Biosecurity and Biodefence Resource 

 
The Federation of American Scientists has created an internet resource for biosecurity policy, bioterrorism information, and biodefense research. The organizations listed here represent various perspectives on what actions individual scientists, research institutions, science journals, the public, and government can do to minimize the threat of bioterrorism while maximizing the benefits of life science research.

Biosecurity Education Portal
Biological Threat Agents Information
International Organizations

Introduction to Biological Weapons
U.S. Legislation, Executive Orders and Treaties
Non-Governmental Organizations

Reports
U.S. Government Agencies
University Policy Centers
 

U.S. Biodefense Research Map

This interactive map provides the locations of both operational and planned Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) laboratories in the United States as well as the National Biocontainment Laboratories (NBLs), the Regional Biocontainment Laboratories (RBLs), and the Regional Centers of Excellence (RCE) for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, both established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
U.S. Biodefense Research Map Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services Northwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Pacific-Southwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Colorado State University Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Pacific Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Howard T. Ricketts Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Western Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Rocky Mountain Laboratories Integrated Research Facility Special Pathogens Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Biotechnology and Drug Design Galveston National Laboratory Tulane National Primate Research Center University of Missouri at Columbia Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Midwest Regional Center for Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Great Lakes Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases University of Tennessee Health Science Center Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Southeast Biosafety Laboratory Alabama Birmingham Center for Predictive Medicine Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at Biomedical Science Tower III Southeast Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infections Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Global Health Research Building George Mason University Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Mid-Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Northeast Biodefense Center New England Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Tufts Regional Biosafety Laboratory New Jersey Medical School Center for Infectious Disease Research Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center Ft. Detrick Integrated Research Facility National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory

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