NEIDL in the News
Drywall contractor will work on Levels 3 through 7
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories October 4, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, October 6, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The HVAC contractor will work on Levels 1, 7 and 8. The Drywall contractor will work on Levels 3 through 7 and the Coatings contractor will work... More
Pre-cast erector will work on exterior wall panels
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories September 27, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. On Saturday, the HVAC contractor will work on all floors and the pre-cast erector will work on exterior wall panels. On Sunday, the... More
Boston University Names Leading Virologist to Position at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
For Immediate Release - September 25, 2007 Contact: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240, kjastive@bu.edu David Goldberg, 617-638-8491, david.goldberg@bmc.org (Boston) - Boston University today announced the appointment of Dr. Elke Mühlberger as associate director of the Biomolecular Production Core Laboratory and Investigator at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) currently under construction on the... More
Hundreds turn out for BioLab hearing
South End NewsIssue September 25, 2007 by Justin Rice Three descendants of the late author and environmentalist Edward Abbey stood outside Faneuil Hall Thursday evening wearing stickers that read “NO BIO TERROR LAB in BOSTON” and holding signs that read “Chernobyl, Bhopal, Boston.” Known as the “Thoreau of the American West,” Abbey’s works include... More
Painting contractor will paint the electrical rooms on Level 1
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories September 21, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, September 22, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The painting contractor will paint the electrical rooms on Level 1. The HVAC contractor will work on piping for heating systems and the elevator contractor will work... More
Two new hires for BioLab
South End News September 17, 2007 By Lou Manzo Boston University announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Geisbert as associate director of the Boston University BioSafety Level 4 Lab (BioLab). He will head the Specimen Core Processing Lab. B.U. also announced the hiring of his wife, Joan Geisbert, who will work within the... More
Boston University Names Experts to Postions at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
For Immediate Release - September 13, 2007 Contact: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240, kjastive@bu.edu David Goldberg, 617-638-8491, david.goldberg@bmc.org (Boston) - Boston University today announced the appointment of Thomas W. Geisbert, Ph.D., as associate director of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) currently under construction on the university’s medical campus. He will also serve as... More
Boston University Names Experts to Positions at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
Boston University For Immediate Release: September 13, 2007 Contact: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240, kjastive@bu.eduDavid Goldberg, 617-638-8491, david.goldberg@bmc.org (Boston) - Boston University today announced the appointment of Thomas W. Geisbert, Ph.D., as associate director of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) currently under construction on the university’s medical campus. He will also serve as... More
Coatings contractor will prep concrete surfaces on Level 2
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories September 13, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 15 and 16, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. On Saturday, Otis Elevator will work on the freight elevators and the coatings contractor will prep concrete surfaces on Level 2. The HVAC... More
Paranoia mustn’t be contagious
Boston Herald September 7, 2007 By Wayne Woodlief Even if the Supreme Judicial Court closes the curtain at the state level on opposition to the high-security biological research lab Boston University is building in the South End, the residents and groups who have resisted it should be proud of their fight. These residents of... More
The HVAC contractor will work on Levels 1 and 2
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories September 7, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, September 8, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The HVAC contractor will work on Levels 1 and 2. The metal fabricator and drywall contractor will work on Level 2. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration... More
Judge's remarks irk BU biolab opponents
Boston Globe September 6, 2007 By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff The state's top judge yesterday characterized the campaign to stop construction of a high-security research laboratory in Boston's South End as a not-in-my-backyard squabble, a potentially telling assessment in a high-stakes legal case. Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall of the Supreme Judicial Court made... More
Feds’ Report say BU Biolab Safe for S. End
Boston-Baystate Banner September 6, 2007 Dan Devine In a report released last week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that a biocontainment laboratory being built by Boston University to study life-threatening diseases poses no threat to the safety of residents in the surrounding South End neighborhood. The study attempted to address concerns raised... More
Precast subcontractor will work on filling in joints
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories August 30, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 1 and 2, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. On both days, the precast subcontractor will work on filling in joints. On Sunday, the piping contractor will work on Level 7. Adverse... More
B.U. biolab clears another obstacle
Boston Herald August 24, 2007 By Boston Herald editorial staff The National Institutes of Health yesterday ruled that the high-security biological research laboratory being built in Boston’s South End does not pose a threat to neighborhood safety and would be no safer if it were located off in a pumpkin patch somewhere. That should... More
Drywall will be installed on the passenger elevator shafts
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories August 23, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 25 and 26, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The Plumbing Contractor will continue work on Levels 1 and 2. The HVAC contractor will work on Level 7. Drywall will be installed... More
Pre-cast erector will work on the exterior panels
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories August 17, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. On Saturday, the plumbing contractor will work on Levels 1 and 2, the drywall contractor will work on the elevators and Level 7... More
The HVAC contractor will continue work on Levels 1, 7, and 8
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories August 8, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, August 11, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The HVAC contractor will continue work on Levels 1, 7 and 8. The Plumbing contractor will work on Levels 1 and 2 and the project fence company... More
Plumbing contractor will continue work on Level 1
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories August 1, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, June 30, 2007 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The plumbing contractor will install drainage piping on Level 1 and the HVAC contactor will install heating and cooling piping on Levels 1 & 7. The Steel... More
HVAC Contractor Will Work on Levels 1, 3 and 7
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories July 27, 2007 Construction will take place Saturday, July 28, 2007 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The HVAC contractor will work on Levels 1, 3 & 7. The Plumbing contractor will work on Levels 1 and 2. The Steel erector will work in... More