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Jake Swett
Jake Swett
Blueprint Biosecurity

Jake Swett is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at IFP and the Executive Director of Blueprint Biosecurity.

Previously, Jake co-founded altLabs, a research non-profit focused on advancing biosecurity technologies, and was the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President for an early-stage startup developing novel biosensors interfacing semiconductor electronics with synthetic biology. He served as a consultant to the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense and worked for several years at Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center as a Research Scientist on nanotechnology and biomedical applications. Jake has had fellowships with the Foresight Institute, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, and the Council on Strategic Risks, where he focused on topics from biosurveillance to health security to mitigating biological weapons.

With a PhD in nanotechnology from the University of Oxford, Jake’s research encompassed molecular diagnostics, nanoelectronics, and biosecurity innovations. He has contributed to more than 60 articles and patents and authored op-eds for The New York Times and STAT News. Jake’s academic background includes bachelor’s degrees in physics and applied mathematics from Missouri State University.

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The Triple Rapid Framework for Pandemic Diagnostics
Rapid reconfiguration, rapid deployment, and rapid results could help contain future outbreaks at their source
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November 12th 2024
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Metascience
The ARPA Model: A Reading List
A comprehensive syllabus on the ARPA model and its family tree
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January 31st 2024
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Biotechnology
How ARPA-H’s Use-Inspired Research Can Accelerate Progress in Health
Focusing on pandemic prevention will help the new agency achieve its ambitious goals – if it takes the right risks
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August 16th 2023
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