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Webinar Series: The "China Initiative"
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Please join us for the second webinar of the series on the "China Initiative," Policy Needs for U.S. Science and Scientists, on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 8pm ET/ 7pm CT/ 6pm MT/ 5pm PT/ 3pm HT.

The second webinar in this series will examine the policy reforms needed to protect U.S. science and scientists. It will explore how the Justice Department’s current actions conflict with existing national policies to promote and protect fundamental scientific research. The government’s overzealous and xenophobic targeting of Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists, particularly under the “China Initiative”, drive needed scientific talents away from our nation. Speakers will discuss how this racial targeting not only undermines the rights and welfare of many Americans, but also detrimentally impacts American research and enterprise. Our expert panel will discuss constructive policy ideas and changes to ensure U.S. research security and to protect the future of American science and innovation.

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Alice Huang, an international consultant on science policy, higher education, and career development, was formerly Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Laboratories of Infectious Diseases at Boston’s Children's Hospital. She was Dean for Science at New York University and Sr. Councilor for External Relations and now a Sr. Faculty Associate at the California Institute of Technology. She is a prominent scientist recognized by the American Society for Microbiology with its Eli Lilly Award in Immunology and Microbiology and election to its President. She was also the President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1999). She is part of the Academia Sinica, and is a Board Member of 80-20 Educational Foundation.

Neal F. Lane, Ph.D., is the senior fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute. He is also the Professor of Physics and Astronomy Emeritus at Rice University. Previously, Lane served in the federal government as assistant to the president for science and technology and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) from August 1998 to January 2001, and he served as director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and member (ex officio) of the National Science Board from October 1993 to August 1998. Before his post with NSF, Lane was provost and professor of physics at Rice, a position he had held since 1986.

Xiaoxing Xi is the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Physics at Temple University. Prior to 2009, he was Professor of Physics and Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State University. A renowned expert on thin film materials, Professor Xi has authored over 340 refereed journal articles and 3 U.S. patents. In 2015, the U.S. government charged him for sharing U.S. company technology with China, and then dropped the charges because they were false. Since then, he has spoken out actively for open fundamental research and against racial profiling, for which the American Physical Society awarded him the 2020 Andrei Sakharov Prize.

Sarina Neote is the Senior Policy Manager at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She started her career in the field of international relations by focusing on global health issues. Soon, public–private partnerships and the research-and-development pipeline piqued her interest. She fell down that rabbit hole and decided to earn a master’s degree in biomedical science policy. Since then, she has professionally advocated for sound regulatory policy, diversity and inclusivity in STEM, and the role of the private sector in global health.
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Michael German is a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice
, where he focuses on intelligence and law enforcement oversight and reform. Mr. German previously served as an FBI special agent for 16 years, and as national security policy counsel at the ACLU. He is the author of Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy, published by The New Press in 2019.

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