Pathobiologics International - The Consulting Arm of Humanitarian Resource Institute and the Humanitarian University Consortium

Humanitarian Resource Institute specializes in research, identification of the target audience and effective integration of resources such as telecommunications, direct mail, newspaper, radio, television and internet to achieve our communications objective.  Networks include: 

• newspaper, radio and television, corporate, intergovernmental, non-governmental, United Nations, community action and interfaith organizations in approximately 195 countries.  
• grassroots networks (household level), corporate, municipal, state and federal government, community action and interfaith organizations in approximately 3100 United States Counties.

The Humanitarian University Consortium was founded to support the development of  initiatives associated with economic, social, cultural and humanitarian issues worldwide.  Our mission is to serve as (1) an international community of scholars, (2) a bridge between Humanitarian Resource Institute and the international academic community, (3) a think tank in support of the United Nations programs and (4) the promotion of higher learning through both traditional and distance education.

Biodefense: Expanding Dialogue

In the publication "Biological Threats and Terrorism, Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities: Workshop Summary," the National Academy of Sciences has recognized Humanitarian Resource Institute (HRI) as one of nine leading educational and research institutions. These include:

• Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
• Columbia University: Center for Public Health Preparedness.
• Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
• Humanitarian Resource Institute.
  
• Johns Hopkins University: Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Center for International Studies.
• National Academy of Sciences.
• University of Maryland: Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland.
• University of Minnesota: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
  

Representative Presentations, Workshops and Media

• H-II: Stephen Michael Apatow Named Ambassador for Vet2011 Global Initiative: Vet2011: World  Veterinary Year 250th Year Anniversary of the Global Veterinary Profession, Humanitarian Resource Institute, 7 February 2011.
• Keynote Speaker:  The Future of Biodetection Systems - Final Workshop Analysis: The Future of Biodetection Systems Workshop was coordinated by the intelligence community to bring together industry, academia, national labs, and federal agency personnel in an interactive process, to develop a roadmap for research and development investment in biodetection.  Sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory, September 26 & 27 2006. -- Overview: BTACC Pathobiologics International.  DNA-based Detection Technologies: Powerpoint Presentation.
  
• Member of the scientific committee of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Tourist Health and Travel Medicine, 2005: Fifth European Conference on Travel Medicine.
  
• EHPNET: Humanitarian Resource Institute Emerging Infectious Disease Network: Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), an online publication by the Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Volume 112, Number 1, January 2004. 
• Keynote Speaker: 8th annual meeting of the Association of Veterinary Biologics Companies (AVBC), 5 November 2003.
• 2002 Award for Excellence in Outbreak Reporting on the Internet: International Society for Infectious Diseases, ProMED-mail.
• U.S. Representative for Agricultural Security: U.S. Medicine Institute for Health Studies Forum "Food, Air, Water, and Terrorism: Assessing the Risk," sponsored by the Department of Defense, Global Emerging Infections System and Annapolis Center.  29 January 2002.   The paper "Agricultural Security and Emergency Preparedness: Protecting One of America's Infrastructures," Stephen M. Apatow, Humanitarian Resource Institute, was a reference point for agricultural security.