Disease diagnosis, biodefense among UH chemical research projects
With 33 presentations of original research that showcase applications ranging from early-stage disease diagnosis to fuel cells and batteries, the University of Houston will be well represented at the 229th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), March 13 to 17 in San Diego. Founded in 1876, the ACS is a nonprofit, scientific and educational organization and the largest sci...Comprehensive biodefense text published
A new book, Biological Weapons Defense: Infectious Disease and Counterbioterrorism, deals with the intentional causality of disease. Published by Humana Press, this text is also available in e-Book. Many of the contributors come from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), the nation's premier biodefense laboratory. In this 624-page, hardcover text edite...New NIAID grants strengthen national biodefense and emerging infectious diseases research network
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced four-year grants totaling approximately $80 million for two new Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (RCE). The grants to the University of California, Irvine, and Colorado State University (Fort Collins) mark the completi...UW-Madison Gets Federal Biodefense Funds
MADISON, WI - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week the development of eight Regional Centers of Excellence (RCE) for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is collaborating with 11 other Midwestern institutions to form the Midwestern center as part of a $350 million national initiative. The Midwestern center, based...United States Department of Defense Selects Ichor Medical Systems to Develop Biodefense Vaccine
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ichor Medical Systems, whose advanced electroporation system is being used worldwide to increase the effectiveness// of DNA drug and vaccine delivery, has been awarded a two-year contract valued at over $900,000 by the United States Department of Defense to assist the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Fort Detric...