• 1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 1 Importance of U.S.-Russian Bioengagement; 5 2 Ensuring Appropriate Use of Biological Assets; 6 3 Advancing the Frontiers of Biological Research; 7 4 Applications of Science in the Public and Private Sectors; 8 5 Programs with Regional and Global Reaches; 9 6 Impacts of Bilateral Programs and Projects; 10 7 Impediments in Carrying Out Approved and Funded Collaborative Projects; 11 8 Lessons Learned; 12 9 Strategies and Coordination; 13 10 Recommendations for Future Bioengagement; 14 Appendix A: Available Resources; 15 Appendix A.1: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 16 Appendix A.2: Relevant Reports of National Academies, Books, and Other Publications; 17 Appendix A.3: Organizations Consulted; 18 Appendix B: Examples of U.S.-Russian Agreements of Special Relevance for Bioengagement; 19 Appendix C: Activities in Bioengagement of Selected U.S. Government Departments and Agencies; 20 Appendix C.1: Department of State; 21 Appendix C.2: Defense Threat Reduction Agency; 22 Appendix C.3: Department of Energy; 23 Appendix C.4: Department of Health and Human Services (Biotechnology Engagement Program); 24 Appendix C.5: National Institutes of Health; 25 Appendix C.6: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 26 Appendix C.7: National Science Foundation; 27 Appendix C.8: United States Agency for International Development; 28 Appendix C.9: Environmental Protection Agency; 29 Appendix C.10: Agricultural Research Service; 30 Appendix C.11: Fish and Wildlife Service; 31 Appendix D: Interest of Selected Russian Research Institutions with Active Bioengagement Programs; 32 Appendix D.1: State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector; 33 Appendix D.2: All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology; 34 Appendix D.3: Research Institute of Influenza; 35 Appendix D.4: Selected Institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; 36 Appendix E: Activities of Other Organizations; 37 Appendix E.1: Bilateral Presidential Commission; 38 Appendix E.2: International Science and Technology Center; 39 Appendix E.3: Skolkovo Foundation and Innovation Center; 40 Appendix E.4: Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology; 41 Appendix E.5: Rusnano and Other Russian Investors; 42 Appendix F: Other Topics of Interest; 43 Appendix F.1: U.S.-Russian Joint Peer-Reviewed Articles, Reviews, and Conference Proceedings (At least one Russian and one American author) (20002012); 44 Appendix F.2: Russian Research Personnel and Funding; 45 Appendix F.3: Russia's Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Sectors; 46 Appendix F.4: Assessment of Developments in Agrobiotechnology in the United States and Russia; 47 Appendix F.5: Scientific Forum for Biomedical and Behavioral Research; 48 Appendix F.6: Funding and Related Mechanisms

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