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The
Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP)
CIDRAP is directed by the esteemed Michael T. Osterholm,
PhD, MPH and based at the University of Minnesota. They have a twofold
mission: 1) To support the development of and refine public policies
relating to the prevention, control, and treatment of infectious
diseases to ensure that they reflect the most current biomedical
knowledge 2) To promote practices among both healthcare professional
and the public that aim at reducing illness and death from infectious
disease through provision of accurate, up-to-date information and
education |
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BiodefenseEducation.org
BiodefenseEducation.org is a part of the University
of Iowa's Planning Grant for Regional Centers of Excellence for
Biodefense.
BiodefenseEducation.org is a Biodefense Digital Library and Collaboratory
which is intended to serve as a source of continuing education on
biodefense affairs.
BiodefenseEducation.org is designed to serve several different populations:
the current and next generation of biodefense investigators and
trainees, medical personnel, first responders, and other interested
parties. |
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The
Stimson Center
The Henry L. Stimson
Center is an independent, nonprofit, public policy institute committed
to finding and promoting innovative solutions to the security challenges
confronting the United States and other nations in the twenty-first
century. |
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The
Homeland Security Defense Education Consortium
The Homeland Security / Defense Education Consortium,
or HSDEC, is a network of teaching and research institutions focused
on promoting education, research, and cooperation related to and
supporting the homeland security / defense mission. The consortium
is committed to building and maintaining a community of higher education
institutions supporting this mission and the overall homeland security
effort through the sharing and advancement of knowledge. |
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Center
for Non-Proliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International
Studies
The Monterey Institute is
the world's largest non-governmental organization devoted to combating
the spread of WMD. Website materials, authored primarily by the
Institute, are organized by geographical region, publication type,
and subject (chemical and biological weapons, missiles, nuclear
weapons, and treaties and regimes). |
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The
National Academies, Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering,
and Medicine
Responding First to
Bioterrorism
Expert-selected Web resources for "First Responders" on
bioterrorism and public safety, with a search engine of more than
3,000 related Web pages. |
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Saint
Louis University Libraries
Links
to five Saint Louis University libraries. |
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UCLA
Department of Epidemiology
This non-commercial
site features background information, links to appropriate agencies,
and journal and newspaper articles that offer interesting insights
to the distribution, determinants and control of the various diseases
of potential and actual terrorism. |
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The
University of Findlay, Center for Terrorism Preparedness
The Center for Terrorism Preparedness offers hands-on,
practical-based education, training, and consulting services to
four separate underserved populations: Law Enforcement Personnel,
Industrial Safety & Security Personnel, Health/Medical Community,
and City/County Officials. The goal is to enable communities around
the U.S. to develop a fully integrated preparation, response, and
recovery effort to effectively combat this tremendous threat to
our society. |
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University
of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston
Recently
received approval to establish a Biosafety Level 4 laboratory as
a part of its campus improvement plan. Construction may begin next
year and the project should be completed in the Fall of 2001. This
lab will be directed by Dr. C.J. Peters, a renowned virologist from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
Peters has been chief of the CDC’s Special Pathogens Branch since
1992. He is expected to officially begin work at UTMB around January
1, 2001. |
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Harvard
Sussex Program on CBW Armament and Arms Limitation
This program is an international collaboration devoted
to research, communication and training to advance understanding
of policy issues associated with chemical and biological warfare
(CBW), to promote the global elimination of CBW weapons, and to
strengthen the constraints against hostile uses of biomedical technologies.
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Analytical
Services, Inc. Homeland Defense (ANSER)
ANSER
is a nonprofit public research institute established in 1958. They
are committed to strengthening both public and private institutions
against asymmetric attacks through facilitating the dialog among
those entities essential to successful prevention. |
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The
International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (Israel)
A current, well-maintained source of C-T incidents
as well as resources from various countries. |
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Terrorism
Research Center
Dedicated to informing
the public of the phenomena of terrorism and information warfare. |
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