In collaboration with the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science, we design tools to detect and prevent the misuse of emerging technologies for manipulating biology. 

Building methods to accurately identify parts of a pathogen genome that contribute to pathogenicity, designing accurate tools to detect novel high-risk pathogen strains using these genetic signatures. 

Naturally emerging threats and common diseases also pose an ongoing threat to human health and flourishing. Computer science approaches can be employed to enhance or rethink our approaches to responding to infectious disease threats. 

Which factors differentiate successful and unsuccessful novel high-risk pathogen strains? Can understanding these factors help us better design community and public health interventions to make success less likely?