The Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellowship inspires and connects the next generation of biosecurity leaders and innovators.
Launched in 2012, ELBI is a highly competitive, part-time program that provides an opportunity for talented graduate students and professionals to deepen their expertise, expand their network, and build their leadership skills through a series of events coordinated by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
The fellowship boasts almost 300 alumni with backgrounds in government, national security, private industry, science, law, public health, medicine, global health, journalism, the social sciences, and academia.
Impact: Health and Wellbeing - Benefits to health including improving quality of life, disease prevention, changes in guidelines and practices, reducing health inequality, Cultural - Influencing behaviours, values, practices, and rights of people, organisations, and communities, Policy and the Law - Influencing the creation or prevention of policies, systems, or reforms and how policymakers act , Practices, Standards & Ethics - Influencing people or groups involved in the developing or delivery of professional standards, guidelines and training, Understanding and Learning - Influencing people or groups awareness, perceptions and engagement of a particular area