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CDC Power Outage Prompts Congressional Consideration of Biocontainment Security
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing in early October of 2007 to evaluate the safety and security issues of biocontainment and infectious disease research facilities. Prompted in part by the June 15, 2007 power failure at the CDC’s new $214 million laboratory in Atlanta, the session will investigate recent releases and incidents at high containment sites.
APHIS Publishes Proposed Changes to Select Agent Rules
Proposed changes to the select agent rules 42CFR73, 7CFR331, and 9CFR121 were published in early September of 2007, reflecting the biennial review of the select agents and toxins lists. The main changes proposed are to the plant pathogen list with some movement of HHS/USDA overlap agents onto solely the HHS list. Comments on the proposed changes can be submitted on the APHIS website until 10/29/07.
NIH Creates Regional Centers for Influenza Research
The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is creating six Regional Centers for Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance. Each center will receive $23 million per year for the next seven years to support influenza research. The participating institutions are Emory University School of Medicine, St.
Dept. of Homeland Security Plans National Bio and Agro Defense Facility
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate is exploring possible sites for its proposed $500 million National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF). Locations include Flora, Miss.; Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.; Texas Research Park in San Antonio; Umstead Research Farm, N.C.; the University of Georgia in Athens; and Plum Island, N.Y., the location of the existing BSL-3 Animal Disease Center which the NBAF will replace.
Sanford USD Medical Center Plans Sioux Falls Research Park
Sanford University of South Dakota Medical Center is planning to construct the 18-story Sanford Research Park on 185 acres in Sioux Falls. The project, estimated at over $100 million, will house Sanford’s advanced research projects as well as biomedical tenants. Sanford is currently constructing a $52-million pediatric hospital and a $9-million addition to Sanford's cancer center which are slated for completion in early fall of 2007.