Download Why Now…….Why Here June 25, 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
Chief, Section of Molecular Medicine
Co-Director, NEIDL Institute
Thomas Robbins, Esq.
Chief, Boston University Police
Biosafety Level 4
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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
We know what will be studied in the
BSL-4 lab…
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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
How Will the Community Know
What’s Being Studied?
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Institutional Biosafety Committee
NEIDL Institute Executive Committee
NEIDL External Scientific Advisory Committee
Boston Public Health Commission
Community Liaison Committee
Mass. Department of Public Safety
There are many safeguards to minimize risks
to protect the community
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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
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
Q&A