The Economic Impact in Biosecurity Breach – The Perspective of a Translational Scientist

Authors

  • Pranela Rameshwar Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Dept of Medicine, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2245-1439.512

Keywords:

Biosecurity, cybersecurity, economic impact, biotechnology, biological sciences, Pharmaceutical

Abstract

This short opinion article discusses the overlooked problem of protecting biological data generated in biotechnology companies and at universities. This type of security should fall under the umbrella of a biosecurity and perhaps as a subgroup of cybersecurity. The article discusses some of the problems and address how the security, universities and scientists could begin to form teams to ensure the security of the data. More importantly, the article also discusses the economic impact of breach in the security data.

 

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Author Biography

Pranela Rameshwar, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Dept of Medicine, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103

P. Rameshwar is a professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology at the Rutgers Biomedical Health Science, New Jersey Medical School. She received a B.S. degree in medical microbiology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a Ph.D. in biology from Rutgers University, New Jersey. Dr. Rameshwar performed postdoctoral studies in hematopoiesis at New Jersey Medical School. Thereafter, she became a faculty member in the same department. Her research interest is in the translation of stem cell, breast cancer dormancy with a focus on cancer stem cells. In addition, Dr. Rameshwar studies neural regulation of hematopoiesis and the immunology of adult human mesenchymal stem cells. Dr. Rameshwar has authored >200 publications, which include original articles, reviews, editorials and book chapters. She has also edited books.

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Published

2016-05-10

How to Cite

1.
Rameshwar P. The Economic Impact in Biosecurity Breach – The Perspective of a Translational Scientist. JCSANDM [Internet]. 2016 May 10 [cited 2024 Nov. 28];5(1):19-22. Available from: https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/JCSANDM/article/view/5201

Issue

2016: Vol 5 Iss 1

Section

Articles