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

Introduction

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.

Other Links

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: Well-Armed Immune Cells Help Long-Term Non-Progressors Contain HIV
Dec. 4, 2008

Experimental TB Drug Explodes Bacteria from the Inside Out
Nov. 27, 2008

NIAID Media Availability: Seizures Following Parasitic Infection Associated with Brain Swelling
Nov. 3, 2008

Persistent Bacterial Infection Exploits Killing Machinery of Immune Cells
Oct. 30, 2008

NIH Scientists Discover Crucial Control in Long-Lasting Immunity
Oct. 10, 2008

DNA of Good Bacteria Drives Intestinal Response to Infection
Oct. 2, 2008

Researchers Find Leishmaniasis Parasites Evade Death by Exploiting the Immune Response to Sand Fly Bites
Aug. 14, 2008

NIAID Media Availability: Exhausted B Cells Hamper Immune Response to HIV
July 14, 2008

NIAID Media Availability: Study Provides New Understanding of Forces behind Seasonal Flu Virus Evolution
April 16, 2008

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