Diane DiEuliis

Areas of Expertise: biodefense; biosecurity; emerging technologies; synthetic biology; US bioeconomy; cognitive neuroscience/neurobiology; emergency management; scientific collections; ethics & leadership in the Life Sciences; WMD Preparedness/Response.

Dr. Diane DiEuliis is a Distinguished Research Fellow at National Defense University. Her research areas focus on emerging biological technologies, biodefense, and preparedness for biothreats. Specific topic areas under this broad research portfolio include dual-use life sciences research, synthetic biology, the US bioeconomy, disaster recovery, and behavioral, cognitive, and social science as it relates to important aspects of deterrence. Dr. DiEuliis currently has several research grants in progress, and teaches in foundational professional military education.

Prior to joining NDU, Dr. DiEuliis was Deputy Director for Policy, and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Department of Health and Human Services. She coordinated policy and research in support of domestic and international health emergencies, such as Hurricane Sandy, and Ebola outbreaks.  She was responsible for implementation of the Pandemic All-Hazards Preparedness Act, the National Health Security Strategy, and supported the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE).

From to 2007 to 2011, Dr. DiEuliis was the Assistant Director for Life Sciences and Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President. During her tenure at the White House, she was responsible for developing policy in areas such as biosecurity and biodefense, synthetic biology, social and behavioral science, scientific collections, and biotechnology. Dr. DiEuliis also worked to help coordinate agency response to public health issues such as the H1N1 flu.

Prior to working at OSTP, Dr. DiEuliis was a program director at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where she managed a diverse portfolio of neuroscience research in neurodegenerative diseases. She completed a fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research and completed her postdoctoral research in the NIH Intramural research program, where she focused on cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Dr. DiEuliis is a National Merit Scholar, and has a PhD in biology from the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. She is the author of over 70 publications.

Publications:

• DiEuliis, D. COVID Lessons Learned. Defense Dossier, 2023. https://www.afpc.org/uploads/documents/Defense_Dossier_-_December_2023_Final.pdf
• DiEuliis, Diane. "Revisiting the digital biosecurity landscape." Cyberbiosecurity: A new field to deal with emerging threats. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. 71-78. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-26034-6_5
• DiEuliis, Diane, and James Giordano. "Responding to Future Pandemics: Biosecurity Implications and Defense Considerations." The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters 53.2 (2023): 8. https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol53/iss2/8/
• DiEuliis D. Perspective: The Rapidly Expanding Need for Biosecurity by Design. Biodes Res. 2022 May 25;2022. doi: 10.34133/2022/9809058. Perspective: The Rapidly Expanding Need for Biosecurity by Design - PMC (nih.gov)
• Emanuel, Peter; Walper, Scott; DiEuliis, Diane; Klein, Natalie; Petro, James B.; Giordano, James. Cyborg Soldier 2050: Human/Machine Fusion and the Implications for the Future of the DoD. Technical Report. Cyborg Soldier 2050: Human/Machine Fusion and the Implications for the Future of the DoD (dtic.mil)
• DiEuliis D, Giordano J. The Need for Modernization of Biosecurity in the Post-COVID World. mSphere. 2022 Apr 27;7(2):e0002522. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00025-22. The Need for Modernization of Biosecurity in the Post-COVID World - PubMed (nih.gov)
• DiEuliis. 3 Tricks for Strategically Competing in the Global Innovation Smackdown. The National Interest, February 21, 2021.
• DiEuliis, D., and Junor, L. Ready or Not: Regaining Military Readiness during COVID19. INSS Strategic Insights, April 2020
• DiEuliis D, Emanuel P, Giordano J, Titus A. Applying advanced technologies to fight pandemics. Nat Def (2020).:
• DiEuliis D, Emanuel P, Titus A, Giordano J. Beyond 1918: Bringing pandemic response into the present – and future. INSS Strategic Insights 5(1) (2020).
• Emanuel, P., et al. Cyborg Soldier 2050: Human/Machine Fusion and the Implications for the Future of the DOD. CCDC CBC-TR-1599. 202
• DiEuliis, D. Parsing the Digital Biosecurity Landscape. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. Vol. 21 Summer/Fall, 2020.
• DiEuliis, D. Terrell, P., and Emanuel, P.  Breaching the Department of Defense’s Biotech Bottleneck. Health Security. Apr 2020.139-144.
• Diane DiEuliis, James Giordano The Shield and Sword of Biosecurity: Balancing the Ethics of Public Safety and Global Preparedness. Am J Bioeth 2020 07;20(7):142-144
• DiEuliis, D. Ellington AD, Gronvall GK, Imperiale MJ. Does Biotechnology Pose New Catastrophic Risks? Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2019;424:107-119. doi: 10.1007/82_2019_177. PMID: 31463535.
• Carter, S. and DiEuliis D. Mapping the Synthetic Biology Industry: Implications for Biosecurity. Health Security Volume 17, Number 5 (2019)
• Diane DiEuliis Andrew D Ellington Gigi Kwik Gronvall Michael J Imperiale. Does Biotechnology Pose New Catastrophic Risks? Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2019 ;424:107-119.
• DiEuliis, D. Key National Security Questions for the Future of Synthetic Biology. Global Transformations: A Century Since the Great War, in The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Winter 2019, 41:1.
• DiEuliis, D., Rao, V., Billings, E.A., Meyer, C. B., and Berger, K. Biodefense Policy Analysis—A Systems-based Approach. Health Security, Vol. 17, No. 2. (April 2019).
• DeFranco, J., DiEuliis, D., Bremseth, L.R. (CPT), Snow, J.J. (LtCol), and Giordano, J. Emerging technologies for disruptive effects in non-kinetic engagements. WMD Threat Analyses, HDIAC Journal, Vol. 6, issue 2, Summer 2019.
• DiEuliis et al. Biodata Risks and Synthetic Biology. Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense Vol. 9, no. 1 2018.
• DiEuliis, D. Biotechnology for the Battlefield: In need of a strategy. War on the Rocks, November 27, 2018.
• Bajema, N., DiEuliis, D., Lutes, C., Lim, Y. The Digitization of Biology: Understanding the New Risks and Implications for Governance. July 2018.
• DiEuliis, D., Gronvall GK. A Holistic Assessment of the Risks and Benefits of the Synthesis of Horsepox Virus. mSphere. Mar 7;3(2).
• DiEuliis D, Giordano J. Gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9: implications for dual-use and biosecurity. Protein Cell. 2018 Mar;9(3):239-240.
• DiEuliis, D., and Giordano, J. Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Self-Disclosure, Chapter in: What Do Others Think and How Do We Know What They Are Thinking? Author Editor: Yager, M. (NSI, Inc), 2018.
• Bajema, N, and DiEuliis, D. Peril and Promise: Emerging Technologies and WMD. 2017. 
• DiEuliis D, Berger K, Gronvall G. Biosecurity Implications for the Synthesis of Horsepox, an Orthopoxvirus. Health Secur. 15(6):629-637 2017. doi: 10.1089/hs.2017.0081.
• DiEuliis D, Carter SR, Gronvall GK. Options for Synthetic DNA Order Screening, Revisited. mSphere. 2(4); 2017.
• DiEuliis D, Giordano J. Why Gene Editors Like CRISPR/Cas May Be a Game-Changer for Neuroweapons. Health Secur. 15(3):296-302; 2017. doi: 10.1089/hs.2016.0120. Epub 2017 Jun 2.
• DiEuliis, D., and Emanuel, P. Rockets, Radio, and RNA: the role of hobbyists in driving innovation. Small Wars Journal.
• Roos J, Chue C, DiEuliis D, Emanuel P. The Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program: An Enabler of the Third Offset Strategy. Health Secur. 15(2):207-214; 2017. doi:10.1089/hs.2017.0008.
• DiEuliis, D.  Opinion: Specimen collections should have a much bigger role in infectious disease research and response.  PNAS vol. 113, no.1, Jan. 2016.
• DiEuliis, D. The Role of Scientific Collections in Scientific Preparedness. Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 21, no. 8 August 2015. also see: Scientific Collections and Emerging Infectious Diseases 
• DiEuliis, D, contributing author and co-editor. Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Underpinnings of ISIL Behavior and Implications for Strategic Communication, Messaging, and Influence. Editors Drs. James Giordano and Diane DiEuliis (May 2015).
• A New Information Paradigm? From Genes to "Big Data" and Instagram to Persistent Surveillance...Implications for National Security: 8th Annual SMA Conference (Nov 2014).
• D. DiEuliis, contributing author. Asan Report: Science and Technology to Prevent and Respond to CBRN Disasters: ROK and US Perspectives. Edited by Park Jiyoung (July 2014).
• Topics in the Neurobiology of Aggression: Implications to Deterrence (Feb 2013). Editors Dr. Diane DiEuliis and Dr. Hriar Cabayan.
• National Security Challenges: Insights from Social, Neurobiological, and Complexity Sciences (2012). Edited by: A. Astorino-Courtois, H. Cabayan, W. Casebeer, A. Chapman, D. DiEuliis, C. Ehlschlaeger, D. Lyle & C. Rice.