Welcome to Galveston National Laboratory
Within this state-of-the-art facility, an extraordinary group of scientists are engaged in efforts to translate research ideas into products aimed at controlling emerging infectious diseases and defending our society against bioterrorism. The GNL is a national resource that complements and enhances UTMB's decades of prominence in biomedical research - as well as provides a world renowned resource for training researchers in infectious diseases.
As one of two National Biocontainment Laboratories constructed with funding awarded in October 2003 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health (NIAID/NIH), the GNL provides much needed research space and specialized research capabilities to develop therapies, vaccines, and diagnostic tests for naturally occurring emerging diseases such as SARS, West Nile encephalitis and avian influenza – as well as for microbes that might be employed by terrorists. Products likely to emerge from research and investigations within the GNL include novel diagnostic assays, improved therapeutics and treatment models, and preventative measures such as vaccines.
Contagion Movie
UTMB Infectious Disease Experts Discuss the Movie Contagion
We may not have the star power of Gwyneth Paltrow or Matt Damon, but the infectious disease researchers and virus hunters at the Galveston National Laboratory have dedicated our life's work to protecting the health of our communities and world from viruses like the one portrayed in the film - and we take our jobs seriously.
Check out the GNL news page for the latest clips and comments on the movie and on the related research work that we do here.