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 diseases, and over 40 institutions in the region have combined their energy, creativity, and resources to conduct research and to translate their outstanding scientific knowledge into a program that delivers more than the sum of its parts.

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 in the region have combined their energy, creativity, and resources to conduct research and to translate their outstanding scientific knowledge into a program that delivers more than the sum of its parts.

This organization is recognized as one of the Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (RCEs) by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

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 21 11

Address: Avenue Appia 20 | 1211 Geneva 27 | Switzerland

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 behaviour and care by physicians, at all times. This was particularly important to physicians after the Second World War, and therefore the WMA has always been an independent confederation of free professional associations.

The purpose of the WMA is to serve humanity by endeavoring to achieve the highest international standards in Medical Education, Medical Science, Medical Art and Medical Ethics, and Health Care for all people in the world.

Website: http://www.wma.net/

Phone: +33 4 50 40 75 75

Address: 13, ch. du Levant | CIB – Bâtiment A | 01210 Ferney-Voltaire | France

Code of Ethics: WMA Declaration of Washington on Biological Weapons