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                Request for Proposals, Pathogen-Agnostic Biothreat Detection
                Request for Proposals, Pathogen-Agnostic Biothreat Detection
                Remote
                Today
                Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
                Funding
                Deadline
                2026-08-21
                Routes to impact
                Direct high impact on an important cause
                Skill-building & building career capital
                Description
                Develop new methods for sequencing-based detection of emerging pathogens to strengthen pandemic early warning systems.
                • Up to $5 million available across multiple research grants
                • Seeking projects in computational detection, sample processing, or biosurveillance modeling
                • Supports open research that advances real-world pathogen surveillance infrastructure
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                4 months ago
                Research Scientist, Diagnostics
                Research Scientist, Diagnostics
                Cambridge, MA
                4 weeks ago
                Threat Modelling Lead, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
                Threat Modelling Lead, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
                Google DeepMindLondon, UK
                London, UK
                3 days ago
                Fund, Multi-Agent Safety
                Fund, Multi-Agent Safety
                Remote
                4 days ago
                Request for Proposals: Global Lead Poisoning Research
                Request for Proposals: Global Lead Poisoning Research
                Remote
                1 week ago
                Infectious Disease Surveillance Advisor
                Infectious Disease Surveillance Advisor
                PATHAccra, Ghana
                Accra, Ghana
                1 week ago
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