We invite you to a seminar by Joyelle Kalei Dominique, a research security expert at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Washington. Seminar title: “Research Security: Protecting Open Science with Risk Awareness”.
The seminar will take place on March 12 at 10:00 in auditorium R401.
Abstract:
This seminar will explore best practices in research security and emphasize the pivotal role researchers play in safeguarding scientific integrity. As primary stewards of research security, researchers must remain vigilant against threats to national and economic interests, proactively protect intellectual property, and recognize research security risks. The session will address the risks associated with foreign talent programs and entities linked to adversarial governments, as well as the importance of understanding methods utilized by adversaries to obtain intellectual property and data. Participants will gain practical skills for identifying and mitigating malign foreign influence, ensuring research integrity, and promoting responsible international collaboration.
This seminar will explore best practices in research security and emphasize the pivotal role researchers play in safeguarding scientific integrity. As primary stewards of research security, researchers must remain vigilant against threats to national and economic interests, proactively protect intellectual property, and recognize research security risks. The session will address the risks associated with foreign talent programs and entities linked to adversarial governments, as well as the importance of understanding methods utilized by adversaries to obtain intellectual property and data. Participants will gain practical skills for identifying and mitigating malign foreign influence, ensuring research integrity, and promoting responsible international collaboration.
Biomedical research security will be used as a case study to illustrate current policies and challenges at the intersection of research security and international collaboration. U.S. Embassy Science Fellow Joyelle Dominique will share U.S. Government perspectives on research security, drawing on her extensive experience at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Ms. Dominique will provide insights into the latest implementation strategies across federal research funding agencies and highlight key policy considerations relevant to international research collaboration.
Bio:
Joyelle Dominique is the Director of the Office of Global Research (OGR) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH. She oversees collaborative international biomedical research programs in over 120 countries, focusing on immunology and infectious diseases of global health significance. Joyelle leads OGR’s strategic and operational management, advises NIAID leadership on science diplomacy, and identifies opportunities for collaboration and expansion. She developed NIAID’s foreign entity assessment process to strengthen secure, collaborative research and has been a key advocate for robust research security at NIH. With over 25 years of experience in global health program management, Joyelle is an expert in international biomedical research data analysis and reporting. Previously, she directed an international laboratory capacity-building program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, supporting over 200 laboratories in eight countries. Joyelle holds an MBA and MS from the University of Maryland and a BS in Biochemistry from The Catholic University of America. Joyelle is currently working with the Department of State for two months as an Embassy Science Fellow.