NEIDL in the News
Biolab officials hoping to start research this year
Some groups suspicious of BU’s waiver request by Kate Vander Wiede (From South End News), August 17, 2011 Boston University Medical Center is hoping they will soon be able to start research in the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory (NEIDL) later this year, explained press contact Ellen Berlin. "The laboratory has been built and... More
BU biolab may start research this fall
Will seek waiver for lesser hazards By Carolyn Y. Johnson (From The Boston Globe), August 12, 2011 A controversial Boston University laboratory building that has stood empty since construction finished in 2008 may open this fall to biomedical research involving pathogens less hazardous than those that sparked opposition to the project. BU officials... More
BU to Seek Permission for Low-Level Research at NEIDL
Risk assessment will continue By Art Jahnke (From BU Today), August 12, 2011 Boston University will ask the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs later this month for permission to conduct lower-level biosafety research in its National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), located on the BU Medical Campus in the... More
Message from Karen Antman, MD, Provost of BU Medical Campus and Dean of BU School of Medicine
August 1, 2011 Mark Klempner, MD, has expressed his strong desire to return to research and to assume the roles of physician-scientist and Clinical Research Core director at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) and therefore, will step down as Director of the NEIDL effective September 1, 2011. Since 2003, More
Members Appointed to Community Group for National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at BU
Boston University Medical Campus FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 13, 2011 Contact: Ellen Berlin eberlin@webershandwick.com 617-520-7115 (Boston) -Three members were appointed to fill the open positions on the six-member Community Liaison Committee (CLC) of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL). Two current members were reappointed and one new member was chosen by Karen Antman, MD, More
Report questions safety review of BU biolab
By Kay Lazar (The Boston Globe), November 19, 2010 Government scientists have not adequately assessed the risks to public health from a controversial high-security research laboratory at Boston University, according to a report made public yesterday by a panel of independent scientists. The National Research Council report, the latest in a series... More
Report rekindles controversy on Boston University biolab
By Thomas Grillo (From The Boston Herald), November 19, 2010 A critical review of the risks associated with a Boston University biodefense lab in the South End is giving opponents more ammunition for killing the project. “We have said all along this is not the place for a biolab,” said Mel King, a South End... More
Tensions high at BU BioLab meeting
By Emily Cataneo (From Sound End News), October 6, 2010 Citizens still displeased with risk assessment studies When community members at the Boston University BioLab Meeting on Tuesday, October 5 stepped up to the microphone, they were not happy. Some were barely civil. Commentator after commentator expressed confusion and suspicion about what the BioLab... More
Boston Medical Center to test workplace safety response
Boston Medical Center September 7, 2010 Patient safety is a priority at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and maintaining a safe environment is a key part of that commitment. As part of our Emergency Preparedness plan, BMC will be conducting a workplace violence DRILL on Thursday, Sept. 16, during the evening hours. The... More
Institutional Biosafety Committee – Public Meeting
Boston University Office of Research Compliance August 31, 2010 Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Biological Laboratory Regulation, the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) of Boston University will hold its annual public meeting on September 21, 2010 from 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m. at BMC, 88 E. Newton Street, 2nd Floor, Conference... More
Imaging researcher appointed to NEIDL
Kate Vander Wiede (From South End News), August 25, 2010 Earlier this month, Ronald Killinay, PhD, was appointed director of the Multimodal Whole Animal Imaging Core at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at Boston University. The director for the Center for Biomedical Imaging, Killiany also acts as an associate professor in... More
Notice of a Meeting of a Working Group of the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel
National Institutes of Health By Amy P. Patterson (From Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 173), September 8, 2010 The purpose of this notice is to inform the public about a meeting of the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel to Advise on the Risk Assessment of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at the... More
Notice of a Meeting of a Working Group of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director
National Institutes of Health August 9, 2010 Update:[Federal Register: August 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 162)] The purpose of this notice is to inform the public about a meeting of the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel to Advise on the Risk Assessment of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at Boston University Medical... More
Director of Multimodal Whole Animal Imaging Core Appointed at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
Boston University School of Medicine For Immediate Release: August 2, 2010 Contact: Ellen Berlin, 617-638-6838, Ellen.berlin@bmc.org (Boston) – Ronald Killiany, PhD, the director of the Center for Biomedical Imaging (CBI) at Boston University Medical Campus has been appointed director of the Multimodal Whole Animal Imaging Core at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories... More
An alternative use for Biolab
Safety Net group gives recommendations on Biolab; BU is hopeful they don’t need them By Kate Vander Wiede (From South End News), July 22, 2010 The Haley House was packed full of attendees as Boston residents vied for a seat in the cramped café and waited for the agenda to start. It... More
BU Earns StormReady Status
Weather warning system saves lives By Leslie Friday (From BU Today), July 8, 2010 In April BU became the second university in the state (Harvard is the other) to be certified by the National Weather Service as StormReady, meaning that it has the equipment and systems in place to receive national weather... More
New Ebola Drug 100 Percent Effective In Monkeys
By Richard Knox (From NPR), May 28, 2010 The Ebola virus first emerged in 1976, striking fear with the uncontrollable bleeding it causes and mortality rates up to 90 percent. Ever since then, scientists have been struggling to find a way to treat the infection or protect against it. There has been... More
Another step on the road to success
By Brandon Simes (From South End News), May 19, 2010 South Ender Keith McNair serves as student speaker at CityLab Academy graduation Villa Victoria resident Keith McNair, 22, stood in his shirt and tie in front of the podium, addressing a roomful of fellow graduates, professors, and family members on Friday morning, May... More
Members Appointed to Community Group for National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at BU
Boston University Medical Campus For Immediate Release - May 10, 2010 Contact: Ellen Berlin 617-638-6838, ellen.berlin@bmc.org Boston, MA—Three members were appointed to fill the open positions on the six-member Community Liaison Committee (CLC) of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL). One current member and two new members have been chosen by Karen... More
Biolab Meeting to be third in 2 years
By Justin A. Rice (From Metro), April 28, 2010 When Boston University proposed a Level 4 biolab on Albany Street in the South End in 2003, they hoped to be studying the world's deadliest germs by now. Four years after a federal judge ordered a new risk assessment, the panel overseeing the... More