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 C.W. Bill Young Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the second largest institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, diagnose, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. More

C.W. Bill Young Center Dedication Ceremony, May 2, 2006

 Program
 Video: Construction of the C.W. Bill Young Center (8 mins)
 NIH Videocast of the Dedication Ceremony (1 hr 7 mins)

Newsroom

 News Release: NIH Dedicates the C.W. Bill Young Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases
 Fact Sheet: The C.W. Bill Young Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (Building 33)
 Fact Sheet: The Need for Biosafety Laboratory Facilities
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 Soundbites and B-roll
 Congressman C.W. Bill Young

Related Publications

Dec. 2005

Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: The Perpetual Challenge (Academic Medicine) (PDF), Anthony S. Fauci, MD

April 2005

Emerging Infectious Diseases: a 10-Year Perspective from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Emerging Infectious Diseases), Anthony S. Fauci, Nancy A. Touchette, and Gregory K. Folkers

July 8, 2004

The Challenge of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (Nature), David M. Morens, Gregory K. Folkers and Anthony S. Fauci

May 20, 2004 Biomedical Research - An Integral Component of National Security (New England Journal of Medicine), Rona Hirschberg, Ph.D., John La Montagne, Ph.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.

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June 2, 2005

Survey for Determining the Location, Capacity, and Status of Existing and Operating BSL-3 Laboratory Facilities within the United States (PDF)


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News Releases

NIAID Media Availability: People with Job’s Syndrome Lack Specific Immune Cells
Mar. 14, 2008

NIAID Media Availability: Patient with Rare Disorder Responds to Cancer Drug
Feb. 13, 2008

NIAID Scientists Identify New Cellular Receptor for HIV
Feb. 10, 2008

Researchers Discover New Battleground for Viruses and Immune Cells
Feb. 4, 2008

Studies Highlight MRSA Evolution and Resilience
Jan. 21, 2008