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What will be studied? What are the risks? September 10, 2007

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories. What will be studied? What are the risks? September 10, 2007. Presenters. Mark Klempner, MD Associate Provost for Research Principal Investigator NEIDL Jack Murphy, PhD Professor of Medicine and Microbiology

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What will be studied? What are the risks? September 10, 2007

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  1. National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories What will be studied?What are the risks?September 10, 2007

  2. Presenters Mark Klempner, MD Associate Provost for Research Principal Investigator NEIDL Jack Murphy, PhD Professor of Medicine and Microbiology Chief, Section of Molecular Medicine Co-Director, NEIDL Institute Thomas Robbins, Esq. Chief, Boston University Police

  3. Biosafety Level 4 • 13% of the NEIDL is dedicated toward BSL-4 research • 15% of the NEIDL is dedicated toward BSL-3 research • The remaining 72% of the NEIDL is BSL-2, administrative, and mechanical space

  4. We know what will be studied in theBSL-4 lab… • 1)Central European tick-borne encephalitis • 2)Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever • 3)Ebola • 4)Guanarito • 5)Hendra/Nipah • 6)Junin • 7)Kyasanur Forest disease • 8)Lassa • 9)Machupo • 10)Marburg • 11)Omsk hemorrhagic fever • 12)Russian Spring-Summer encephalitis • 13)Sabia

  5. How Will the Community Know What’s Being Studied? • Institutional Biosafety Committee • NEIDL Institute Executive Committee • NEIDL External Scientific Advisory Committee • Boston Public Health Commission • Community Liaison Committee • Mass. Department of Public Safety

  6. There are many safeguards to minimize risks to protect the community • Building system and design • Experienced researchers • Rigorous safety and security Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that must be followed by researchers • Limited access and security checks of persons and property • Boston Public Health Commission Regulations • NIH and CDC guidelines and regulations

  7. The NEIDL is Accountable to Independent Public Health and Safety Officials LOCAL Institutional Biosafety Committee Boston Public Health Commission Boston Fire Department Boston Inspectional Services Boston Water and Sewer Commission STATE Massachusetts Department of Public Health Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Massachusetts Water Resources Authority FEDERAL Centers for Disease Control U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Occupational Health & Safety Administration National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Agriculture Nuclear Regulatory Commission

  8. Q & A

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