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National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories rather than just read about it. In short: The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) is a biosciences facility of Boston University located in the clinical and biopharma hub of the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The lab is part of a national network of secure facilities that study infectious diseases, whether naturally occurring or introduced through bioterrorism.

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Reference excerpt

The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) is a biosciences facility of Boston University located in the clinical and biopharma hub of the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The lab is part of a national network of secure facilities that study infectious diseases, whether naturally occurring or introduced through bioterrorism. NEIDL is one of only 13 operational or planned biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) laboratories in the United States. NEIDL's current director is Robert Davey, PhD. Dr. Davey is a recognized virologist and expert in virus-host interactions. He also holds appointments as professor of virology, immunology, and microbiology at the Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

History On February 2, 2006, Boston Medical Center received regulatory approval from the federal government to fund construction of a National Biocontainment Laboratory at the Boston University Medical Center in the South End, Boston. Community opposition to research at NEIDL, centered on concerns that the laboratory could expose the local population to dangerous pathogens, delayed work on BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 pathogens until 2012, 2014, and 2017, respectively. In early 2014, BSL-4 research was still being opposed by community groups including the Union Park Neighborhood Association and Boston City Councilor Charles Yancey who was conducting hearings on its safety and recommending a citywide ban on BSL-4 research. The NEIDL was given final approval for BSL-4 research by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on December 6, 2017, with the support of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Every project at the lab will require BPHC review and approval.

Current research As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NEIDL paused research outside of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics and countermeasures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also Galveston National Laboratory (GNL) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML)

References

External links Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories

In research: National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Biological research institutes in the United States, Biosafety level 4 laboratories, Infectious disease organizations, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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