NEIDL in the News
Developing local capacity to study emerging viruses – Prof Ian Goodfellow
Ian Goodfellow is a Professor of Virology at the University of Cambridge. We spoke to him at EIDA2Z about the importance of building local capacity in low- and middle-income countries, so that emerging viruses can be identified and studied at their source.
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.
“Every Emerging Disease begins as a Mystery Story.” – David Quammen
Original video from: Microbiology Society aired on September 22, 2016 "This week, we went to the ‘Emerging Disease A2Z’ meeting in Boston to speak to some of the delegates about their work. Science writer David Quammen, author of 'Spillover' and 'Ebola', told us the challenges of writing about emerging diseases."
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
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.
“Every emerging disease begins as a mystery story.” – David Quammen
This week, we went to the ‘Emerging Disease A2Z’ meeting in Boston to speak to some of the delegates about their work. Science writer David Quammen, author of 'Spillover' and 'Ebola', told us the challenges of writing about emerging diseases.
NEIDL Symposium: Talking about Infectious Diseases
Original article from: BU Today posted on September 21, 2016. by Sara Rimer Anthony Fauci flashed on the screen a slide of a huge map of the world crisscrossed with blue and red lines showing dozens of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. Ebola. Yellow fever. MERS. West Nile virus. Dengue. Zika. This... More
BU NEIDL EIDA2Z Symposium Audience Q&A
BU NEIDL EIDA2Z Symposium Panel Discussions
Moderator: Adil Najam, Inaugural Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University Panelists (from left to right): Lawrence K. Altman, Reporter, Science Times Nurith Aizenman Correspondent, Global Health and Development, National Public Radio George Church, Professor, Harvard Medical School Trevor Mundel, President, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute... More
BU NEIDL EIDA2Z Symposium Keynote Talk by David Quammen
More on Anthony Fauci – https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/anthony-s-fauci-md More on David Quammen - http://www.davidquammen.com/bio
BU NEIDL EIDA2Z Symposium Welcome by Ron Corley
BU NEIDL EIDA2Z Symposium Keynote Talk by Anthony Fauci
More on Anthony Fauci – https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/anthony-s-fauci-md More on David Quammen - http://www.davidquammen.com/bio
Author David Quammen at NEIDL Symposium
Original article from: BU Research posted on September 14, 2016. by Sara Rimer On assignment for National Geographic 16 years ago, science writer David Quammen spent eight weeks following a field biologist and conservationist named Mike Fay as he made an epic trek across the Congo, bushwhacking his way through swamps... More
Rage Against The Busted Medical Machines
Original article from: NPR Goats & Soda posted on September 8, 2016. by Nahid Bhadelia "Oh, we have a hematology analyzer but it stopped working," the lab technician said as he pointed to a covered tabletop medical equipment in the corner used to measure blood count levels — an important but... More
City Council Meeting Discusses Proposed Level 4 Research Moratorium
Original article from: South End News posted on August 25, 2016. by Michele D. Maniscalco With about 25 spectators in the gallery, City Council president Ayanna Pressley, District 7 city councilor Tito Jackson and councilor at large Annissa Essaibi-George held a meeting on August 11 to hear panels from Roxbury... More
Healthcare Workers and Ebola (Video)
Original video from: PBS.org Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Director of Infection Control, talks with PBS about her experiences as a Healthcare worker in Sierra Leone battling Ebola. Watch other Spillover related videos on PBS
The 9 Deadliest Viruses on Earth
Original article from: The Gleaner posted on July 20, 2016 Humans have been battling viruses 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 recover. For one disease... More
Emergency Response Exercise to be Conducted
For Immediate Release: June 17, 2016 Contact: Tom Testa (617) 353-7628, ttesta@bu.edu (Boston) – On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 between 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Boston University (BU) will conduct a full- scale emergency response simulation at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) located at 620 Albany Street. This exercise is part... More
BU Lab Temporarily Halts TB Research after Safety Lapse
Original article from: Boston Globe posted on June 2, 2016. by Kathy McCabe Boston University has temporarily halted tuberculosis research at its high-security biolab after a malfunction forced a partial shutdown of the South End facility’s ventilation monitoring system in March, university officials said Wednesday. A faulty network switch impeded air flow... More
NEIDL Ventilation Monitoring Was Temporarily Halted
Original article from: BU Today posted on June 1, 2016. by BU Today Staff A malfunctioning network switch at BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) resulted in a shutdown of parts of the lab’s ventilation monitoring system for eight hours on March 21. The malfunction impeded the flow of air out... More