Informing the Policy

Framework
Kara Morgan, Ph.D.
Battelle Memorial Institute
National Academies Meeting
Gain-of-Function Research
March 10-11, 2016

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1. Acceptable Risk

Risk

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2. Risk-benefit Assessment
Estimate of Risk
Risk/Benefit Ratio = Estimate of Benefit
Benefit

Risk

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3. Deliberative Criteria-based
Framework
Decision Framework
Study 1

Study 2

Study 3

Etc

Criteria 1 (Risk)
Criteria 2 (Benefit)
Criteria 3
etc

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(3.) Deliberative Criteria-based

Framework
Policy
Decision
Scientific Context
Observations and
Perceptions
- Facts
- Data
- Analysis results
- Assumptions
- Uncertainties

Social Context
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Values
Goals, objectives
Priorities
Concerns
Ethical issues
Non-observable
criteria
Tradeoffs

Stakeholder Engagement

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