Dr. Sarah R. Carter is the Principal at Science Policy Consulting LLC.
For more than 15 years, she has focused on advances in the tools and capabilities for engineering biology, biosecurity screening frameworks, and international norms for biosecurity. Her recent work, including projects with the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and other non-profit organizations, focuses on DNA synthesis screening, the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for biosecurity, and approaches to reduce risks related to the misuse of biological AI tools.
Previously, she worked in the Policy Center of the J. Craig Venter Institute and at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). She is a former AAAS S&T Policy Fellow and a former Mirzayan S&T Policy Fellow of the National Academies.
She earned her Ph.D. from University of California, San Francisco, and her bachelor’s degree from Duke University.
