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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

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 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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 Congressman C.W. Bill Young

Related Publications

Dec. 2005Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: The Perpetual Challenge (Academic Medicine) (PDF), Anthony S. Fauci, MD
April 2005Emerging 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, 2004The Challenge of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (Nature), David M. Morens, Gregory K. Folkers and Anthony S. Fauci
May 20, 2004Biomedical 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, 2005Survey 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

Genes Key to Staph Disease Severity, Drug Resistance Found Hitchhiking Together
July 31, 2009

Species Barrier May Protect Macaques from Chronic Wasting Disease
July 30, 2009

NIAID Media Availability: Scientists Identify New Role for Lung Epithelial Cells in Sensing Allergens in the Air
March 30, 2009

NIAID Media Availability: MRSA Study Suggests Strategy Shift Needed to Develop Effective Therapeutics
Mar. 17, 2009

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News Releases

Genes Key to Staph Disease Severity, Drug Resistance Found Hitchhiking Together
July 31, 2009

Species Barrier May Protect Macaques from Chronic Wasting Disease
July 30, 2009

NIAID Media Availability: Scientists Identify New Role for Lung Epithelial Cells in Sensing Allergens in the Air
March 30, 2009

NIAID Media Availability: MRSA Study Suggests Strategy Shift Needed to Develop Effective Therapeutics
Mar. 17, 2009

See More News Releases