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UNIVERSITY TO OPEN NEW LAB TO STUDY INFECTIOUS DISEASES
COLUMBUS Late this fall, Ohio State University researchers will be able to ratchet up their work towards seeking treatments for and perhaps cures for some of the worlds most serious diseases. The improvements will come with the opening of a new biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory being built on the universitys West Campus, according to Cecil Smith, assistant vice president for physical facilities and university biosafety officer.
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July 22, 2003
BACKGROUND ON PROPOSED BSL3 LABORATORY PLANNED FOR OHIO STATE UNIVERISTY'S WEST CAMPUS
Why are we building this new lab at Ohio State?
At the university, a growing number of researchers and scientists concentrate their studies on understanding the origins, life cycles, weaknesses and threats of numerous microscopic organisms that can present serious health risks to humans and animals alike. To best unravel the mysteries surrounding these pathogens, those researchers need a state-of-the-art laboratory that provides a safe facility for doing such research . . .
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July 27, 2003
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW BIOSAFETY LABORATORY
COLUMBUS, Ohio Weather permitting, construction will begin later this month on the West Campus Biocontainment Laboratory, the Universitys newest facility designed for research on some of the most important human diseases. Workers will begin preparing the foundation for the lab and installing utilities on the site near Pressey and Scott Halls on Ohio States west side. The modular building is being built off-site and will be transported to the university in late May to early June. Construction on the site should be completed by late June. Ohio State plans to offer a public open house at the site to display the new facility.
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February 6, 2004
INSIDE A BSL3 LAB AT OSU
The images show equipment inside one of Ohio State University's current biosafety level 3 laboratories following a recent refurbishment of facilities. Most work with biological agents within the lab is performed inside one of the special containment hoods shown in each picture. These hoods operate at negative air pressure -- as does the entire lab itself -- insuring that pathogens cannot escape to the outside. There has never been a release of any pathogenic agent from any biosafety level 3 laboratory, or at biosafety level 4 laboratories elsewhere in the country, according to university officials. Photo courtesy Jo McCulty, University Relations, Ohio State University.
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January 27, 2004
OHIO STATE SHARES LEAD IN NEW FEDERAL BIODEFENSE PROJECT
COLUMBUS, Ohio The University of Minnesota and Ohio State
University will lead a new 15-institution project to plan a Regional Center
of Excellence for biodefense. The two-year effort, sponsored by the National
Institute of Allergic and Infectious Diseases in the National Institutes
of Health, will focus on how some specific organisms that have a potential
for use as bioterrorism agents develop and are transmitted. This $1 million
award is one of several the agency announced today that are part of a
comprehensive effort to increase our understanding of microorganisms that
might pose a risk as biological agents. The NIH is providing $350 million
to fund eight Regional Centers of Excellence and two planning grants for
such centers.
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September 4, 2003
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- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention document that outlines the criteria for dealing with Biosafety Level 1 (BSL-1) through BSL-4 containment can be found at this URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/bmbl4s3.htm#Biosafety%20Level%203%20(BSL-3
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