Pew Charitable Trust: Fight Against Superbugs Crucial to America’s Biodefense
This post features an interview with Rick Bright, director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), about the threat to U.S. national security posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria and BARDA’s efforts to mitigate those risks (2/1).