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New Report Charts Ways to Expedite Research During Epidemics

Original article from: Scientific American posted on April 12, 2017. by Helen Branswell When the largest Ebola outbreak in history exploded across West Africa in 2014, public health authorities raced to test experimental vaccines and drugs they hoped would quell the massive epidemic. But the trials process was too slow, and in... More

NEIDL Researchers Present Case for Next-Level Research

Original article from: BU Today posted on March 7, 2017. by Art Jahnke Infectious disease experts and administrators from Boston University told the Boston Biosafety Committee (BBC) on Monday night that the ability to conduct research at Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) at BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL) would speed... More

Blood Test May Predict Who Lives or Dies with Ebola

Original article from: BU Today posted on January 23, 2017. by Barbara Moran In 2014, Ebola exploded across western Africa. It was the worst outbreak of the virus in recorded history, killing more than 11,000 people before it sputtered out in early 2016. In the Republic of Guinea, the epicenter of... More

Bring on the Ebola Research

Original article from: Boston Globe posted on December 29, 2016. by Dante Ramos For humanity to conquer Ebola and other deadly diseases, we need the right combination of scientists to study them from every possible angle. Where’s that more likely to happen — in a state-of-the-art biolab amid the world’s deepest... More

Zika virus in Nicaragua with Eva Harris, PhD, at EIDA2Z 2016

Video Courtesy of American Society for Microbiology Eva Harris, PhD, University of California, Berkley, is interviewed by Vincent Racaniello, PhD, Columbia University, New York, about the status of Zika virus in Nicaragua. Harris has developed a multidisciplinary approach to study the molecular virology, pathogenesis, immunology, epidemiology, clinical aspects, and control... More

Emergency Response Exercise to be Conducted November 10, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 10, 2016 Contact: Colin Riley (617) 353-5386, criley@bu.edu  (Boston) – On Thursday, November 10, between 9 a.m.- noon Boston University (BU) will conduct an emergency response exercise at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) located at 620 Albany Street. This simulation is part of the NEIDL’s ongoing... More

The 9 Deadliest Viruses on Earth

Original article from: Live Science posted on October 27, 2016. by Anne Harding Humans have been battling viruses since before our species had even evolved into its modern form. For some viral diseases, vaccines and antiviral drugs have allowed us to keep infections from spreading widely, and have helped sick people... More

This Week in Virology: Partnerships Not Parachutes

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Paul Duprex Guests: Ralph Baric, Felix Drexler, Marion Koopmans, and Stacey Schultz-Cherry From the EIDA2Z conference at Boston University, Vincent, Alan and Paul meet up with Ralph Baric, Felix Drexler, Marion Koopmans, Stacey Schultz-Cherry to talk about discovering, understanding, protecting, and collaborating on emerging infectious diseases. Become... More

A New Lead on Treatment for Ebola

Original article from: BU Research posted on September 30, 2016. by Elizabeth Dougherty In the book The Hot Zone, author Richard Preston called viruses like Ebola “molecular sharks”—mindless attackers made of almost nothing. Ebola virus, which causes often-fatal hemorrhagic fevers, carries just seven genes, none of which can do much without... More

Medical Guidelines for Emerging Pathogens – Dr Nahid Bhadelia

Medical Guidelines for Emerging Pathogens – Dr Nahid Bhadelia

Dr Nahid Bhadelia is Director of Infection Control at the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories in Boston. We spoke to her at EIDA2Z about the importance of providing patients with the best quality of care during disease outbreaks, and how medical care can inform public health policy and future clinical protocols.

This Week in Virology #408 – Boston Quammens (video)

Original video from: American Society for Microbiology aired on September 24, 2016 Four years after filming 'Threading the NEIDL', Vincent Racaniello and Alan Dove return to the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory BSL4 facility at Boston University where they speak with science writer David Quammen.   Watch more TWIVs here

Boston Quammens

This Week in Virology: Boston Quammens

Four years after filming 'Threading the NEIDL', Vincent Racaniello and Alan Dove return to the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory BSL4 facility at Boston University where they speak with science writer David Quammen.