Organizations

By Region: North America

Texas Tech University

Center for Biodefense, Law, and Public Policy On September 23, 2001, the TTU Chancellor and President appointed the Task Force for Anti-Terrorism and Public Security to determine how Texas Tech University could best respond to the needs of the community, state and nation through our research and education resources. Among the recommendations from the Task  Read More »

Website:
http://www.ttu.edu/biodefense/
Phone:
(806) 742-2011
Address:
2500 Broadway Lubbock, TX 79409, USA

Texas Tech University Center for Biodefense, Law & Public Policy

In September 2001, Chancellor David R. Smith appointed the Task Force for Anti-Terrorism and Public Security to determine how the university – as a public institution – could best respond the needs of the community, state and nation through our research, education and community service resources. Among the recommendations from that Task Force was the  Read More »

Website:
http://www.ttu.edu/biodefense/
Phone:
806.742.2011
Address:
Texas Tech University | 2500 Broadway | Lubbock, TX 79409

The Middle Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (MARCE)

The Middle Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (MARCE) consortium fosters research that contributes to the defense of the population of the United States of America against biological threats including the deliberate release of bioterror agents and the natural emergence or re-emergence of infectious diseases. As part of its formally  Read More »

Website:
http://marce.vbi.vt.edu/
Phone:
(540) 231-2100
Address:
University of Maryland, Baltimore | 685 W. Baltimore St., HSF-I Room 480 | Baltimore, MD 21201 USA

The National Academies

“The National Academies perform an unparalleled public service by bringing together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor. These experts serve pro bono to address critical national issues and give advice to the federal government and the public.” The National Academies believe that “while advanced technology often is used as an  Read More »

Website:
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/Biosecurity/
Address:
500 Fifth St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 USA

The National Biocontainment Training Center

The National Biocontainment Training Center prepares infectious disease scientists to work safely in high and maximum-containment environments. Through extensive one-on-one, customized didactic training, practical demonstration and mentored experience in the lab environment, the University of Texas Medical Branch Laboratory Biosafety Training Program provides laboratory and support staff training in BSL2 to 4 laboratory biosafety. The  Read More »

Website:
http://www.utmb.edu/nbtc
Phone:
(409) 266-6500
Address:
301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0610, USA