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Northeast Biodefense Center

Region II NIH Regional Center of Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases

Principal Investigator: Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, Columbia University

Mission Statement

To support and implement the biodefense research agenda of the NIAID by:

  • Pursuing multifaceted research and development activities
  • Building programs for training researchers and other personnel for biodefense research careers
  • Establishing core facilities to sustain the research and training activities

Emergency Response Plan

An Emergency Response Plan has been developed in collaboration with representatives of local and state public health agencies, as well as the AMDeC Center on Biodefense, the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University, and the Rutgers Center for Biodefense.  

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Location of academic members of the Region II, Regional Center of Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases known as the Northeast Biodefense Center
 

Northeast Biodefense Center Participating Institutions

 

    • AMDeC Foundation, Inc.
    • Albany Medical College
    • Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    • Columbia University
    • Consortium for Conservation Medicine
    • Cornell University
    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    • New York Medical College
    • New York Structural Biology Center
    • New York University (College of Arts & Science, School of Medicine)
    • Ordway Research Institute
    • Public Health Research Institute
    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    • Sandia National Laboratories (DOE), NM
    • Stony Brook University, State University of New York, School of Medicine
    • The Rockefeller University
    • Trudeau Institute
    • University at Albany, State University of New York
    • University at Buffalo, State University of New York
    • University of Massachusetts Medical School
    • University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
    • University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, Caribbean Primate Research Center
    • University of Rochester, School of Medicine & Dentistry
    • Wadsworth Center/NYSDOH
    • Yale University, School of Medicine
  • Existing Models Pending
    Plague Avian/Pandemic Flu
    Anthrax Arthropod-borne diseases
    Tularemia  
    Glanders  
    MDR/XDR TB  

    Animal hosts: Mouse, rat, guinea pig, rabbit, ferret, chick

    Routes of Infection: All; special emphasis on aerosol

    Animal model team: 5 members

    Experience: 15 years of safe work with aerosolized TB 82 Animal Care and Use Protocols since 2004 (32 Select agent) >900,000 animal housing days BSL3 agents since 2004 

    http://www.nbc.columbia.edu/animal_core.html

     

  • NYC metropolitan area
    21M inhabitants
    35M annual visitors
    tourism = $25B annual income, 280,000 jobs

    LGA, EWR, JFK serve 90M passengers annually

    Tri-State Gross Annual Product > $1.3T
    13% of US total

    Hub for commerce, media, culture, finance, international diplomacy

    Vulnerability as symbols
    World Trade Center , Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Prudential