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Arielle D'Souza
Arielle D'Souza
Biotechnology Fellow

Arielle D'Souza is a Biotechnology Fellow at IFP, and is currently on leave working at the Department of Defense on biosecurity policy.

Previously, Arielle worked at the Center for Health Security, on foreign and defense policy in the U.S. Senate, and on implementation with the State Department’s Afghanistan Counternarcotics team. She has also supported national, state, and local political campaigns.

She received her MSc in Global Health Sciences and Epidemiology from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Biological Sciences and Government from Smith College.

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Biotechnology
Mapping America’s Biosurveillance
A comprehensive visual map of the entities that monitor biological threats across the U.S. federal government
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April 3rd 2024
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By Arielle D'Souza and Janika Schmitt
Biotechnology
Congress Can Improve our Pandemic Preparedness
Strengthening the Federal Select Agent Program would mean better oversight of biotech laboratories
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January 18th 2024
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By Alec Stapp and Arielle D'Souza
Biotechnology
Using PAHPA to Address Biosecurity Threats
A letter to House and Senate health committee leaders on making sure PAHPA mitigates biosecurity risks
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November 20th 2023
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By Arielle D'Souza
Biotechnology
Making the CDC Modern
A response to the CDC's request for information on modernizing the agency
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November 3rd 2023
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By Arielle D'Souza
Biotechnology
Mitigating Risks from Dual-Use Research
A response to OSTP's request for information on developing a policy for research with certain pathogens
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October 17th 2023
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By Alec Stapp and Arielle D'Souza
Metascience
How DARPA Can Anticipate Downside Risk
A response to DARPA's request for information on assessing ethical, legal, and societal implications of emerging technologies
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June 15th 2023
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By Juan Cambeiro and Arielle D'Souza
Biotechnology
Preparing for Pandemic Preparedness Legislation
Nine legislative ideas to improve our biosecurity response
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May 5th 2023
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By Arielle D'Souza
Biotechnology
Three Reasons Congress Should Fund Biodefense
Cutting the Chemical Biological Defense Program would be penny-wise and pound-foolish
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January 24th 2023
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By Arielle D'Souza
Biotechnology
Why the Department of Defense Should Invest in Biosurveillance
Building integrated, layered, and pathogen-agnostic detection systems
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October 14th 2022
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By Arielle D'Souza