About Dual Use Research of Concern

The U.S. government has established a policy with the purpose of establishing regular review of government-funded or -conducted research with 15 high-consequence pathogens and toxins (listed below) for their potential to be dual use research of concern (DURC) to mitigate risks where appropriate and collect information needed to inform the development of an updated policy, as needed, for the oversight of DURC. The fundamental aim of this oversight is to preserve the benefits of life sciences research while minimizing the risk of misuse of the knowledge, information, products, or technologies provided by such research. Although few research activities at K-State qualify as Dual Use Research (DUR), we must comply with the government policy.

List of agents/toxins

1	Avian influenza virus (highly pathogenic)
2	Bacillus anthracis
3	Botulinum neurotoxin (Research involving any quantity of botulinum neurotoxin should be evaluated for DURC potential)
4	Burkholderia mallei
5	Burkholderia pseudomallei
6	Ebola virus
7	Foot-and-mouth disease virus
8	Francisella tularensis
9	Marburg virus
10	Reconstructed 1918 Influenza virus
11	Rinderpest virus
12	Toxin-producing strains of Clostridium botulinum
13	Variola major virus
14	Variola minor virus
15	Yersinia pestis