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National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL):. Additional Risk Assessments and Additional Site Suitability Analyses Introduction March 14, 2008 Deborah E. Wilson, DrPH, SM (NRM), CBSP Director Division of Occupational Health and Safety National Institutes of Health.
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National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL): Additional Risk Assessments and Additional Site Suitability Analyses Introduction March 14, 2008 Deborah E. Wilson, DrPH, SM (NRM), CBSP Director Division of Occupational Health and Safety National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services
Why was the ORS asked to conduct the additional studies? • Independent • Unique composite of skills • Experience in infectious disease microbiology • Biosafety level 3 and 4 experience • Expert knowledge of biosafety and biocontainment • Worked on many BSL-3 and 4 projects • Experience in working with communities in similar situations • Poised to meet the short (4-6 mo.) project timeline
Ling Bian, Ph. D. National Center for Geographic Information Analysis (NCGIA) Department of Geography University at Buffalo, State University of New York Murray L. Cohen, Ph. D., CIH Consultants in Disease and Injury Control Atlanta, Georgia J. Patrick Vandersluis, Ph. D. HealthRx Corporation Fairfax, Virginia Thomas H. Whalen, Ph. D. Professor, Decision Sciences Department of Managerial Sciences J. Mack Robinson College of Business Georgia State University Team Members