Associate Provost for Research Boston University Medical Campus
NIAID - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Research Resources

Abstract

Abstract: Under the terms of Grant Award UC6 AI58618 to construct a National Biocontainment Laboratory at Boston University we will build a safe, secure facility which incorporates all of the components necessary to support cutting edge basic, translational and clinical research on emerging infectious diseases including category A, B and C agents and which is integrated into the vibrant biomedical research and emergency preparedness environments of Boston University Medical Campus, the City of Boston, the region and the nation. We will also put into place comprehensive research, development and training programs which include all the necessary components to achieve the objectives of the NIAID's Strategic Plan for Biodefense Research emphasizing research and the development of diagnostic, preventative and therapeutic products to protect the population of the United States and the world against these agents. The National Biocontainment Laboratory (NBL) at Boston University will be known as the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) Institute. The NEIDL Institute will be owned, operated and managed by a consortium of Boston University (BU) and Boston Medical Center (BMC). The NEIDL will be housed at the Boston University Medical Campus (see locus plan). Program activities may also be based at the Charles River Campus of Boston University and at offsite locations as appropriate.

Thesaurus Terms:
biomedical facility, bioterrorism /chemical warfare, cooperative study, emerging infectious disease

Institution:	BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS
	715 ALBANY ST, 560
	BOSTON, MA 021182394
Fiscal Year:	2006
Department:	MEDICINE
Project Start:	01-JUL-2006
Project End:	30-APR-2011
ICD:	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
IRG:	ZAI1