Organizations

By Region: North America

Western Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases

The Western Regional Center of Excellence (WRCE) was established in 2003 in response to NIAID’s call for the creation of multifaceted research, strong infrastructure, and product development activities applying the best basic, translational, and clinical science. The WRCE is a unifying force in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana for collaborative research on infectious  Read More »

Website:
http://www.utmb.edu/wrce/
Phone:
(409) 747-2464
Address:
301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0610, USA

Western Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (WRCE)

The WRCE was established in 2003 in response to NIAID’s call for the creation of multifaceted research, strong infrastructure, and product development activities applying the best basic, translational, and clinical science. The WRCE is a unifying force in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana for collaborative research on infectious diseases, and over 40 institutions  Read More »

Website:
http://www.utmb.edu/wrce/
Address:
The University of Texas Medical Branch | 301 University Blvd. | Galveston, TX 77555-0609

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. Website: http://www.who.int/ Phone: + 41 22 791  Read More »

Code of Ethics: Responsible Life Sciences Research for Global Health Security

World Medical Association (WMA)

The World Medical Association (WMA) is an international organization representing physicians. It was founded on 17 September 1947, when physicians from 27 different countries met at the First General Assembly of the WMA in Paris. The organization was created to ensure the independence of physicians, and to work for the highest possible standards of ethical  Read More »

Code of Ethics: WMA Declaration of Washington on Biological Weapons