TY - JOUR AU - DiEuliis, Diane T1 - The Role of Scientific Collections in Scientific Preparedness T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 8 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Building on the findings and recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections, Scientific Collections International (SciColl) aims to improve the rapid access to science collections across disciplines within the federal government and globally, between government agencies and private research institutions. SciColl offered a novel opportunity for the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, to explore the value of scientific research collections under the science preparedness initiative and integrate it as a research resource at each stage in the emergence of the infectious diseases cycle. Under the leadership of SciColl’s executive secretariat at the Smithsonian Institution, and with multiple federal and international partners, a workshop during October 2014 fully explored the intersections of the infectious disease cycle and the role scientific collections could play as an evidentiary scientific resource to mitigate risks associated with emerging infectious diseases. KW - Diseases KW - scientific collections KW - scientific samples KW - global health KW - health security KW - science preparedness KW - workshop DO - 10.3201/eid2108.150423 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/15-0423_article ER - End of Reference