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September 8, 2003 press release from the University of Michigan News Service and School of Public Health. ANN ARBOR, Mich.— The University of Michigan is one of 14 institutions selected by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to participate in the Midwestern Regional Center of Excellence (RCE) for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research. The Midwestern RCE is one of eight regional centers to be established around the country with a $350-million, five-year grant from NIAID, according to a Sept. 4 announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIAID's parent agency. These regional centers will conduct research related to the detection, prevention and treatment of potentially lethal illnesses caused by biological agents, including emerging infectious diseases, such as SARS and West Nile virus, as well as pathogens that could be used for bioterrorism. UM scientists will work on developing vaccines and countermeasures against biological pathogens, according to James J. Baker, Jr., MD, UM's Ruth Dow Doan Professor of Nanotechnology and director of the UM Center for Biologic Nanotechnology. In addition, the UM will manage communications among all scientists affiliated with the Midwestern Center, using software developed at UM, according to Stephanie Teasley, PhD, a senior associate research scientist in the UM School of Information. "As researchers, our job is to conduct the basic science that will allow us to defend human beings against bioterrorism," Baker says. "By combining our knowledge of recent advances in genetics, proteomics and molecular medicine, we hope to make a significant contribution to this important public health initiative." Baker is director of research for the University of Michigan Bioterrorism Preparedness Initiative. Created in 2002, the Initiative applies research and training resources with expertise from UM faculty and staff to collaborate with federal, state, and local agencies to prepare for and prevent bioterrorism and other health crises.
Contact: University
of Michigan Health System Media Relations
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