September 1999 as a platform for interested APS members and others to further discuss and develop ideas to help increase our nation’s crop biosecurity and food safety

Abstracts from Crop Bioterrorism Sessions Presented at 1999 APS Annual Meeting in Montreal.

Scientific investigation of bioterrorism: FBI Laboratory viewpoint.

Epidemiology and risk prediction 

A historical perspective of bioterrorism and its implications for North American agriculture

Bioterrorism and agriculture 

Ground surveillance. 

Biological terrorism: Identifying and protecting our infrastructure. 

Press Releases Related to Biosecurity

Scientists To Discuss Bioterrorism (May 23, 2002)

Plant Scientists Brief Congress on Efforts to Develop a First Line of Defense for U.S. Crops (February 28, 2002) 

Plant Health Scientists Form Bioterrorism Committee in Response to September 11 (January 22, 2002) 

Plant Scientists Work To Protect U.S. From Foreign Diseases (October 15, 2001) 

Plant Health Scientists Issue Statement in Support of Biotechnology (October 12, 2001) 

Crop Biosecurity Discussed by Plant Pathologists (October 8, 1999) 

Plant Pathologists to Discuss Anti-Crop Bioterrorism and Food Security, August 1999 (July 21, 1999) 

Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases of Animals and Plants

On April 26, 1996, the ASM Public and Scientific Affairs Board sponsored a congressional briefing on new and emerging infectious diseases in plants, animals and humans. The House Agriculture Committee, chaired by Representative Pat Roberts (R-KS), hosted the briefing. Published in this booklet are the scientific proceedings from the briefing. The APS was involved in the development of this booklet, Anne Vidaver, professor and head of the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska was instrumental in this process.

APS Bioterrorism Committee

Jim Cook (rjcook@wsu.edu) of Washington State University, is a National Academy of Sciences member with expertise in the area of agricultural threats.

Larry Madden (madden.1@osu.edu), Ohio State University, is particularly knowledgeable regarding emerging diseases and bioterrorism.

Molly Cline (molly.n.cline@monsanto.com) is director of government and industry affairs for animal agriculture and Monsanto protein technologies with the Monsanto Corporation.

Julie Beale (jbeale@ca.uky.edu) of the University of Kentucky, Lexington, is a plant disease diagnostician who has provided congressional testimony related to bioterrorism.

Andre Levesque (levesqueca@em.agr.ca), Agricultural Canada, Ottawa, is skilled in the areas of plant pathogens and disease detection.

Anne Desjardins (desjarae@mail.ncaur.usda.gov) , USDA Peoria, is a mycotoxin expert.

Bill Brown (wbrown@lamar.colostate.edu), Colorado State University, has previous experience with bioterrorism issues.

Norm Schaad (schaad@ncifcrf.gov) from USDA ARS Fort Detrick, Maryland, has previous experience with bioterrorism issues.

Jacque Fletcher (jaf2394@okstate.edu), Oklahoma State University, is president-elect of APS and a liaison to APS Council.

Jan Leach (jeleach@ksu.edu), Kansas State University, has previous experience with bioterrorism issues and serves as liaison to the APS Public Policy Board.